DFS Servers not running in HA mode
I have a DFS server set up as our main namespace. We then replicate from our remote offices to the main office. The main server is a PDC (yeah, I know). For some reason when the main server is not...
View ArticleDFS Replication suddenly stopped working
Hi,I'm having a little difficulty restoring file replication between two of our servers. I'd appreciate some thoughts...Background information: We have got two replication groups (with two servers in...
View ArticleFSRM - Shares & Templates
I have a large number of user home directories which have quotas setup (FSRM).I would like to move some of the directories to another volume, I understand that boththe share and permissions will change...
View ArticleAfter HDD Disk Perf test, write speed is capped at 9MB/s
I decided to run a HDD performance test because it felt like my Windows 2012 R2 box was running a bit sluggish. When it came to sequential write test using a 1GB file, it took over 10 minutes to...
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[Forum FAQ] Frequently Asked Questions for Storage Pool issues
Q1: When we create a 2-way mirrored virtual disk in Storage Pool by GUI, why the maximum size is much smaller than it should be?Example: A Storage pool with 4 physical disks (2x8GB + 2x5GB). The size...
View ArticleStorage Spaces, how to replace a disk in tiered storage
On my Server 2012r2 box I have a Storage Spaces "Simple" volume made up of 3 disks: 1x64gb SSD and 2x1tb rotational disks. On this volume I have created a tiered storage virtual disk consuming the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 (SMB TIME OUT) With devices Copier (Fuji Xerox)
Recently did a migration 2008R2 to Server 12 R2 but our company copier fujixerox it keep timed out during scan to file server. Any ways to resolve.
View Article13508 Errors
I have 2008 DC that is full of Event 13508Error is on DCSERV2Says troulbe enabling replication from DCSERV1 to DCSERV2 using the DNS name DCSERV1.XXXX.localI can ping DCSERV1 from DCSERV2Not getting...
View ArticleDFS Quotas for Groups?
Hello,as I read, DFS supports quotas only on a "per User" Basis.Is it possible, to get Quotas on a Folder for Groups or Quotas on a folder at all, not counting single user Data but counting all Data in...
View ArticleBranchCache Server 2012 R2 Troubleshooting
I followed the TechNet instructions on how to setup a File Server and include BranchCache capabilities. I followed the same tutorial (and a few others) to setup the BranchCache Hosted Server at the...
View ArticleDetecting and Clearing SCSI reservations in Windows 2003 & 2008 servers
We are having issues with some of the Windows 2003 & 2008 servers with high SCSI reservations which is highlighted as a concern for the performance issues with the Storage array. Can someone...
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Permission Inheritance
I have an issue setting permissions on a folder. I am migrating a system from a WinSVR2003 box to a WinSVR2008R2 box. There is a folder on a share named \\Reports32\Hospitals. Within the Hospital...
View ArticleRe-Organizing Network Drive Folders: confused on how to retain permissions
We are reorganizing our network drive into 5 new folders. I need to lock down the 5 folders to only let uses have "read" permission to the top level folder and they need to keep their current folder...
View ArticleRobocopy ERROR 2 (0x00000002) Copying File \\xx\xx\x\~$xxxx.xlsx The system...
Hi,My Robocopy will copy files that is not exist in the target. it always happen when i open .xlsx system generate temp as ~$xx.xlsx . after i close the files. when robocopy start it will need looking...
View ArticleThere was a problem finding your work folders server
Hi All,am try to sync work folders in my lab env. where i have 1 DC windows server 2012r2 std (along with work folder role installed) and 2 windows 8.1 enterprise edition client (1 with domain joined...
View ArticleRecycleBin is empty yet drive still shows storage in use
On a Windows 2008 R2 EE server, I have a G drive, and it had an Exchange 2010 database on it. I removed the DB from Exchange, and I proceeded to remove the DB and other files from the G drive.I...
View ArticleDFS trips often
HiI have a file server windows 2008 R2 having around 18 shared drives. In a domain controller, DFS is configured targeted these drives. At least once in a week users loose connection to access the DFS...
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 ArticleServer 2012 - iSCSI Virtual Disks Missing After Reboot
Hi guys. I recently had to reboot my Windows 2012 Storage Server. When it came up, the physical disks that the iSCSI virtual disks reside on were visible, as were the VHD files, but the targets were...
View ArticleWindows 7 + Server 2008 Standard + Folder Redirect (Documents) + offline...
I have a laptop user that I cannot resolve the OFFLINE availability for her DOCUMENTS folder. I have SYNC set. I go to Control Panel and activate SYNC. It displays that it is SYNCING. Let it run...
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