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Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2

Displays information about a custom namespace.

Syntax

Windows Server 2008 R2

WDSUTIL /Get-Namespace /Namespace:<Namespace name> [/Server:<Server name>] [/Show:Clients]

Windows Server 2008 R2

WDSUTIL /Get-Namespace /Namespace:<Namespace name> [/Server:<Server name>] [/Details:Clients]

Parameters

Parameter Description

/Namespace:<Namespace name>

Specifies the name of the namespace. Note that this is not the friendly name, and it must be unique.

  • Deployment Server: The syntax for namespace name is /Namspace:WDS:<ImageGroup>/<ImageName>/<Index>. For example: WDS:ImageGroup1/install.wim/1

  • Transport Server: This value should match the name given to the namespace when it was created on the server.

[/Server:<Server name>]

Specifies the name of the server. This can be the NetBIOS name or the fully qualified domain name (FQDN). If no server name is specified, the local server is used.

[/Show:Clients] or [/Details:Clients]

Displays information about client computers that are connected to the specified namespace.

Examples

To view information about a namespace, type:

WDSUTIL /Get-Namespace /Namespace:"Custom Auto 1"

To view information about a namespace and the clients that are connected, type one of the following:

  • Windows Server 2008: WDSUTIL /Get-Namespace /Server:MyWDSServer /Namespace:"Custom Auto 1" /Show:Clients

  • Windows Server 2008 R2: WDSUTIL /Get-Namespace /Server:MyWDSServer /Namespace:"Custom Auto 1" /Details:Clients

Additional references

Command-Line Syntax Key

/get-AllNamespaces

/new-Namespace

/remove-Namespace

/start-Namespace