tool, utility, hack to limit folder and file path lenght?
Hello, I have been fighting to get some kind of control over a couple of file servers that I have recently inherited.In a nutshell: I have hundreds of thousands of folders that are nested so deep that...
View ArticleAbout File Name Issue by Robocopy
Please kindly help as follows:Due to I need to migrate the Data from Novell to Windows 2008 R2, I have some issue about robocopy.My existing file include some long file / folder name and long file...
View ArticleFile Server Resource Manager
I am network manager in a school and want to implement quotas for which I have downloaded the File Server Resource Manager and installed it on the network. I have read the bumf that comes with (I know...
View ArticleWork Folders: limitations and sync process
Hi,Is there any information on the limitations (if any) of Work Folders in Server 2012R2 with regards to File Size, Illegal Characters in File/Folder names, number of files, ...?I'm doing a comparison...
View ArticleAccess denied on network share for Domain Admin user w/ Full Control
Hi all, I'm experiencing very strange behavior with share/NTFS permissions. My account (let's call it "Corbin Dallas") is a member of the Domain Admins group and is getting access denied when trying to...
View ArticleAll files on my DFS disappeared!
I setup a DFS to hold my RedirectedFolders last week, in order to add an additional safeguard against a failing harddrive.Moments ago, all of my files disappeared from my redirected Desktop... and My...
View ArticleRe-creating DFS Replication between two folders
I have two DFS servers: SERVER1 and SERVER2. I have a namespace called "COMPANY" and one of the replicated folders is called "USERDATA" and it contains around 880gb worth of data. The DFS path is...
View ArticleDFSR performance question - high latency and high bandwidth - windows 2012r2
Hello, first question here...We have a pair of backup servers, connected with a 1G WAN link (290 ms latency).I am replicating backup files (mainly SQL files) between them (one-way), for DR/BCP...
View ArticleFile Corruption During Sync Windows 8.1
Hi I have recently introduced some Windows 8.1 systems into our environment, a Sony laptop and a non branded custom build, both systems are running Windows 8.1 Pro. Our environment is as follows:...
View ArticleWrite-Back Cache in Scale-Out File Server
My test environment setup consists of one Hyper-V server and a two-node Scale-Out File Server. All have Windows Server 2012 R2 installed with the latest updates as of today.My question is about Server...
View ArticleDFSR replication, RDC algorithm and the Revit file type .rvt
I have a client who has 2 remote offices, that both use the Revit application for day to day work (http://www.autodesk.com/products/revit-family/overview). The file types that Revit creates are .rvt...
View ArticleDeduplication setting on volume keeps reverting to 'Disabled'
Hi,I have a 2012R2 Std server with 3 x Dedup volumes and one of them has reverted back to a Dedup setting of Disabled, twice now. This also clears all of the excluded folders in the dedup exclusion...
View ArticleFile Servers in Multiple locations
HI All, We have seven sites and each location have the Windows 2003 File Servers, Tape drive and offsite Backup service. So what is the best practice to reduce the cost and give better solutions to...
View Articlehow can track who deleted file/folder from Windows Server 2008
some one delete file from server 2008 shared folder.I want to track who deleted this file/folder.Any comment highly appreciate.RgdArvindArvind
View ArticleProfile Loggin issue.
*** NEWBE ***Hi All,We have been getting errors on our Win2K8 server which are causing problems and are getting worse. It is taking an age to login and we are getting Alerts and Event log errors - see...
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Extend C partition
Hi,I have a disk that I had previously partitioned so that I had a separate system drive and data drive.My system drive is filling up though so I shrunk my data drive and intended to extend my system...
View ArticleAutomatic mail software for deleted files from shared folder on the server...
Guys,I have multiple shared folders from my server for which some of the users have delete rights as well, I am monitoring those file from security audit, I have already enabled the Audit Object...
View ArticleFile server auditing
Hello,Can some one help me how to trigger mail for file auditing if user deletes the data the mail should be initiated.Thanks & Regards, Santosh Chowdary Vasireddy System Administrator Prolifcs...
View ArticleWork Folders keeps prompting for credentials despite using credential...
Hi allI currently have Work Folders setup with my file server using ADFS authentication. Obviously, both are running Server 2012R2. My issue is that after the initial syncing, within a few days to a...
View ArticleUnix user name mapping Window Server 2008
I have a HP ProLiant DL360 G6 running Window Server 2008 R2 Standard. My environment is mostly Solaris 10 based x86 workstations and a couple of odd PCs. I have had not problem configuring the raid...
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