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Physical Disks showing up in Disks in Storage but not in Primordial pool on...
I am trying to create a storage pool in Windows Server 2012 File and Storage Services using two disks that I created under a VM in Windows Azure. When I launch Server Manager and then go to File and...
View ArticleWindows 2012 API to get dedup volume information
Which is the correct API to get dedup volume information [something equivalent to powershell command “Get-DedupVolume”] I have tried “MSFT_DedupVolume” but couldn’t find any API to get the information...
View ArticleWin Server 2012 - FSRM File Screening - Powershell - Passive
Server: Windows Server 2012 StandardTrying to setup a passive File Screening path on my server via powershell however it doesn't want to set it as Passive, it always sets it as active. I checked my...
View ArticleReFS corruption
A few weeks ago, I created a striped virtual disk using storage spaces on Win2K12R2 formatted in ReFS. I copied a large amount of data to the disk with apparently no issues. I am now finding problems...
View ArticleRunning out of disk space (winsxs, installer, system32, SysWOW64 directories)
Hello, I have a windows server 2008 r2 standard SP1 x64 virtual machine with only 821MB of free space available out of a 35GB single hard drive.After scanning the hard drive with TreeSize I see the...
View ArticleRemoving Temporary Attributes
I am unable to remove temporary attribute for multiple files in DFSR Health Report. The issue is with long path and filename with the following command. For short path and file names, it works...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2 - Indexing service problem with PDF content search
Hi All,We have enable Indexing services on Windows 2008 R2 64 bit sp 1, it has cataloged all the files(PDF/DOC/TXT).When we search the catalog its not returning all the files.Any one has the...
View ArticleTime Server configuration - workstations not syncing with server
Hi,I currently have a server setup as the time server (Windows 2008). If I go onto any of the workstations and enter "net time" it shows the correct time of the server as if it is linking correctly...
View ArticleCan't browse UNC path with name (Permissions problem?)
I have found tons of posts with this issue, but all of them were related to NetBIOS and/or DNS issues. My problem here is a little different. I have two 2008R2 Servers, one is the DC and the other a...
View ArticleUnable to get instance of a dynamic disk in Windows 2012 Server
I am unable to get instance of a dynamic disk, using Storage management API Classes.I used the sample code for Storage Management Application and modified such that it takes Disk Number as argument for...
View ArticleDFS Shared Folder Permissions - which permission is best practice?
When I create the DFS namespace the wizard allows me to edit settings and choose various permissions. First of all, I do understand Share and NTFS permissions. My question is related just to this...
View ArticleiScsiPrt System Errors
HiI have a Windows Server 2008 Standard SP2, 64 bit running on vmWare. I connected to a 1TB iSCSI netAPP LUN, and although the storage stays in place, I still notice consistent errors in Windows System...
View ArticleBitlocker Server 2008r2 and Raid 10 configuration.
I recently installed 4x2tb drives into my server 2008r2 box. I turned on the TPM chip and setup the drives with Raid 10. Now I have a drive that is 3.63tb of space. I have the option of encrypting the...
View ArticleServer 2012 Essentials - Reclaim space after file deletion in Storage Pool
Hey all,This issue has been discussed many times here but I have not found a scenario or solution that helps me understand my problem.I have a Storage Space 3x2TB ParityWhen the drive filled to 90%...
View ArticleHow to modify VSS retention ?
Hi,I have a Windows 2012 Server with DFSR role and a lot of data on many partitions.All VSS are configured on a dedicated partition Z: for all other partitions. For one partition (S: 2,5To) i configure...
View ArticleBackup dates gone?
Hi, Running Server 2008 R2 BackupWe had a drive corrupt and a few folders under are main Share were corrupted. So two days ago I went to our Windows server and restored from the prior days backup....
View ArticleFSRM - File Screen - Powershell - S2012 - Set Administrator E-mail
Heya All,I've been wreaking my brains over this for a couple of days now and just wondered if anyone knows the syntax to apply an e-mail address to a passive File Screen? Its just i've got about 2...
View ArticleNFS Client Mounts
Hi All,I am having a problem mounting more than one NFS share to a windows 2008R2 server.I can sucessfully mount one by using the following:mount -o anon \\servername\share y:but when I try mount -o...
View ArticleBest way to keep a folder in synch between multiple datacenters
I'm looking for a way to synchronize a folder from one server to another. I want one server to be a master server and all the other servers should receive the file(changes) from the master server...
View ArticleStorage Spaces - Removing drive with "Lost Connection"
I have a storage space in server 2012 R2 (migrated from Win8) that is in an unhealthy state. It's a parity space on a pool that has two dedicated journal drives. The journal drives are no longer in our...
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