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We have a client that was recently affected by the CryptoLocker malware. We are restoring folder by folder rather than a blanket restore since some files that were not affected may be overwritten by...
View ArticleWhat is backlog in DFSR?
What is exactly backlog in DFSR? Is the files that are not replicated yet to the target server or if we change security on a file and this is not finished to replicate can be considered as a backlog too?
View Articlepossible NFS version conflict when implementing LINUX BOOT over Windows...
I have configured windows deployment service machine running on windows server 2008 r2 which I was using to install any version of windows.I tweaked this server to be able to install the linux and...
View ArticleEnabling Auditing on a File Server
If we enable auditing on a file server, what sort of performance hit can we expect?Also, when we audit a particular folder, is it acceptable to add "Everyone"? And what sort of information does...
View ArticleDFS random error when Secondary DC off
Hi to all!Need you help to resolve some issues with DFS. My structure is 3 domain controller.1)Primary 2008 R22) Secondary 2003 R23) 2008 R2on Primary have DFS enabled and physically files allocated...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 - ..\winsxs disk space issue
I'm having the known issue with ..\winsxs causing the system partition to become full.Several months ago I did the follow fix to apply service pack 1 and this did free up some disk...
View ArticleResort to professional data recovery companies or use free Mac file recovery...
Well then, how do Mac users deal with Mac data loss? Resort to professional data recovery companies or use free Mac file recovery software?
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 File Server Stops Responding to SMB Connections
Hi There,Massive shot in the dark here but I am struggling with a pretty major issue atm. We have a production file server that is hosted on the following:Dell MD 3220i -> iSCSI -> Server 2008...
View ArticleInstall windows 2012 on IBM server x3550
Hi all,I want to install my windows server 2012 on a IBM server (model x3550). On the server is already installed Linux protected with user and password (but I have forgot these), so when I try to run...
View ArticleDFSR problem, need to start from scratch
Hi,we have a backup server running Windows 2008 R2 that runs DFSR.We have 4 branch servers also running Windows 2008R2 that are running DFSR and setup to replicate folders to the backup server.We...
View ArticleVSS and VSSADMIN to "Freeze" NTFS for snapshots
Hello. I am hosting an NTFS volume on a SAN who's vendor does not provide any kind of VSS provider to quiesce a file system priot to a block level volume snapshot. The volume I would like to snapshot...
View ArticleThe server hangs everytime when Microsoft iSCSI service started
Basic server information as below:-1) Model- HP DL380 G52) Memory- 4GB3) CPU- Quad Xeon X54304) HDD- 146GB x 8 (Raid 5)5) OS- Storage Server 2003 64bit6) Network -HP Network Team Please help, the...
View ArticleCannot extend virtual disk
HelloI had a storage pool with 3 HDD, the column size is 3.I have added to more disk to the storage pool.I have 1 Parity vdisk using all the space. How to i extend this vdisk to use all the space of...
View ArticleWarning when trying to launch application over mapped drive "We can't verify...
We have 2 load balanced application servers that map drives with programs on them for users from a central server that are giving the warning "We can't verify who created this file. Are you sure you...
View ArticleMultiple Cluster Resource Names Possible?
Scenario:We have 2003 R2 cluster resource groups that utilize multiple network name's per resource group to support legacy applications (and poor coding). These must now be moved to a 2008 R2 Failover...
View ArticleMonitoring for DFS
Hello, I need to monitor my DFS namespace, as by default I am creating one home folder for a user and creating two folder targets for them and configure replication between them. This is done by a...
View ArticleAuditing File and Folder Access Denied Attempts
The company I work for wants to be able to review audit logs to see where people have failed to gain access to particular folders or files on a server, that is part of a DFS. I have enabled Auditing...
View ArticleHow to Create a log file or Notification message, if any user try to copying...
Hi to All Experts... :)I trust you doing well,In Windows Server 2003 or 2008 R2 has Any way to see (monitor) the user's activity on the Shared Folder...?? as like if any user is trying to copy the...
View ArticleMonitor User Activity
Hi,We have a file server running Windows Server 2008 R2 Std SP1 64-Bit, I am looking to see if there is a way that we can monitor a users activity and see what files have recently been accessed by that...
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