Can't add folder to DFS anymore
Hi community,I wanted to delete a folder target but accidently deleted the whole folder. I tried to recreate it but it keeps on failing with "The folder target cannot be added to the folder. The remote...
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Recently, one of my hard drive partitions is missing. I just cannot find it in My Computer. However, I have stored thousands of pictures on this partition. How can I find all these missing pictures...
View ArticleFile Resource Manager Reports with Deduplication
I recently setup a file server running Server 2012 R2 with deduplication turned on. When I run the "Files by Owner" report in File Server Resource Manager, I'm getting post-dedup results. For...
View ArticleActive directory domain services stopped after removing routing and remote...
Hello everyone;;I am in deep trouble.. I did install routing and remote access and then lost connection to the server remotely. Then I connected a monitor to the server and removed the role... then it...
View ArticleStoring/Using Machine images
HelloI remember several years ago, I could load a "diskette" into my workstation; it would prompt for which image I wanted to load on the current workstation. Then it would find its way to the server,...
View ArticleCan anyone force windows 7 X64 to accept Adaptec AHA-2940 SCSI card?
Adaptec 2940 had 64 bit drivers for 2003 server and xp X64 and can run in emulation mode using aic78xx.sys in x86 windows7.Is it at all possible to get this card to install for use in windows 7...
View ArticleData redistribution after adding a disk to a storage pool.
Hi all... I'm experimenting with storage spaces. I started with a three disk pool and a parity virtual disk. Later, I added a 4th physical disk to the pool and I expanded the virtual disk to include...
View ArticleFile Server Migration from 2008 Standard to 2012 Standard accross different...
Hi Im going to migrate File server from Windows 2008 Standard server to Windows 2012 Standard . Source and Destination Servers are on different subnets . According to...
View ArticleShare and storage management queries
I have planned to stop remote accessing the Physical File server (windows 2008) and want my IT team members to use Share and storage management from their client machines remotely.I am able to delegate...
View ArticleDFS vs DFS-R
I have read that it is possible to have DFS-R - replicating of folders - without actually setting up a DFS name space. Is that correct? If correct, what would be gained or lost by doing the two in...
View ArticleDFSr Failing on File Server
I have a Server that is failing and found a related link with the suggested fix. I am seeing:Backlog calculations cannot be performed because the reference member returned zero replicated folders.The...
View ArticleDFS replication fails on new file server
Hi all. I brought up a new Server 2012 file server this weekend (FS2012) and setup a DFS connection to a branch server (FS2008). Everything replicated from FS2008 to FS2012, however new files and new...
View Articlewmic /namespace:\\root\microsoftdfs path dfsrVolumeConfig where...
Hello All,I found a post with the exact error that I am seeing: Backlog calculations cannot be performed because the reference member returned zero replicated folders. and followed the proposed...
View ArticleWindows 2003 R2 Enterprise SP2- File Share suddently no one can access. After...
We have file server, which is using windows 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition, Service Pack 2. Today suddently no one can access its file share. I try to login to the server and open services, but it is so...
View ArticleVolumes disappeared from DFS replication
Hi all,Recently I set up DFS replication on Windows 2012 Std Server. Few days ago I tried to connect the 3rd server to this replication and found out that all volumes except C:\ drive are disappeared...
View ArticleUSB Drive Read Only
I'm running Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64 bit on an Intel HP Pavilion dv6. I have a PNY 16 GB USB drive that is now useless because it has somehow become "read only". Did this happen with bitlocker?...
View ArticleWS2008 R2 - Invalid dynamic disk
I have a software RAID5 array in Windows Server 2008 R2. 5x4TB drives. After clean shutdown all the disks in disk management are listed as invalid. When I try to reactivate any of them I get this...
View ArticleDFS Namespace for Multiple users
Hi Guys,I am having several doubts over using a DFS. In our company we have more than 20 shared folders and it is getting hard for the IT Admins to control the drive maps. However the shares are mostly...
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Problems with iSCSI connection to SAN
Having an issue with our iSCSI SAN constantly doing logical unit resets which kills the performance of it and causes issues with our exchange databases dismounting because they lose sync. Also causing...
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