Storage spaces error with enclosure awareness enabled: Not enough eligible...
Hi guys, I'm a bit baffled by this one. I've got 56 HDDs and 8 SSDs evenly distributed over 3 certified JBODs.I'm trying to set up storage spaced and create a mirrored and tiered virtual disk with...
View ArticleDFSRS High CPU
Recently I started having an issue with my DFS servers where the DFSRS process is spiking up to 100% and causing erratic behavior on the client side saving files.This occurs on both DFS servers.I've...
View ArticleMinimum NTFS permission required to encrypt on remote server
As stated in the title...What are the minimum required NTFS permissions on a shared folder on a server to allow a user from a remote PC to encrypt files in that folder?Full or Modify?We had a...
View ArticleError: Invalid Parameter when trying to extend volume in Windows Server 2012
From VMware, I added space to a Hard Drive to a Windows Server 2012 VM. I then went into the WinServer console, and opened Disk Management. I did a rescan on the disk. It found the extra space. I...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2, Services for NFS: Enable case sensitvity no longer available
I'm running in a mixed Windows/UNIX (mostly CentOS) environment runningAD (with Identity Management for UNIX installed) as the LDAP provider. I'm looking to upgrade my Windows 2008 R2 Server NAS head...
View ArticleFolder redirection, one user multiple computers issue.
Greetings all,I have a question about folder redirection in Server 2012. I have setup a group policy to redirect domain users My Docs and Desktops to redirect to our 2012 server. All seemed to be...
View ArticleImport a raid 5 software arry from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008
How can I move a Windows server software raid to another server.MOBO died on file server. Backup failed.Trying to move the three SATA drives to another server (Win 2008) and import the 2003 software...
View ArticleiSCSI MPIO with only one LUN
If I have a Server 2012 MPIO iSCSI connection to the storage server but I'm only connecting to one LUN will that provide any kind of increased performance or is the benefit just redundancy at that point?
View ArticleW2008R2 trust with W2012R2: Synology diskstation asks for credentials
Hi,I have a 2 way trust between a Windows 2008 R2 and a W 2012 R2 server which works fine. I can access shares on both sites without a problem. Then I have this Synology diskstation which is added to...
View ArticleNTFS permissions - Owner different then file administrators
I'm currently working on a project to migrate a file server environment, migration from DomainA to Domain B. To be able to do this I first need to understand the current NTFS/Share permissions, and...
View ArticleVDS Dynamic Provider Event ID=10
The provider failed while storing notifications from the driver. The Virtual Disk Service should be restarted. hr=80042505
View ArticleFolders permissions are changing. Cannot find the cause.
I am running multiple Windows server 2008 R2. And the clients are running either Windows XP SP3 or Windows 7 SP1.I have a folder to hold all of the users home folders. D:\Users\Staff In this folder are...
View ArticleNetwork Error 0x800704cf on any shared folder
Hi,I have one Win 2008 R2 domain controller and two Win 2008 R2 member server on the Azure cloud. Recently I get oneach server the network error 0x800704cf when I try to open any shared folder....
View ArticleWindows 2012 DFS-R and Windows Server Migration Tool
Hi there, Does anyon know what the difference are between DFS-R and Windows Server Migration Tool on Windows 2012? I plan to move user share folders to new UCS, which is the best way for me to keep all...
View ArticleSMB Access On Public Interface
Hello All!I currently am running a file server in my home on Windows 2012 R2. I've been experimenting with a lot of different things (I'm a student) and I have it set up as a DNS, DHCP, Firewall for my...
View Article2003 to 2008 R2 cluster migration dealing with network name
Hi, I want to migrate around 500 2003 cluster shares to 2008 R2. I have a weekend to do this. I know I can replace the disks and retain NTFS permissions and I can script the shares. I'm wondering about...
View ArticleCannot Add File Share to (any) File Server Role of a Cluster in Windows...
Cannot Add File Share to (any) File Server Role of a Cluster in Windows Server 2012...Get this message in the Operational Log in "FileServices-ServerManager-EventProvider" section of MS-Windows...
View ArticleSystem error 86 has occurred. The specified network password is not correct....
After the Windows 2008 R2 64 bit server got below 2 updates a network share is no longer available. And trying to remap it with correct credentials (that work on a Windows 8.1 64 bit) gives this error:...
View ArticleHighly Available File Server
Hi,I am looking for suggestions to create a HA File Server. I deally It would be wonderful if 2 servers could access the same LUN.. But my understanding is this cannot be done.. Also, Ideally the...
View ArticleSo, is Data Deduplication and ODX supported or not???
According to MS Technet Article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200627.aspx, it states:File system filter drivers such as antivirus and encryption programs need to opt-in to ODX.ODX is not...
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