Windows server 2008 R2 Standard edition time server problem: The computer did...
Hello,I'm trying to get my 2008 R2 server (physical server) to synch with an external time server. I've read other threads on the topic but have not found a solution. I'm sure i'm missing...
View ArticleServer 2012 - VSS Event ID 8194 - Unexpected error querying for the...
I'm seeing an error popping up in the application log on both nodes of my Server 2012 cluster. The events seem to occur when DPM begins a system state/bmr backup of the node. The DPM Backups usually...
View ArticleIn DFS, How to make servers LEAST COST for different subnets.
Hello, We setup DFS in our domain (SERVER1) and we replicated the DFS namespace into a server which is also a member of the domain but it is on a DIFFERENT SUBNET (let's call this server SERVER2). How...
View ArticleMPIO setup
Hoping somebody can shed some light on a setup and performance question I have regarding MPIO.we have 2 * 2012 (not R2) Hyper-V boxes with 3 iSCSI links setup. We are using CSVs hosted on another 2012...
View ArticleSMB2/3 stack unstable/crashing on Server 2012 - no errors in eventlogs...
One of my clients is experiencing the following issue with their Windows Server 2012 fileserver (so far it has happened twice in a timeframe of several months):Access to fileshares hosted on the server...
View ArticleNTFS permissions not inherited to files (google drive folder)
I have a server 2003 R2 with Google drive application installed.The google drive service syncs all my files to a local folder on the server.Problem is that with files that are synced from the cloud the...
View ArticleRobocopy Error 123
My Robocopy utility has been working fine for months and now it has stopped function. I am copying source W2K3 server to W2K8 server many times and it works, now it doesn't: ERROR 123 (0x0000007B)...
View Articleshare best practice
I heard somewhere in reason years that its no longer best practice to put a share at the root of a drive, that we should create a folder and share out a subfolder, never heard exactly why.Does it...
View ArticleRIAD 5 fails
i have googled the web but could not come up with any answers. I have a windows softwareraid "5" (yes plz hate me for this) with 3x3TB disks, one disk recensently failed. I have just replaced the bad...
View ArticleCustom File Management Task for Duplicate files
HiI have ran a report on Windows server 2008R2 File and Print Server and we are wasting a lot of space on our file server due to duplicate files. I would like to run a custom file management task to...
View ArticleWork Folders for Windows 7
Hi,Would anyone know when Work Folders client support will be available for Windows 7? It was meant to be made available shortly after general availability of Server 2012 R2...
View ArticleUsers Session Needs to be disconnected
dears,i'm running a Widows server 2008 R2 Std. SP1 as a file server and host some applications based on MS access and VFP at the same time.some users randomly complain they are not able to run the...
View ArticleRAID Virtual Volumes Server 2008 R2 (Dell H200)
Hi all, I am hoping someone can point me in the right direction. I am deploying a Dell R410 server with a Dell PERC H200 Controller with 4 X 300GB SAS Drives in two RAID1 arrays. I have loaded Server...
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 ArticleHow to prohibit user change file name extensions ?
I have a folder named DATA, limit 5MB and prohibit copy file .mp3 to it.I've used File Server Resource and I'm done!But i have a question, if user change file .mp3 to .doc and copy it in DATA, it still...
View ArticleShare folders migration to different servers
Hi Everyone,i have situation here,we have Windows server 2008 R2 standard and its been configured as file server (Share and Storage management). now i need to move two shares and which already being...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 RSS on Nic Teams
Hello,I'm building an SMB3 SAN for Hyper-V machines (just like everyone else on the planet), and i have a question regarding RSS. I'm trying to implement a "converged" network, so that everything is...
View ArticleSolutions - Seeking input for web front end to storage
I am being bound by business process and privacy issues, and we want to keep our storage in house. At the same time, all our users see and love drop box and google drive. So how can we, in our own...
View ArticleHome Directories Remote Access
Hi,As a school we are looking to give students access to their home directories from anywhere (preferably with easy access from tablet devices). We have an on-premise SharePoint Server (2013), and...
View ArticleDFS link Folder icons not displayed on DFS network Folder.
Hi all:I am migrating from windows server standard 2003 R2 to windows server standard 2012 R2.I have created an alone DFS system on 2012 like 2003.To increase the user recognition for network folders,...
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