Dfsdiag TestDFSIntegrity
Applies To: Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Checks the integrity of the Distributed File System (DFS) namespace by performing the following tests:
Checks for DFS metadata corruption or inconsistencies between domain controllers.
Validates the configuration of access-based enumeration to ensure that it is consistent between DFS metadata and the namespace server share.
Detects overlapping DFS folders (links), duplicate folders, and folders with overlapping folder targets.
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Syntax
DFSDiag /TestDFSIntegrity /DFSRoot:<DFS root path> [/Recurse] [/Full]
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
/DFSRoot:<DFS root path> |
The DFS namespace to diagnose. |
/Recurse |
Performs the testing including the namespace interlinks. |
/Full |
Verifies the consistency of share and NTFS ACLs and client side configuration on all folder targets. It also verifies that the Online property is set. |
Examples
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DFSDiag /TestDFSIntegrity /DFSRoot:\\Contoso.com\MyNamespace /Recurse /Full