2003 to 2008 R2 cluster migration dealing with network name
Hi, I want to migrate around 500 2003 cluster shares to 2008 R2. I have a weekend to do this. I know I can replace the disks and retain NTFS permissions and I can script the shares. I'm wondering about...
View ArticleCannot Add File Share to (any) File Server Role of a Cluster in Windows...
Cannot Add File Share to (any) File Server Role of a Cluster in Windows Server 2012...Get this message in the Operational Log in "FileServices-ServerManager-EventProvider" section of MS-Windows...
View ArticleSystem error 86 has occurred. The specified network password is not correct....
After the Windows 2008 R2 64 bit server got below 2 updates a network share is no longer available. And trying to remap it with correct credentials (that work on a Windows 8.1 64 bit) gives this error:...
View ArticleHighly Available File Server
Hi,I am looking for suggestions to create a HA File Server. I deally It would be wonderful if 2 servers could access the same LUN.. But my understanding is this cannot be done.. Also, Ideally the...
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So, is Data Deduplication and ODX supported or not???
According to MS Technet Article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj200627.aspx, it states:File system filter drivers such as antivirus and encryption programs need to opt-in to ODX.ODX is not...
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Automated scrubbing and bit rot repair on a mirrored storage space using ReFS
I use several ReFS volumes , either on one-way or two-way mirrored storage spaces under Windows Server 2012R2.The description of the automated 'scrubbing' on TechNet seems a bit unclear to me....
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Shadow copy on File server
Hello! I have:1) Failover cluster with 2 hosts on Windows server 2012 r22) Role: File Server3) I configure shadow copy: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/library/cc771305.aspxOn Computer Management -...
View ArticleDFS root browsable in \\domain\ other DFS roots require FQDN i.e....
Using "contoso" as a substitute for the real name.....I managed to set up a DFS root of the form \\contoso\users that is showing up like any share would in windows explorer when I browse\\contoso\ and...
View ArticleShared folders (Windows file shares) show access denied and do not prompt for...
Scenario: Like other admins, I log on and work as a 'standard user' (usera) with no admin rights anywhere in the domain, to perform admin tasks I have another account (userb) which I authenticate with...
View ArticleAccess Denied for 1 User, but Not Another
I just don't understand what could possibly be causing this issue.I have two users, one for myself and another for the on-site administrator of a server. This server's purpose is to hold a large amount...
View ArticleFolder Redirection issues with Windows Server 2012 R2
We have a 2 node cluster for our file server and a File Server Role configured. All of this is done in Windows Server 2012 R2 and Server 1 and Server 2 are VM running in Hyper-V.Server 1: GCDC-WFS01...
View ArticleDFS Cannot retrieve version vectors from this member due to a Windows...
On one of my members I get the following error: Backlog calculations cannot be performed because DFS Replication encountered the following error while accessing the Windows Management Instrumentation...
View ArticleEvent ID: 5014, 5004 The DFS Replication Service is stopping communication...
I'm replicating between two servers in two sites (Server A - Server 2012 R2 STD, Server B - Server 2008 R2) over a VPN (Sonicwall Firewall). Though the initial replication seems to be happening it is...
View ArticleBatch file for DFSR Backlog check doing weird stuff
Hi Everyone,I have a DFS Replication structure with just over 20 Replication Groups and wrote a batch file that runs a backlog check on each writing the results to a text file.It works perfectly except...
View ArticleHome Directory sharing lost
Hello,I have noticed that a lot of Home Directories previously shared lost their sharing last week...any idea how they could loose the sharing? the folder is present but not shared anymore..Thanks,...
View ArticleWhy "Deny Delete" permission is not work?
Dear Support,I'm meeting an issue now.when I created a shared folder, i want to grant the permission to specified users/groups which can make them create/delete/modify its child files/folders, but do...
View ArticleDeduplication - Server 2012 R2 - disk relocation
Hello all!I have question for you, that is bothering me and my colleague.Tbh, I didn't read the documentation for Deduplication feature in 2012 R2 version of the Server OS, but my colleague did, and...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 Fileserver - Files open sometimes slow
We have problems - file open sometimes slow. Fileserver isWindows 2012 R2 (all updates) and Window 7 clients. The Fileservers are virtual and running von VMWare vShpere 5.1. (paravirtual, vmxnet3...
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Server 2012 R2 - Dedup chunk store bigger than original data
Hi there,I have a fresh install of a Windows Server 2012 R2 as fileserver with deduplication enabled on several volumes. One volume shows a strange behavior after a couple of weeks in productive...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 File Server - 2008 R2/Win7 Clients Access Denied. SMB 3...
I've setup a Server 2012 R2 File Server. When creating shares I selected to enable encryption.Now Windows 7 and 2008 R2 clients cannot access. Pretty clear that this is SMB 3 encryption the cause.OK....
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