Applies to: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Checks the configuration of a Distributed File System (DFS) namespace by performing the following actions:
Verifies that the DFS Namespace service is running and that its startup type is set to Automatic on all namespace servers.
Verifies that the DFS registry configuration is consistent among namespace servers.
Validates the following dependencies on clustered namespace servers:
Namespace root resource dependency on network name resource.
Network name resource dependency on IP address resource.
Namespace root resource dependency on physical disk resource.
dfsdiag /testdfsconfig /DFSroot:<namespace>
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
/DFSroot:<namespace> |
The namespace (DFS root) to diagnose. |
To verify the configuration of Distributed File System (DFS) namespaces in contoso.com\MyNamespace, type:
dfsdiag /testdfsconfig /DFSroot:\\contoso.com\MyNamespace