2012 r2 removal of replicated DFS folders
to ease the migration from a 2008r2 data server to 2012r2 we set up dfs and replicated the shares, seemed to work out pretty well, users never knew they moved from one server to another over the course...
View ArticleSharing a folder for a organizational unit
Dear allI am using windows server 2012 R2 and i have a DC and the DC i create an organizationals groups and i want to share one folder to specific organizational group.i try by cliking in the folder in...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 - SOFS - Intel JBOD = Unhealthy
Hi I have issues with my Intel JBOD’s JBOD2224S2DP in SOFS solution.When I run Get-StorageEnclosure is says HealthStatus = UnhealthyThe output looks like thisPassThroughClass...
View ArticleRestore Windows Server 2008 R2: "Failed to update disk partition layout...
Our server had 2TB mirror'd drives that both failed at the same time. Mirror / RAID 1 is software based. Backup's partition is a single mirror 1863GB and 332GB actual data.We're attempting to restore...
View ArticleMoving user files from one server to another.
Hi everyoneI would need your help to help me migrate the user files of around 300 persons to a new server.Is there a tool that could help me doing that?Here is the situation:I have an old 2003 server...
View ArticleDeploy ODBC to clients remotely
In Server 2008 R2 is there any way to remotely deploy pre-configured ODBC to client machines?Unsure if it's something via GP or scripting and can't find much online about this.Has anyone done it before...
View ArticleProblem about permission in file sharing on window server 2012
I have a problem about permission in file sharing on window server 2012 .The problem is permission ,I want permission can create ,edit but can not delete .But I have problem with Microsoft office...
View ArticleDFS root browsable in \\domain\ other DFS roots require FQDN i.e....
Using "contoso" as a substitute for the real name.....I managed to set up a DFS root of the form \\contoso\users that is showing up like any share would in windows explorer when I browse\\contoso\ and...
View ArticleCopy 40000 files, then take 100 mins on windows 2008 FTP server?
Dear Expert,Recently we enable the FTP on our file server, we tried to copy 7000 XML files around 6M size, it spent me around 2 minutes to copy file from server to local, took around3mins to copy the...
View ArticleEncryption in windows file server
I have a client requirement to encrypt the file and folders inside a sharedfolderI selected the folder and from the properties, enabled a the encryption check mark and saved the generated certificate...
View ArticleRPC not available
Windows 2008 r2, I am trying to add a new certificate to the server and I keep getting an error stating the RPC is not available. When I go to my services and try to stop the RPC service, both the...
View ArticleExtend System Simple Volume to Non-Contiguous Unallocated Space
Hi:I have a Windows Server 2008 R2 virtual machine for which I need to extend the system simple volume on a dynamic disk to non-contiguous unallocated space. I realize 2008 Disk Manager and diskpart...
View ArticleAccess denied creating new folders/files as administrator, UAC disabled
I'm having some issues with a 2008 R2 server. It's a standalone server used for file storage only, no domains no AD or policies have been applied to it.I have recently been getting access denied errors...
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Server 2012 R2 - Dedup chunk store bigger than original data
Hi there,I have a fresh install of a Windows Server 2012 R2 as fileserver with deduplication enabled on several volumes. One volume shows a strange behavior after a couple of weeks in productive...
View ArticleThe IO operation at logical block address # for Disk # was retried
Hello everyone,A warning appears in the system log: === Log Name: System Source: disk Date: 2/20/2013 1:00:28 PM Event ID: 153 Task Category: None Level: Warning...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 domain - how to allow anonymous access to 1 folder share?
Hi,II'd like to know if there is any truly working solution for establishing an anonymously accessible file share on Windows 2008 R2 (SP1) server running Active Directory (domain controller) and File...
View ArticleRedirected Profiles and Offline Files Alternative
We've been using redirected files for our documents and desktop folders. The built-in offline files feature of Windows 7 is not the most reliable. People have to remember to manually sync their files...
View ArticleDFS Replication - Large number of file installs retried
I have a single hub and spoke DFS replication topology that is replicating VHDs to a number of branch office servers. Replication is in sync on all servers except for one. Looking at the DFS...
View ArticleDedup performance getting worse and worse
Hi EveryoneI am running Windows 2012 Server and using it for storing VEEAM backups of our VMware environment, and well as a lot of SQL database backupsDeduplication has been running well for the past...
View ArticleWindows 2012 DFS stopped working for one machine after reboot
I have 2 Windows 2012 servers that replicate a folder two-way sync using DFS. They have done so happily for a few years now. Recently, both servers suffered a power failure. After getting back online,...
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