Changing UNC path for shared folders
Hello everyone!I am renaming the windows 2012 server which has AD,IIS7 and MS SQL server 2012. There are several shared folders which user access over the network. How can I change the UNC path...
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Extended REFS partition but new size/free space doesn't show in Explorer
We have a large ReFS partition on a Server 2012 R2 machine that we came close to running out of space on. It sits on an LSI Raid-6 volume (which we have several dozen in production, never have issues...
View ArticleDFS site referrals
We have 5 physical sites, for example A,B,C,D and F. We have DFS server targets in Site A and Site B. Is it possible to have Sites C and D clients refer to the DFS target in Site B and Site F clients...
View ArticleAdd-PhysicalDisk Error more informations
Hello,I am trying to add a new hdd to a existing storagepool, with has 5 hdd. I am getting the following errorAdd-PhysicalDisk : One or more physical disks are not supported by this operation....
View ArticleDiskSpd & VMFleet Configured for Simultaneous Different Workload Stress Test
I've been working with Diskspd and VMfleet for a while now trying different workloads in environments with reasonable success but I've not been able to configure a stress test with Diskspd to use the...
View ArticleStorage Replica - Maintenance
Hi, I am testing Storage Replica Server to Server under Windows 2016 Datacenter. It seems to be working well. I'm wondering, what would be the best method for maintaining nodes (Windows Update)? Should...
View ArticleAny difference 2008 / 2008R2 deal with thumbs.db in shared folder
Hi all,We got 3 windows server provide files service, two 2008 and one 2008 R2, in workgroup. Most user using Windows 10/7.Just handling a inquiry from users that they cannot move / delete folders...
View ArticleHow to improve FSRM Classification Speeds
I am currently doing a performance test on our server for classifying office files. We are trying to use FSRM for the job but so far, we are not very impressed and infact disappointed. We setup 2...
View ArticleHowto migrate Work Folders server?
Hi,I have some servers running 2012 R2 with active Work Folders feature. They will be replaced by 2016 machines. Is there some howto regarding the migration of Work Folders feature?The sync shares are...
View ArticleRedirected Folders on DFS Share with Primary Computer - Files are synching on...
We have Redirected Folders configured on DFS shares with Primary Computers assigned to each user. Many of these users use RDP sessions into other servers to do some of their work and for some reason...
View ArticleCaching in Storage Spaces Direct
I am evaluating a possible storage solution based on Storage Spaces Direct. On page https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/storage-spaces/understand-the-cache I read that I can use...
View ArticleDFS namespace migration from SMB / CIFS on Netapp
Hi All I am trying to figure out a way to deal with shortcuts pointed to a smb share when migrating to a namespace. My org has run shared folders on a netapp for a long time, we are finally migrating...
View ArticleDFS upgrade - Windows 2000 to Windows 2012 R2, cross Domain
Hi there,Is it possible to do a direct migration between a Windows 2000 DFS environment in one domain (Domain A), which presently holds ALL DFS configuration and also hosts the NAS-connected data, to a...
View ArticleSetup Storage Replica failover
Hi All,I've setup a Storage Replica partnership that is working successfully and in Synchronous mode. However I am unsure how to set the destination drive as a failover. The use case is that we would...
View ArticleStorage sync and Replication with failover on two seperate Amazon EC2 servers
Hi, I am looking to setup syncing and replication of two drive on two instances of Windows Server 2016 Data center edition hosted on two seperate Amazon EC2's. I would like to have one drive sync and...
View ArticleError when creating new share in Clustered File Server - The resources must...
I'm trying to create a new share on a Windows 2012 R2 failover cluster but no matter what I try (Add File Share in Failover Cluster Manager, new share in fsmgmt.msc managing the cluster NetBIOS name...
View ArticleNTFS warnings and errors - ID 57 and 137
Hi! since the 4th of january I've seen NTFS errors 57 and 137 in the event log of one of our servers. Saying: 57 - The system failed to flush data to the transaction log. Corruption may occur 137 - The...
View ArticleStorage Spaces Disk Failure Notifications
Hi there,I work with backup & recovery systems on a daily basis & am always seeing disk failures - it comes with the turf, high data turn over means more wear & tear... Now Server 2012 I'm...
View ArticleWork Folder
Hi,When deploying Windows Server 2016 work folders how can we deploy client settings via group policies if the domain controller is Windows Server 2003 R2. It has settings only for Offline...
View ArticleOffline Files
Hallo,Can anyone tell me how the CSC cache is loaded ? What happens when it is full ? Is there a Round Robin strategy for populating the cache (this is, in case of full cache, the oldest files are...
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