Server 2012 R2 Deduplication and Macs
We are in the process of evaluating Server 2012 R2's Dedupe functionality and I am wondering if turning it on affects macs accessing deduped data negatively? Anyone has any experience with this?...
View ArticleWindows server 2012 UAC Folder problem
Hi.There was anoying feature (some call it bug) when Windows 2008 R2 UAC blocks folder acces if You are member of local Administrators group and NTFS ACL is allowing only Adminitrators and other users...
View ArticleCan DFS be used to improve access times?
I’m curious to know if DFS can be used to improve client performance when we have a large number of users all attempting to access the same data simultaneously. Specifically, I was curious of...
View ArticleShadow Copies wiped out.
I have a Windows 2008 File Server which we have shadow copies running on 1 volume M-F 8-6 which gives us about a 1 weeks worth. This morning I was shocked to see that all my shadow copies were gone...
View ArticleRecover offline files from the local cache
hopefully this is the forum for this issue as i couldn't find a clear fit as to where to place it.I have a Windows XP client where the user, being ignorant of such things, was working offline for quite...
View ArticleError no 57 and Error no 50 coming in 2003 virtual Machine file Server
Hi All, I am getting regular warning message on my file server. this is virtual file server having os windows 2003 enterprise edition with SP2. Error No:- 50{Delayed Write Failed} Windows was unable...
View ArticleBest practice for assigning permissions
Good morning,I am trying redo permissions on our shared folders, and want to incorporate some sort of best practice and be security conscious.The current environment is permissions is assigned directly...
View Articlethree-way mirror disk requirement
In Windows 2012 Storage Space, why 3-way mirror requires minimum 5 disks instead of 3? How does 3 way mirror works? I tried to find the tech paper on MS website but either I didn't try hard enough or...
View ArticleSession "WbadminUIInBuiltTracing" failed to start with the following error:...
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard.I open the “Windows Server Backup” node in the Server Manager and see the error message in the system log after that.Sourece: Kernel-EventTracingEventID: 2Session...
View ArticleSync My Documents with offsite server
Hi Guys I would like to achieve this rather simple scenario and need help: I want all user Documents to sync with a server located outside their offices.All users are on Windows 8 Pro. The server is...
View ArticleStorage spaces tiering and number of SSD requirement
Hi guys, I'm looking into using Storage Spaces and SOFS as a storage solution for a new Hyper-V cluster. I think I've got the basics down on designing the storage space and virtual drive, but I seem to...
View ArticleFinding copyrighted files on fileshares
Hi folks,Just a quick question to see if anyone knows if there is any software or even a script out there that will scan network shares for files , with particular file extensions they may be...
View ArticleDFS not replicating and unable to query status
Hi,I'm having an issue with DFS it was setup and working fine but replication has now stopped working and I'm not sure why we have 3 domain controllers all running 2012 Standard and these are also the...
View ArticleDFS folder visibility and group membership
HelloI have a forest with multiple domainI have activated ABE on DFSMy design is :\\contoso.com\DFS-Site1 -> \\site1.contoso.com\DFS (explicit permission :...
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UNC Path error : "The specified server is no longer available" when running...
Hi AllBrowsed through the similar issues as suggested, but none match my scenario exactly :I am facing a strange problem which is difficult to explain, but I'll try.I have a Windows 2003 SP2 server in...
View ArticleMigrate Single File Server into Clustered File Server
Hi All,I'm in a process to migrate our single file server into clustered servers with the following details:Server1: File Server, Shares are in a disk presented from the SAN.Server2 and Server 3, are...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 file copy freezing
I have two windows 2008 R2 64 bit servers. I'm trying to copy a large amount of files (over 1000/as little as 500 mg) and at about 30-40% it just hangs. waited overnight a few times but no change. The...
View ArticleVSS error 8193
I am getting three VSS errors when WS2008 backup executes. I have no idea where to begin to look for the problem.The error (Event 8193) is:Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling...
View ArticleDISKPART Extended Volume But Not The File System
We've added another disk to the RAID array on a windows 2008 w32 server.Followed our normal procedureextended the RAID array so that the extra space shows in disk managementran diskpart and extended...
View ArticleVSS Copy Service Error: Failed resolving account Administrator with status 1376
Hi all,New server and installation of Server 2008 R2, AD and SQL Server running on it.Whenever i run a Windows Server Backup i get the following series of Errors in the Application Log, in this...
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