command line to automate disk management in 2008 R2
Hi, I am looking for some command line tools to allow me to manage disks in Windows 2008 R2. My idea is to automate some task, such as importing foreign disks, so that I can schedule the task in a...
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We have Windows 2008 R2 environment and the DC's are at Domain functional level of Windows server 2008R2. Can we install Windows 2012R2 file server (not DC) and test work folders or we have to add...
View ArticleW2k12 - ShadowCopy and Restores - How to control user activities?
Hi,we have servers running - today - Windows Server 2008 R2 on each branch office and we are planning to add a new server running W2k12; today we have ShadownCopy enabled into to the data...
View ArticleHow can I make an invalid dynamic disk Array available to the OS again
Hello Storage ProsThe setupI have a Promise VTrak E610f head unit with 2 VTrak 610j expansion units attached to it together giving me over 27 TB of usable storage space.At the hardware level I slip the...
View ArticleNFS share and file ownership
Hi!Situation: Windows 2012 file server folder is shared over NFS and SMB in the same time for both Unix and Windows users. For accessing files from Unix side files and folders must have correct...
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 ArticleRefers to a location that is unavailable
Hello,I have a problem when creating files or folders on Windows 2012R2 Failover cluster File share from Windows 7 or Windows 2008R2. I receive a "refers to a location that is unavailable"error. Domain...
View ArticleOffline slow-link with DFS
We are having an issue across our enterprise where users cannot see any of the shares in our dfsroot. Windows Explorer shows "Offline slow-link." When I go into group policy, I see 'configure slow-link...
View ArticleChange extraction path for Microsoft KB update
Microsoft KB2858302 was pushed to a file server and will not install at all.The update wants to extract files to what seems to be a random drive (F: in this case) where a file screen prevents the...
View ArticleCleanup of thin provisioned volume that is out of space
I've gotten into a situation for which I take the blame, but I'm not sure what, if any, options I have to fix it. I have a 2012 Essentials server with several pools/volumes. One of them is thin...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup - 0x80042407, seriously?
I installed server 2008 on a test server with 4x250GB drives in a RAID5 array. Windows was installed on a 60GB partition, the rest of the array was left as free space. After installing updates and...
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View ArticleWhy would the firewall stop a workstation accessing an SQL application on a...
Hi, there seemed to be a problem today with the workstation accessing the SQL server and database on the server. The application itself worked fine on the server, but when we tried to access it from...
View ArticleFolders Mysteriously Disappear in Windows Server 2008 R2
Hi,I have this obscure issue with newly created shared or unshared folders disappearing in Windows Server 2008. I know that folders are still there because I can go into DOS mode and locate the...
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Ask for permission instead of network error
Hi,on Windows Server 2012 I have shared a folder (Share$). This folder contains subfolders (folder1 and folder2), where my account has permissions to folder1 but not to folder2.From Windows 8 pc I want...
View ArticleFolder Right Access
Hi, I have a grant access question. I have 2 software folders which needed to use login as power user but the software not able to run due to power user mode. I already tried to grant full right to 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 ArticleC: drive out of space
I am running Windows Server 2003 and am having a daily issue with the C drive running low on disk space. I am unable to delete any applications at this point. I am continuously having to download...
View ArticleFile sharing problem in Cluster
Hello,Shred resource from windows cluster is not showing in network access. I am using WS 2008R2, I have a folder in SAN Storage, and its mapped in one Server. Now when I share that folder, I can not...
View Article\device\harddisk0 has a bad block
Hi I'm receving since last two days the same message.\device\harddisk0 has a bad blockwhen i click the details it is showing the following file name.IoLogMsg.dllMy operating system is : Windows Server...
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