iSCSI virtual disks left behind by vss provider?
Hello all,I have a Windows Server 2012 Failover cluster running a number of virtual machines. Storage for the cluster is provided by a Windows Storage Server 2012 instance and mapped to the nodes via...
View ArticleFile Server (Services for Network File System) role not installing
Hello.I am to connect a NFS folder to my Windows Server 2008 x64.On one server installation of the File Services role along with Services for Network File System went smooth no problem. The same...
View ArticleLanmanserver fails to start on 2008 R2 Standard
I somehow accidently deleted SRVSVC.DLL and couldn't recover it so I just copied from another server running same OS and pasted it. I receive Error 2 and states cannot find the file specified but I do...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 DFS - using partial wildcard in file extension
In Windows Server 2008 DFS I want to filter out files with an extension of .*_tmp e.g. wombat.doc_tmp or hairynose.txt_tmp.I put *.*_tmp in the DFS file filter. However it doesn't appear to process...
View Articleadd a DFS file share path in User Profile disk in RDS 2012.
I'm trying to add dfs file share path in User profile disks .I get a error message "Access denied"Is it possible to add a dfs file share path ?
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$\D1Now, from machine M2, if...
View ArticleThe SMB client failed to resume a handle on a file share with continuous...
Hi.We have a 2-node WS2012 cluster that has a file server role with couple shares configured.We're however constantly getting spammed by the following errors in the eventlog:1) event 1002, source:...
View ArticleSetting Permissions for Administrative Shares - From Windows Server 2008 R2...
Hi,I have a corporate Inventory application installed on Windows Server 2008 R2 and I need to deploy some Agents to Windows 7 Desktops.This app requires having access to C$ and Admin$ in the Desktops,...
View Articlecmdlets for a usable storage space
I have available 8 x 2TB HDDs and 4 x 400GB SSD's which I want to create a Tiered Storage based Storage Spaces volume with. I want to use 10GB of space for the Quorum volume later. I'm missing...
View ArticleStrange Defrag error 0x80070057
Hello everyone,I am observing a strange issue with defrag on Windows Server 2012 R2. There is a hardware RAID volume using deduplication in VDI mode and containing some virtual machines. Deduplication...
View ArticleMac and windows clients losing connection to Server 2012 Namespace
I am running Windows 2012 Standard edition on two HP Servers. Both are fully patched O/S's and all HP system updates are installed. Each is running a 10 Gbit NIC to a Cisco 2960 Switch fully updated....
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 ArticleCREATE PARTITION ERROR
Hi, I try to create new partition on SSD for Windows OS because I deleted Local Disk Vol. (I am using Windows 7 PE) ----------DISKPART>SELECT DISK 0DISKPART>CREAT PARTITION PRIMARYVirtual Disk...
View ArticleDFSN Folder general error
Hello, I am trying to use the New-DFSNFolder cmdlet as part of a script. When it runs the command though, I am getting the following:New-DFSNFolder : A general error occurred that is not covered by...
View Articlemmc crash in dfs
great job on server 2012I am being fastidiousmmc crashed setting up dfs
View Articlewhy does it keep asking me to overwrite the files over and over
So i copy and paste a dirit says they dir already exists overwrite?yes!!!!!then it looks like it is copying the files then it asks againdo you want to overwrite 4324 file?YES I ALREADY SAID...
View ArticleGetting a drive letter to "stick"
I have an external 2TB WD that I use to copy files to. It needs the drive designation to be Z: When I plug it in, Windows Server assigns it G: I go to manage my computer and reassign it to Z: When...
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 ArticleServer 2012R2 hangs when attaching a ReFS Parity Storage Pool
It appears that I have inadvertently damaged my Storage Space when upgrading from Server 2012 to Server 2012R2 (or maybe it is just a coincidence) and I am looking for help in repairing/recovering my...
View ArticleRAID setup on C drive
Hello, I'm trying to make a mirror for my c drive on which my Windows server 2008 is installed and running. When I try to convert it into a dynamic disk, it shows some warning that the operating...
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