DFS - The replication group cannot be created - insufficient permissions -...
Hi,I am trying to setup DFS replication on tow servers. I am local admin on the servers but NOT domain account. Is it possible to create Replication group anyway? or should i contact the Domain...
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 ArticleDo changes in shares get logged?
Hi there,Recently we found out Access Based Enumeration on all DFS namespaces has been disabled. We don't know how this happened. We would like to see some log files with changes in DFS namespaces or...
View ArticleQuery on DFS namespace
We have a DFS namespace consisting 4 virtual servers running window server 2012 as shown below.The 4 servers are located in 2 different AD site, with 2 server running in AD site 1 and another 2...
View ArticleWindows 2012 DFS stopped working for one machine after reboot
I have 2 Windows 2012 servers that replicate a folder two-way sync using DFS. They have done so happily for a few years now. Recently, both servers suffered a power failure. After getting back online,...
View ArticleUtility to migrate user directories from Server 2003 to Server 2012 R2
Are there any utilities that help streamline migrating users from a Server 2003 server to a Server 2012 R2 server? We currently map a drive for their home directory, then group policy uses that path...
View ArticleAbout DFSR performance & efficiency
Hello everyone. Maybe some guru's know how DFS-R works ;). I'm very interested in DFS replication for a very large number of small files, whick appear every day. (let's say +10000-100000 files <...
View ArticleReenabling Previous Versions after being disabled for an extended period
Have a server that was in-place upgraded from 2008 r2 to 2012 r2. Went a few months before I realized that during the update Previous Versions settings did not come across. Looks like the old shadow...
View ArticleDFS Restore command fails: Access Denied
I have 2 DFS Servers with Replication on the 2 of themFile01 and File02 with File01 as the primaryI performed a robocopy that deleted some user profiles so I tried to restore the files but I am getting...
View ArticleHow to setup both a separate [public] Anonymous Login share (without login...
Hey All, Any help in resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated. Environment Details:Windows Server 2012 R2 (Non-domain)Two shares:\\server2012\anon_share\\server2012\private_shareIntended...
View ArticleFile server data migration from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008r2
Hi, I am just in the middle of planning a file server migration from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008 R2.The files that need to come over to our new 2008 file server are our Users data from their home...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 - Share and storage manager - automatically delete sessions?
Hi All,We have a problem on one of our servers in which users are unable to access network drives when they log on. It comes with with an error message along the lines of you are unable to connect as...
View ArticleError/warning message "you don't have permission to modify files in this...
Hi,We have a windows server 2008 running, and we access it via remote desktop. And there's this certain folder that all users access, and where we save important files. So, since this is where...
View ArticleReplace files across directories
A client was hit with a Crypto virus recently. To resolve the issue, I have restored their backup to a directory on a server. After days of replacing a corrupt with a 'clean' file, the client expects...
View ArticleWork Folder System Tray executable error
We're currently looking to deploy Work folders across our organization now that a Windows 7 client is available, however we receive a .Net application error when installing the Work Folders client on a...
View ArticleRoaming Profiles and Home Directory Questions
I wanted to ask some advice before making changes to AD for roaming profiles, folder redirection and the home folder. We run Server 2008 with Windows 7 computers. The XP workstations will be gone by...
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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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 ArticleWindows 10 Volume Replica vs StarWind
Hi,I know Server 10 isn't finished yet, but I am interested in the storage replica feature which I believe does synchronous synchronisation. Was just wondering if someone else had some more experience...
View ArticleDo changes in shares get logged?
Hi there,Recently we found out Access Based Enumeration on all DFS namespaces has been disabled. We don't know how this happened. We would like to see some log files with changes in DFS namespaces or...
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