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The elements that make up a DFS namespace are:

•Namespace server - A namespace server hosts a namespace.  The namespace server can be a member server or a domain controller.

•Namespace root - The namespace root is the starting point of the namespace. For example, if you have a namespace path of \\Domain.local\MyNamespace, the root is MyNamespace.  This is a domain-integrated namespace, meaning that its metadata is stored in Active Directory Domain Services.

•Folder (also referred to as namespace folders)- Folders with folder targets provide users with actual content.  When users browse a folder that has folder targets in the namespace, the client computer receives a referral that transparently redirects the client computer to one of the folder targets.

•Folder targets - A folder target is the UNC path of a shared folder or another namespace that is associated with a folder in a namespace.  The folder target is where data and content are stored.  For example, if a user navigates to \\Domain.local\MyNamespace\MyFolder, they are transparently redirected to \\NYC-FS.Domain.local\MyFolder or \\LA-FS.Domain.local\MyFolder, depending on which site the user is currently accessing.