Windows Server 2016 - general disk-I/O L2 caching?
Backround In WinSrv 2012 you were forced (in a quite awkward way I must say) to predict what SSD cache sizes you needed and only using "Windows Storage Spaces" (WSP) and when done you were practically...
View ArticleFile folder security question - windows server 2008
I'm the admin of a windows 2008 server.Ā I noticed (in the folder security tab) that a user had access to certain folders on our server that he should not have had access to. I have no idea how he got...
View ArticleDFS-R Active Active
Hello everyone, i am new in this communityI have a query about DFS-R. It is possible to make an Active Active replication from one site o another? Because i will be storing roaming profiles there.Any...
View ArticleTake Large Volumes and Shrink Them But Keep Under One Share
My company is running into a few issues with large (and growing) volumes with high-res AV files and folders. Fully virtual environment.What we'd like to do is:1. Instead of having 1 20TB volume, we'd...
View ArticleHow to list domain controllers with type of operating system
HiI have two domains and in one domain I already updated everything to Windows 2012 R2 domain controllers. On second domain I have Windows 2003 servers and need to update them as well. I would like to...
View Articlemost restrictive policy not applying between SMB and NTFS
Most restrictive policy not applying between SMB and NTFS on a particular share folder. All other folders are setup in the same manor.
View ArticleRicoh Aficio MP C2051 Scan to Folder - Windows Server 2012 Error:...
I have recently upgradedĀ a clientsĀ 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...
View Articledfs and folderredirection
guys,am trying to find a decent tutorial that is explaning me how to install dfs and create group policy's for folder redirection. Cant find one that conbines both, anyone who can point me to the right...
View ArticleEnabling S2D and Failover Clustering for SoFS
We are interested in using the S2D for creating a Failover Cluster and deploying the scale out file server. Ā In our testing, we have 4 plain jane computers running server 2016. Ā Each machine has 2 HDD...
View ArticleLarge number of open file handles on fileserver (Server 2012R2) after user's...
Hi,we do have an rds farm with roaming profiles (not profile disks) consisting of 6 terminal servers ("srvts001" to "srv006" 2012 R2), 2 domain controllers ("srvdc01", "srvdc02" 2012 R2), 1...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 - File System unable to remove/ list a folder content...
Hey there,right now there is no other way then ask some other technicans concerning the issue just popped up.Error info:There is a folder which contains log files of a McAffee Antivirus Management...
View ArticleConsolidation of Storage Space
Hello,I have a PowerEdge T420 server running Windows server 2008 R2 with all the HW & SW updates to date, however, we changed what we store on the server and thus have several drives on it which...
View ArticleServer 2016, Storage Replica, Windows Search alternative
Hello thereI'm running a small POC for one of my customers with 2 Windows Server 2016.The main idea is to provide an active-passiveĀ File Server Cluster.The serversĀ are nodes in a stretched Failover...
View ArticleBitLocker, ReFS, and Storage Spaces
Hi everyone,I'm configuring an installation of Windows Server 2016 Essentials. Ideally, I'd like to put into production a Storage Space based on ReFS which is encrypted with BitLocker. Before...
View ArticleSOFS Cluster in WS2016
Hello,I am currently in the process of setting up a new storage system and as a result of the WS2016 release some questions have popped up.I could setup the system using my old settings from 2012R2,...
View ArticleVM Domain Controller VHDX's on CSV tiered virtual disk with Write-Back Cache
Am I going to see corruption doing this? Is it supported? As soon as I promoted a new VM to a DC I got warned and shut it down just in case. The Tiered CSV virtual disks w/ write-back cache ARE writing...
View ArticleError 0x8007003B unexpected network error at copying big files on a DFS share
Hi,i have a problem with some of my DFS-shares.The issue i noticed the first time today.if i copy a big file (> 100mb) on my DFS share (domain-based namespace) i've got the error 0x8007003B...
View ArticleDFSRDIAG says "in sync" but its definitly NOT!
Hi Community,I have two Fileservers (one old 2008 R2 Machine) and a new 2012 R2. We've setup a replication-Group and let DFSR perform the initial Sync (Fast Connection in one datacenter). The...
View ArticleHelp Eliminating Events Produced From Windows Folders With Default Auditing...
I am setting up file server auditing on a Server 2012r2 system for the first time and I had a question about reducing/eliminating the events produced from Windows folders that automatically have...
View ArticleStorage Replica - Does it replicate folder/file permissions ?
I'm wondering if Storage replica for Windows 2016 replicates file/folder permissions ? Tried a quick test and it doesn't appear to , trying to get some confirmation if this is expected or if i'm...
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