Server 2008 R2 unable to access local DFS Namespaces \\localserver\share
Our primary DFS server is unable to access DFS shares on itself. \\localserver\share. All clients (Windows 7) and all other servers can access the namespaces on\\localserver\share and the affected...
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I have a requirement to create a symbolic link (mklink /D) on a Win2k8R2 server to a remote UNC path. I can do this fine, and from the server I can browse the link ok once created. I now need to share...
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Hi,I am testing a new storage server on our SAN and am having trouble with MPIO. The storage server is running COMSTAR targeting software, with LUNs being presented over FC. After configuring MPIO to...
View ArticleDFSR Backlog Stuck on Non-Existent Folders
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View ArticleFolder Redirect mess up : Domain Admins added after "Grant the user exclusive...
Everyone,We ran folder redirection on our environment, and noticed that the default was left for "Grant the user exclusive rights to Desktop". Problem being, Domain Admins did not have access to this...
View ArticleUnable to copy / move data from one folder to another
Hey Tech gurus , I am running Windows Server 2008 R2 datacenter , with 3 partition of NTFS file format ,I come across this error when I move / copy data from one partition to another " An unexpected...
View ArticleDFS random error when Secondary DC off
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View ArticleDFSR Preseeding Question
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View ArticleWork Folders Issue
We started testing Work Folders for our corporate network. What our IT director is seeking is a seamless synchronization of user redirected folders - similar to offline file sync.It seems he is...
View ArticleDFS Shares Prepended by DFS SID and No Longer Accessible
Hello,Environment: We use two dfs servers which replicate all namespaces and dfs folders between each other. There are two namespaces: Data and Users. First server (DC12) has referrals enabled the...
View ArticleStorage Spaces Tiering and Virtual Disks
Take the following scenario:A Storage Spaces volume is set up to store about a dozen or so .VHDX virtual disks used by running Hyper-V VMs. This volume is set up with some sort of redundancy. Each...
View ArticleBackup tape device on windows server2008
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View ArticleStorage Spaces Upgrade Mystery
So I have a custom built server running Server 2012 Essentials. It has a storage spaces pool with a bunch of drives in parity config. I decided to upgrade to 2012 Essentials R2. I did the research and...
View Articlethere is not enough space available on the disk (s)to complete this operation
When I try to expand the disk on my windows 2008 server I get this error: there is not enough space available on the disk (s)to complete this operation any suggestion are greatly appreciated Thanks AL
View Articleabnormal MPIO delay and explorer delay toleration.
Hi, We have a win2008r2 server with MPIO installed. The host has two iSCSI path to a dual-controller SAN storage. We are trying to test the LUN trespass latency by doing a explorer copy operation....
View ArticleHow to correctly rename a redirected home drive
Hello. I'm aware of the fact that when users' home directories are redirected to a network share, the folders are renamed to 'Documents' for when a client has logged on with a Windows 7 machine.My...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 backup schedule wizard not showing volumes
Hi folks,We have a Dell PowerEdge R620 server running Windows server 2008SP2 and are running into issues when attempting to configure a Windows Backup schedule either by running the Backup Schedule...
View ArticleLost User Permissions
HiWe're using a Windows Server 2012 R2 Domain Controller to control the domain within the company. However one user has lost permission to access their files within the user folder. I've added them as...
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I have 3 domains, each one at a different location. Each domain has a two way trust relationship between them, but share the same Schema. Each domain has a DC (Server 2003 native function level) and...
View ArticleDFS-N referral cache shows junk files
Hi guys, I would really love some help troubleshooting the following:We have a namespace e.g. \\Domain.lan\org that has multiple referrals. It is mapped via GPO to an F: drive, so users click on F: and...
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