The New-DfsnFolder cmdlet creates a folder in a Distributed File System (DFS) namespace. Specify
the path and a path for a folder target for the new folder.
A DFS namespace folder has one or more folder targets that are shared folders on computers. When a
client attempts to connect to a folder, the DFS namespace server provides a list of folder targets,
called referrals. The server determines the order for referrals and clients attempt to connect to a
folder target in the order that the server provides.
You can specify settings for the new folder. You can use this cmdlet to enable or disable the
following settings:
In-site referrals
Target failback
You can also add a descriptive comment, select the state of the folder and folder target, and set
the Time to Live (TTL) interval for referrals.
Finally, you can specify the priority class and priority rank for referrals.
This command creates a folder called LegacySoftware in the \\Contoso\AccountingResources
namespace. The folder target is \\Contoso-FS\AccountingLegacy. The command enables target failback
for the folder. The command includes a description for the new folder.
Parameters
-AsJob
Runs the cmdlet as a background job. Use this parameter to run commands that take a long time to
complete.
The cmdlet immediately returns an object that represents the job and then displays the command
prompt. You can continue to work in the session while the job completes. To manage the job, use the
*-Job cmdlets. To get the job results, use the
Receive-Job cmdlet.
For more information about Windows PowerShell background jobs, see
about_Jobs.
Runs the cmdlet in a remote session or on a remote computer. Enter a computer name or a session
object, such as the output of a New-CimSession
or Get-CimSession cmdlet. The default is the
current session on the local computer.
Indicates whether a DFS namespace server provides a client only with referrals that are in the same
site as the client. If this value is $true, the DFS namespace server provides only in-site
referrals. If this value is $false, the DFS namespace server provides in-site referrals first,
then other referrals.
Indicates whether a DFS namespace uses target failback. If a client attempts to access a target on a
server and that server is not available, the client fails over to another referral. If this value is
$true, once the first server becomes available again, the client fails back to the first server.
If this value is $false, the DFS namespace server does not require the client to fail back to the
preferred server.
Specifies the target priority class for a DFS namespace folder. Target priority offers you the
ability to classify and rank in-site targets. You can specify targets to receive the highest or
lowest preference, and you can divide the remaining targets based on their site cost for a DFS
client to connect to them. The acceptable values for this parameter are:
GlobalHigh - The highest priority class for a DFS target. Targets assigned this class receive
global preference.
SiteCostHigh - The highest site cost priority class for a DFS target. Targets assigned this
class receive the most preference among targets of the same site cost for a given DFS client.
SiteCostNormal - The middle or normal site cost priority class for a DFS target.
SiteCostLow - The lowest site cost priority class for a DFS target. Targets assigned this class
receive the least preference among targets of the same site cost for a given DFS client.
GlobalLow - The lowest level of priority class for a DFS target. Targets assigned this class
receive the least preference globally.
Specifies the priority rank, as an integer, for a target in the DFS namespace. Lower values have
greater preference. A value of zero (0) is the greatest preference.
Specifies the maximum number of concurrent operations that can be established to run the cmdlet. If
this parameter is omitted or a value of 0 is entered, then Windows PowerShell® calculates an
optimum throttle limit for the cmdlet based on the number of CIM cmdlets that are running on the
computer. The throttle limit applies only to the current cmdlet, not to the session or to the
computer.
Specifies a TTL interval, in seconds, for referrals. Clients store referrals to targets for this
length of time. The default TTL interval for folder referrals is 1800 seconds (30 minutes).
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable,
-InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutBuffer, -OutVariable, -PipelineVariable,
-ProgressAction, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see
about_CommonParameters.