My files are getting deleted automatically.
Hello,please please help me out.I m using windows server 2008 R2. The D drive is being shared over the network. The files are getting automatically deleted everyday or the same day either. i have got...
View ArticleDFS Replication no longer bidirectional
Hi all,I have encountered some issues with 2 servers. Both servers are running Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise.These servers are both DCs and they've been running DFSR successfully for a while. I noticed...
View Articlemklink 'Unable to find required directory'
I have a task of accessing directory D1 located on remote machine M1 from machineM2.For this, I created a symbolic link for D1 on M2 using the command:mklink /d C:\D1 \\M1\e$\D1Now, from machine M2, if...
View ArticleWeird file renaming permission issues
Hi!We have a file rename permission issue. Here is the background:We created a 2008 R2 DFS namespace called UserData with Read/write share permissions for Administrators, Everyone and System. UserData...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 Deduplication Problems, 0 B SavedSpace and 0 OptimizedFiles
Objective:On a Windows 2012 R2 server, enable Deduplication on a new 20 TB D: physical volume. This volume will become a target for Veeam Backup and Replication backups.Problem:Deduplication fails to...
View ArticleMapped Drives using GPO to DFS Referrals no loner available for 2-3 minutes...
HiWe have a global issue affecting both laptops and desktop computers. When a user returns to the computer after 30 minutes, in which time the computer has entered sleep mode, the user attempts to open...
View ArticleUnable to (Re)Add Disk to Storage Pool - Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Hi, in setting up and testing Storage Spaces on a brand new WSE 2012 R2 installation (all patches applied), I created a basic 2-disk Storage Pool with a fixed-provision Mirror Space (maximum size) with...
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...
View ArticleWhere is RDMA at these days?
Hi folks,I've been trying to get back in touch with what's happening in the storage space as the relevant hardware isn't something I'm knowledgeable on and in light of the fact that a year or so ago...
View ArticleIOMeter hangs when running to a NFS share from Windows Storage Server 2012
Hello, I am trying to measure performance of NFS share coming from Windows Storage Server 2012 using IOMeter also running on windows Server 2012. I can create the share on WSS2012. Windows 2012 client...
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 ArticleIs there a pdf or list or something that shows the programs that open or...
.h.dat.dmp.crmlog.clb.cmf.toc.clr.dir.sdb.pfetc.....What does someone do when they have no idea how to open these files? Is there a comprehensive file type list? A pdf? Some sort of reference? and...
View Articlefolder sharing firewall ports
hii i need to connect a windows 2003/2008 server to another windows 2003/2008 server only for accessing a shared folder wich ports should i open on the firewall?thanks
View ArticleUnable to connect to Virtual Disk service + other issues
Hi,I have a 2008 R2 server, primary duties are DC and handling the iSCSI connection to my ReadyNAS Pro.Last week I tried to setup DFS-R to another NAS attached to a separate server, all looked OK but...
View ArticleMap network drive (folder) / Group exclusion
Hello - Our school has a shared drive (folder?) on our 2008 server. This is for teachers and staff. We have a group named teachers and staff. We also have a group named students that have their own...
View ArticleDFS permissions problem. All files open up Read Only
Dear Microsoft fanatics,I have the most annoying issue at a customers setup. The customer has 3 servers. 2 of them are working with server 2008 R2 and the 3th one (an VPS) is installed with server 2012...
View ArticleCleanly Remove Storage Tier from Virtual Disk
I have got a tiered Virtual Disk composed of 1 HDD and 1 SSD (just a lab setup). Is there a way to cleanly remove the SSD tier from the virtual disk - I'm guessing marking the tier as readonly then...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 DFS unable to create namespace
Hello, I am trying to create a DFS namespace in a Windows 2012 domain. The forest functionality is Windows 2012 and all the servers are Windows 2012. When I try to create the Namespace from the...
View Articlediskless boot using iscsi
I have a test lab setup with a server running 2008 r2 with the iscsi target 3.3 software installed. I have a second computer with a intel nic that supports iscsi. I created a target on the 2008 r2 box...
View ArticleDelegate access for Bitlocker recovery on an OU only?
Can someone give me the steps to delegate access to an AD group for Bitlocker recovery passwords on an OU only? I have read the articles that have the vb script and talk about using...
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