Windows Server 2008 R2 Formatting disk problem
We have 2 Windows Server 2008 R2 servers that we have connected USB drives to and mounted VHDs in Disk Management. Neither server will format a drive as either NTFS or FAT32. It just gives a message...
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 ArticleProblems with shared Excel files disappearing with DFSR on Server 2008 R2
Hello all,We have a problem while saving Excel files that are "shared" (multiple user editing) in DFS replicated network folder.Environment: 2 x Server 2008 R2 (hosting shared Excel files in a network...
View ArticleRicoh Aficio MP C2051 Scan to Folder - Windows Server 2012 Error:...
I have recently upgraded a clients servers to Windows Server 2012 & since doing so have lost the ability to scan to folder.Both servers are domain controllers and previously on a 2008 domain...
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net share doesnt set caching option on a 2008 r2 file server cluster
Hi,I'm using net share to create file share cluster resources on 2008 R2 as "cluser doesn't work". I've hit an issue when it comes to setting the caching options.If I try the first command below it...
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 ArticleCopying to one storage pool affects services on another
Hello everyone,I have a Windows Server 2012R2 that is used as a file server as well as an application server. When I am copying data to the fileserver shares (StoratgePool A) it heavily impacts my...
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 ArticleMigration FRS ->DFSR (Sysvol) 2 questions.
Good day to all.I apologize in advance for my bad english.I have learned this SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication and blog SYSVOL Migration Series. Then I successfully completed...
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 ArticleUpdate File Date Created on Move
Hello,I was wondering if there is a setting in Windows 2012 R2 so that the "Date Created" attribute of a file is updated to the current date/time when the file is being moved from one folder to...
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 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 ArticleReenabling Previous Versions after being disabled for an extended period
Have a server that was in-place upgraded from 2008 r2 to 2012 r2. Went a few months before I realized that during the update Previous Versions settings did not come across. Looks like the old shadow...
View ArticleDeduplication - Server 2012 R2 - disk relocation
Hello all!I have question for you, that is bothering me and my colleague.Tbh, I didn't read the documentation for Deduplication feature in 2012 R2 version of the Server OS, but my colleague did, and...
View ArticleShadow Copy restore
Trying to restore shadow copies of files that have changed in error.If on the file server (Windows 2008 r2) you drill down to the file that needs to be restored and right click "Restore previous...
View ArticleShared folders (Windows file shares) show access denied and do not prompt for...
Scenario: Like other admins, I log on and work as a 'standard user' (usera) with no admin rights anywhere in the domain, to perform admin tasks I have another account (userb) which I authenticate with...
View ArticleDFS Best Practice and domain structures
We currently have built a new domain structure for our client which consist of domains in separate forests with the approapriate trusts in place. The domains being:user, resource, legacy resource and...
View ArticleBranch Cache Deployment
Hi Techies,I need to deploy a Branch Cache Solution for one of the client’s remote office. Users in the remote office need to access 3 files shares from two different locations (parent or main office)....
View ArticleFolder Redirection issues with Windows Server 2012 R2
We have a 2 node cluster for our file server and a File Server Role configured. All of this is done in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Server 1 and Server 2 are VM running in Hyper-V.Server 1: GCDC-WFS01...
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