Server 2003 Software RAID-1 Fail - System won't boot
Have a Windows 2003 Server with software RAID-1, and the primary drive failed.I tried editing the boot.ini of the 2nd drive but all I get is a black screen and blinking cursor.The drive had 2...
View ArticleRedirecting network share connections
We have a file server that is being decommissioned. This question is not about redirecting users to another server, which is often accomplished with a DNS alias. What we need to do is post some...
View ArticleIntermittent access to Server 2008R2 file servers that seems to happen due to...
I have a network of Server 2008R2 servers consisting of Windows 7 X64 SP1 Pro / Enterprise clients. Every once in a while, a huge chunk of computers on my network will all freeze. During this...
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 ArticleWhy DFSR primary server is still on "Uninitialized" status?
Hi, I created a DFSR replication group and my primary server is still on "Uninitialized" status after 2 days. The second server (member) in in "Waiting for initial replication" status. There are just 2...
View ArticleReplicating DFS Namespace folders
Hey everyone,I have not been able to find a definitive answer for this question and was hoping that someone could answer this. Is there a problem with replicating DFS Namespace root folders, rather...
View ArticleFiles still exist after the copying is disrupted
I have a problem when the large file copy from the laptop to the external USB HDD or NAS (via CIFS share). When the copy is disrupted (either the network is down or the power outrage to my external...
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 ArticleError: Windows cannot copy file. The filename or extension is too long
Hello friends, I am trying to copy files from one file server to another on the same network, but few have the following error when trying to copy "Error:. Windows can not copy file The filename or...
View Article"Failed to set access paths" when trying to mount a partition
I have a newly formatted drive (GPT, NTFS, 64k). When I try to mount it to a folder, I get the error "Failed to set access paths. Failed to add or remove access paths. Invalid Parameter". I have...
View ArticleUnable to Claim Clariion volumes by MPIO
Hello all,I’ve configured MPIO on a Win2k8 R2 and added several Clariion volumes in it. To install Clariion DSM, I installed EMC PowerPath 5.7.1 SP1 software. Added "DGC RAID 5" and "DGC RAID 10" in...
View ArticleDFS DFS-R and sysvol
Hello All,I noticed recently that my sysvol is using FRS for replication but DFS use DFS-R ?Is there any impact will it slow down teh DFS replication process?Roopesh Raj
View ArticleHow to know from which server files and folders have been deleted in...
How to know from which server files and folders have been deleted in ConflictAndDeleted Folder of DFSR?When I check in ConflictAndDeleted folder of DFSR I wondering how we can see from which server it...
View ArticleDFSR doesn't start replication
Hello. I've got some strange problem with DFSR. We have two servers with Windows 2012R2 and the disk about 12Tb for replication. About a week ago initial replication was working fine. But suddenly it...
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Unable To Create and/or Rename Folders on DFS Shares
HiWe have a Windows 2008 Storage Server that we use as a data server. About 100 folders are shared on our network and we use DFS to collect these shares into manageable shared units.The network...
View ArticleDFS Stopped intial replication - This member is waiting for initial...
I created a new replication group and it replicated 180GB of 250GB from Server A (10.1.1.x) to Server B (10.2.2.x). Then it just stopped. I ran a health report and it gives me this message:"This member...
View ArticleMigrating from traditional fileserver share to namespaces
Hello,I have a very large (9 TB) volume on my fileserver that I would like break up to smaller volumes using namespaces.On the root of this large volume is a folder called "Projects" that is shared....
View ArticleDFS Namespace 'Namespace cannot be queried. Element not found'
Hi,I've got a domain setup with four DFS namespaces setup to allow easy access to the files. However something has happened which has stopped the namespaces from working.I've deleted the entries from...
View ArticleFSRM Quota Management
I have a question about Quota Management.I had everything setup correct with Quota Management for user home folder storage limitation, and it worked fine w/o problems. However, recently I noticed that...
View ArticleWhere is the "File Service Resource Manager" hidden in Windows 2012R2...
Hi All,I am running an W2012R2 Essentials VM as AD and file server. And I want to add/change certain quota templates. This should be done via the FSRM role in MMC. The FSRM role/feature is installed...
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