Access Denied Errors on DFS Namespace Shares
I'm having issues access the namespace share in my domain. I will randomly get Access is denied errors hitting \\domain\dfs. I have 12 namespace servers and three of them (one 2008 R2 and two 2003...
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Windows 2008 R2 failover cluster, running new SQL 2008 install. Our DBA's get this error message upon logging onto the server, but those with us with Domain Admin rights do not get this error...
View ArticleLaptops on vlan 2 cannot be pinged by servers on vlan 1, but desktops on vlan...
I was told to post this here, but it is not an issue with Windows Server as we are running multiple versions of Windows Server on our network. But since we need a solution, I will post it here as well....
View ArticleFile server replication setup?
Hi,I have file server (Rather a server with a shared folder).I want to implement another server (these are vm's on hyper-v 2012) and ensure some sort of replication between both servers such that if I...
View ArticleFiles on 2012 Storage Spaces unreadable after reinstalling OS
Hi there,I have a test setup running HyperV Server 2012. There are three physical disks, one for the HyperV installation and the other two set up as a storage pool with various virtual disks.Deciding...
View ArticleChanging Permissions on Network Share
All users in our domain have access to a share which is mapped to F from a logon script. I want to block access to this share for all users, except for one folder with in the share. How to I change...
View ArticleReplicated folders "Namespace Path"
There are a couple ways that replicated folders can be created; #1 Under the namespace, once you've created the 2nd folder target you automatically get prompted to create "a replication group for the...
View ArticleGuidelines for the number of vNICs to use under a Team for SMB storage traffic
I have a Hyper-V Cluster with the nodes each with a team of 4x 1Gb network adaptors. I needed some guidelines around how many vNICs to use under the team for SMB storage. The team is used for other...
View ArticleWindows server 2012 File Server - Corrupt Images
Hi Guys,I migrated a windows file share from Windows server 2003 to a new virtual windows server 2012 data centre server. All appears ok except for one issueThere are numerous word docs on this file...
View ArticleDFS-R, how to force a referal to a particular server
I remember seeing that option when first setting up DFS-R, but now that it is setup, I don't see a place to do this. We are having problems where changes are getting lost, because of the "sharing...
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DFS Namespace won't start and ABE not working properly
I have a network file server that I'm using ABE on. I did some updates to the default domain policy that enabled it on my servers properly.Before I did the update ABE was working fine, and hid the...
View ArticleHelp! DFS Root Server Issues
Yesterday, we took a Windows Server 2003 box offline and retired it for good. We were unaware at the time of removal that this server was part of the DFS infrastructure. It did not host any shares,...
View ArticleServer 2012 File Server CSV for Hyper-V on HP P420 Controller
Hi, everyoneI would like to confirm something to make sure I am understanding this correctly.I have 2x DL380 servers with P420i Controllers with fully populated Disks in a RAID 5 Configuration.1x...
View Articlescan to folder issue on file server (shared folder)
Trying to resolve scan to folder issue on filser server (shared folder)Scanner Hardware: using Knoica Minolta multifunction biz hub (model C450) and folder is on Windows Server 2008 Ent with clustered...
View ArticleDFS Replication
Hello Everyone,I have a quick question, keep in mind I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to dfs. :) Here is my situation:I have a simple wan setup with 2 Windows 2008 R2 vmware virtual servers...
View ArticleServer 2012 and Cloud Storage Gateway
Here is what I want to do, and surely with microsoft acquiring storesimple it is possible, right?Place Server 2012 server at primary office2 additional branch 2012 servers at remote officesConnect...
View ArticleNFS client is very slow to open files and get items properties
Hi, I just install built in NFS Client for Ultimate version to connect to a linux server. Mount works fine, directory exploration too but I have a very long delay on right-click on any items on NFS...
View ArticleIs RDC feature to be installed before using RDC compression in DFSR in...
Hi There,We have windows 2008r2 standard servers with dfsr setup across file servers. I was wondering if we need to install RDC feature before we can use RDC compression in DFSR. Does DFSR use RDC...
View ArticleClients accessing files via DFS Namespace seeing long pauses....but not with...
Hi All,Been working on this for several weeks now and wondering if I've missed something basic.Head Office with 3 Branch OfficesW2K8R2 servers as DC's in each officeRunning Domain Functional Level -...
View ArticleOverride Referral Ordering; First/Last among all targets
Has anyone tried this and had success with it?We have replication between (2) 2008 R2 servers. We were having issues with multiple people making changes to the same file, and changes getting lost. I...
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