Cleanup of thin provisioned volume that is out of space
I've gotten into a situation for which I take the blame, but I'm not sure what, if any, options I have to fix it. I have a 2012 Essentials server with several pools/volumes. One of them is thin...
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View ArticleForum FAQ: VSS System Writer is missing.
SymptomSystem state backup failed with the following error message:"System writer is not found" In addition, when you run the “Vssadmin list writers” command to display VSS writers on the system, the...
View ArticleFile Server Migration Source and Target Data Validation
Does anyone know of a power shell script/CLI command or some other way to verify source and target data after a file server migration? I want to make sure that the shares that are migrated from the...
View ArticleWhy would the firewall stop a workstation accessing an SQL application on a...
Hi, there seemed to be a problem today with the workstation accessing the SQL server and database on the server. The application itself worked fine on the server, but when we tried to access it from...
View ArticleFolders Mysteriously Disappear in Windows Server 2008 R2
Hi,I have this obscure issue with newly created shared or unshared folders disappearing in Windows Server 2008. I know that folders are still there because I can go into DOS mode and locate the...
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Ask for permission instead of network error
Hi,on Windows Server 2012 I have shared a folder (Share$). This folder contains subfolders (folder1 and folder2), where my account has permissions to folder1 but not to folder2.From Windows 8 pc I want...
View ArticleStorage Spaces Disk Failure Notifications
Hi there,I work with backup & recovery systems on a daily basis & am always seeing disk failures - it comes with the turf, high data turn over means more wear & tear... Now Server 2012 I'm...
View ArticleC: drive out of space
I am running Windows Server 2003 and am having a daily issue with the C drive running low on disk space. I am unable to delete any applications at this point. I am continuously having to download...
View ArticleFile sharing problem in Cluster
Hello,Shred resource from windows cluster is not showing in network access. I am using WS 2008R2, I have a folder in SAN Storage, and its mapped in one Server. Now when I share that folder, I can not...
View Article\device\harddisk0 has a bad block
Hi I'm receving since last two days the same message.\device\harddisk0 has a bad blockwhen i click the details it is showing the following file name.IoLogMsg.dllMy operating system is : Windows Server...
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DFS Namespace - Noob question?
I am attempting to setup a stand-alone DFS Namespace to alleviate some of the growing pains of ever increasing data requirements at our facility. Essentially what I would like to do is setup this DFS...
View ArticleStorage Spaces on WS2012R2 Server Essentials drive space error
So, I finally bit the bullet and retired my V1 Home Server in favor of building out a Windows Server 2012R2 Server Essentials box as a replacement. All seemed to go well with the install and so I built...
View ArticleFile Server (Services for Network File System) role not installing
Hello.I am to connect a NFS folder to my Windows Server 2008 x64.On one server installation of the File Services role along with Services for Network File System went smooth no problem. The same...
View ArticleDFS on Windows Storage Server 2008R2 Essentials
I have a small NAS-type device running Windows Storage Server 2008R2 in place at a remote site for a client. This was put in place to replace a failing 2003 domain controller (not my choice for...
View Article2008R2: spare HDD is labeled "system" in disk management
Getting ready to upgrade from 2008R2 to 2012R2 and I wanted to perform a bare metal backup to a spare PATA drive that has been used only for holding random files that are several versions old. This...
View Article"The sync server needs the user's current user name and password"
Hi,I`m trying to publish Work Folders using Web Application Proxy based on this guide.When trying to set up Work Folders on Windows 8.1 clients (1 domain-join, 1 in workgroup) I get the following...
View ArticleFSRM and SOFS
I have a question about managing user quotas with FSRM on a SOFS. My setup is a basic 2 node fail over cluster configured as a scale-out file server. I plan to use this setup for hosting user folder...
View ArticleDFSR Errors and Initial Sync slows down Network
HelloI have a Windows 2012 Server (primary member-site A) where i created one Replication Group which replicates one folder with the amount of 104 GB of Data over WAN to another Windows 2012 Server...
View ArticleStorage Spaces not working as expected
I've created a test environment using Server 2012 R2 to test and evaluate Storage Spaces. So far I'm not getting the result that I was expecting, so I'm wondering if someone can shed some light on it...
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