Add A Namespace; Create A Namespace Folder - Seagate Business Storage Windows Server 4-Bay NAS Administration Manual

9. Distributed File Systems
7. Select the server and click Next.
8. In the left menu, select Server Roles.
9. Select DFS Namespaces and click Next.
10. If a dialog box displays showing the list of tools and services that must be installed to use
DFS, click Add Features.
11. Complete the installation.
12. Restart your server.

Add a namespace

The namespace can be associated with a domain if the server has joined an Active Directory,
or it can be a standalone server.
Associated with a single server, referred to as Stand-alone.
1. In Server Manager, select Tools > DFS Management.
2. Select New Namespace on the right.
3. In the New Namespace wizard, enter the name of your Seagate server—the host server
for the namespace.
It could be any server, because the namespace can include shares from multiple servers
on the LAN or WAN.
4. Complete the instructions in the wizard to create the namespace.

Create a namespace folder

You can create folders to contain the target folders, such as folders based on a department
or business.
1. In Sever Manager, select Tools > DFS Management.
2. On the left, expand the Namespaces list.
3. Right-click the namespace to use and select New Folder.
4. Type the name.
5. Right-click the folder and select Add folder target.
6. Browse for the share you want to add. You can also create a new share.
Note: You can add a second share to a target folder to replicate data. Replication copies
and updates files between the two shares. Your server must be a member of a domain for
replication.
7. Create additional folders as needed.
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