Created new Storage Pool - Conflicting list of disks included
I decided to go from a parity storage pool due to poor performance to a mirror storage pool.Originally I removed 1 of the 4 3TB drives from the pool to use as temporary storage for the data as I...
View ArticleFile Access between two different locations.
I was not able to find anything on here that quite suited what I am trying to do so hopefully someone may be able to give some opinions. >Here's what I am working with.I have two locations that are...
View ArticleHome folder in addtional domain controller
Hi allI have windows 2008R2 as a domain controller and Rightnow I have enabled Additional domain controller in windows2008r2, But Iam facing the issues in Homefolder, below is my message also Kindly...
View ArticlePAL Threshold Files for DFSR
I know I can create my own threshold files in the Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) tool, but I was wondering if there are already any out there that are specific to DFS or can process DFSR counters....
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Cannot create new mirror via PowerShell
I'm trying to create a 2nd 3TB mirror with PhysicalDisk 3 & 4. The first 3TB mirror has already been created and is currently in use.The Pool creates fine and running a get-storagepool...
View ArticleMove a partition to another disk
Hi, I have a windows 2012 server running SQL 2012The disk has been partitioned into a system (c:) and data (D:) on a single diskThe system partition needs to be extended but can not be because of the...
View ArticleAdd new disk partition, only comes up as a logical -- need a primary partition
Why am I not able to create another primary partition? I've only got two so far. Is the MBR corrupted? If so how do I look at it and fix it? I want to install an additional OS.
View ArticleHard Quota not working on some homefolder(s)/users
Hi all,have implemented 7Gb hard quotas on all users home folders some years ago and discovered it does not work as expected on at least one folder. It just gets overfilled without being blocked. It is...
View ArticleScript SkyDrive Mapping
I'd like for a user's skydrive to be mapped upon login. To be clear I do not want to user to have to map the drive themselves, instead I want the drive to be mapped, via a script, when the user logs...
View Articlecan not generate one storage report
Hi all,Windows 2003 R2 and file server resource managerI tried to generate the report on files that have not been accessed for 580 days on one drive.It failed with this error:...
View ArticleMissing orphaned DFS Namespace server
I have a failed namespace server that is not listed in AD and not found in ADSI but is showing in DFS management as a DFS namespace server. I cannot delete it and get the warning that the namespace...
View ArticleDFS server failure, trying to recreate same dfs name on new server
I had an iSCSI attached drive connected to Failed_DFS_Server. The server had a hardware failure and is offline.I have two production DCs and a new W2K8 R2 server with DFS role installed,...
View Articlereplacing invalid security id....chkdisk is running frequently
windows servwr 2008-chkdisk runs frequently and index rebuilding happens. Since we have huge data files, this process takes 3 to 4 days every time. Any remedial action is required from user side?...
View Articlefolder share workflow question
For a public folder, do I set the permissions at the Folder share level, or in the Security tab?Parent-Child01 (DL_SecGroup01), (DL_SecGroup02)-Child02 (DL_SecGroup01)-Child03 (DL_SecGroup01),...
View ArticleError message; check you have privilages to start system services
I have SBS 2003 Standard SP2 and I am trying to reinstall Logitech Media Server on the server.I had a power failure that took out the server so I have rebuilt the server and run all the updates but I...
View ArticleDFS target issues
I have a DFS target (\\domain.local\data\public) configured to point to \\storage\DFS. Earlier today that share stopped working after an admin rebooted our domain controller. In an attempt to fix the...
View ArticleWS2012: DFSR Health Report not working with static RPC port
Hallo everybody,I've configured DFSR replication between a Windows Server 2008 and a Windows Server 2012 to a static RPC port following this guide:...
View ArticleDFS Replication groups on Domain Controllers still using FRS for SYSVOL...
Our 2008 Domain Controllers (DCs) are still using FRS for SYSVOL replication. We have some older 2003 file servers that currently hold some namespace roots on them. I was hoping to move these roots...
View ArticleMBR or GPT for Drives Under 2.2TB
I'm using Windows Server 2012 with a RAID 6 array (using GPT). I have another HDD under 2.2TB for general use. However, I'm unsure if it should be formatted to GPT rather than MBR considering I have a...
View ArticleISCSI and SMB speed?
Hi guys,I have two FS in cluster and I'm accessing one LUN via iSCSI.I mapped that LUN as disk and when i copy from server A to that LUN (from c:\ to x:\)i get speed of 100MB/s, which is ok.When i try...
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