Windows 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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HelloI received a copy of Server 2K8 R2 off of DreamSpark to help go along with my studies. Last night I installed it on an old PC that I had and placed my drives in it and shared them with "everyone"...
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I have an Windows 2008 R2 file server with clients on Win 7 & 8, there is a requirement for 2 different departments to have a common shared folder with different permissions asper the below...
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I have a 2008R2 File server with 2 large NTFS volumes. I want to upgrade this server to 2012R2. If these NTFS volumes, that were created on a 2008R2 server, are attached to a 2012R2 server, will they...
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We have 2 Windows Server 2008 R2 servers that we have connected USB drives to and mounted VHDs in Disk Management. Neither server will format a drive as either NTFS or FAT32. It just gives a message...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 File Server Stops Responding to SMB Connections
Hi There,Massive shot in the dark here but I am struggling with a pretty major issue atm. We have a production file server that is hosted on the following:Dell MD 3220i -> iSCSI -> Server 2008...
View ArticleProblems with shared Excel files disappearing with DFSR on Server 2008 R2
Hello all,We have a problem while saving Excel files that are "shared" (multiple user editing) in DFS replicated network folder.Environment: 2 x Server 2008 R2 (hosting shared Excel files in a network...
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net share doesnt set caching option on a 2008 r2 file server cluster
Hi,I'm using net share to create file share cluster resources on 2008 R2 as "cluser doesn't work". I've hit an issue when it comes to setting the caching options.If I try the first command below it...
View ArticleMigration FRS ->DFSR (Sysvol) 2 questions.
Good day to all.I apologize in advance for my bad english.I have learned this SYSVOL Replication Migration Guide: FRS to DFS Replication and blog SYSVOL Migration Series. Then I successfully completed...
View ArticleError: Invalid Parameter when trying to extend volume in Windows Server 2012
From VMware, I added space to a Hard Drive to a Windows Server 2012 VM. I then went into the WinServer console, and opened Disk Management. I did a rescan on the disk. It found the extra space. I...
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 ArticleShadow Copy restore
Trying to restore shadow copies of files that have changed in error.If on the file server (Windows 2008 r2) you drill down to the file that needs to be restored and right click "Restore previous...
View ArticleiSCSI MPIO with only one LUN
If I have a Server 2012 MPIO iSCSI connection to the storage server but I'm only connecting to one LUN will that provide any kind of increased performance or is the benefit just redundancy at that point?
View ArticleDFS Best Practice and domain structures
We currently have built a new domain structure for our client which consist of domains in separate forests with the approapriate trusts in place. The domains being:user, resource, legacy resource and...
View ArticleBranch Cache Deployment
Hi Techies,I need to deploy a Branch Cache Solution for one of the client’s remote office. Users in the remote office need to access 3 files shares from two different locations (parent or main office)....
View ArticleMinimum NTFS permission required to encrypt on remote server
As stated in the title...What are the minimum required NTFS permissions on a shared folder on a server to allow a user from a remote PC to encrypt files in that folder?Full or Modify?We had a...
View ArticleDFS error
hello, I currently configures the DFS share between two servers. explanation: - 1 Domain - 2 servers (There are each at a remote site connected via VPN) (PDC1, PDC2) So I set up the DFS: First...
View ArticleThe IO operation at logical block address # for Disk # was retried
Hello everyone,A warning appears in the system log: === Log Name: System Source: disk Date: 2/20/2013 1:00:28 PM Event ID: 153 Task Category: None Level: Warning...
View ArticleActiveDirectory/DNS and Folder Share Permissions
I have a remote office connected to Headquarters over a WAN. The HQ provides DNS, ActiveDirectory, etc. The remote office is not allowed to use Workgroups. At the remote location I designate 1...
View ArticleDFSR Failover for 2 VM File Servers
Current Setup:2 VM Windows 2012 R2 Servers: File01 and File02 (File01 is set as Primary)DFSR setup between the 2How can I configure the 2 DFS servers HA even though they are VMs on a FA cluster? If...
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