Adding a new folder in DFS Management creates a .DFSFolderLink inside the new...
This is my first time setting up DFS. I added a Namespace, then added a Folder using the DFS Management tool. Every time I do this, inside the new folder is a link named .DFSFolderLink. Why is it doing...
View ArticleFile server migration from domain A to domain B.
Dear FriendsFor some reason we are planing to migrate our file server FS1 which is member of domain A to new domain B.FS1 consist more thane 400 root folder and 1000+ sub folders, I am looking a...
View ArticleW2K12 Dedupe
I have a Windows Server 2012 File Server w/ 6TB of data. 70% of the contents are Adobe Files and Pictures, the rest are MS Office files. I'd like to turn on dedupe on the volume.Are Photoshop and...
View ArticleI can browse to file but not access with full unc via DFS Namespace
Hi,We are using Windows 2008 and have replication between 2 servers.We are using a namespace "\\domain.local\all\Training Matrix\DB_Docs" where we store our employee training records.We have an...
View ArticleHow to set CHAP secret in iSCSI Target
I am setting up a new iSCSI target and a new iSCSI initiator using two Windows 2012 servers. I'm confused on the differences between the CHAP configuration between the target and initiator. On the...
View ArticleGlobal Security Group and NTFS permission don’t work
I just wander if somebody could help me resolve following issue:I’ve created Global Security Group, added members and gave full permission on security tab. Then I shared folder with full permissions...
View ArticleCan I use DFS to synchronize Tasks in Windows Task Scheduler in two 2008R2...
Can I use DFS to synchronize Tasks in Windows Task Scheduler in two 2008R2 servers?My application will create windows tasks in task scheduler of Windows Server 2008R2. Now I need to create these tasks...
View ArticleVolume Shadow Copy - Older Copies Can Only Be Seen by Administrator
A regular user reported she could only see the previous versions of a file going back to 6/25. Looking at the same file the domain administrator could see previous versions going back to 5/15. I...
View ArticleDFSR Replication Question
First time poster, long time lurker, but will appreciate some help here. One of our servers that was in a DFSR replication group just experienced a ungraceful shutdown and our primary objective here is...
View Articlewindows server 2008 secure file sharing
how to specify some users in work place to use shared file
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windows 2012 server mirroring on GUID partition table (GPT)
Can you please write instructions how to initiate mirroring in windows 2012 server with 2 SATA, GPT hard drives as shown below ?As i can see here:...
View ArticleStorage Pool Media Type Unknown
I am trying to create a tiered virtual disk with Windows Server 2012 R2. I can successfully create pools; however the option to "Create storage tiers on this virtual disk" requires at least one SSD...
View ArticleDFS Linked Folders disappearing
I just built a brand new server with Windows Server 2012 and have configured a DFS Root with linked folders on it and found an issue. Scenario: \\Server\Storage share is setup for S:\ (NET SHARE...
View ArticleUsing DFS-R to replicate VHD and VHDX Files
Hello -I am trying to find a solution to replicate VHD files and VHDX files between two data centers. I'm deploying the solution using Windows Server 2012.The VHD files are not virtual machines, they...
View Articleopen file problem with vss
Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard SP1, NetBackup 7.5.0.5 (client and server)i have two servers having the above installations. both servers have all default configurations for both Windows and...
View ArticleDFS - users not getting file lock, how do I force namespace to hit local file...
Subject says it all. We have DFS setup between two sites. I need to make sure users hit the local file server before going to a different site. How do I do this? I've read through some of the basic...
View ArticleDelegate Management Permissions for Replication Group using DFSRAdmin.exe or...
i am trying atomate process of creating replication group and delegate management permissions for a group using powershell & DFSRAdmin.exe. i could not find a way to do it in the powershell but i...
View Articledfsradmin health report still showing a deleted replicated folder for a...
I have 3 DFSR servers in one replication group. Yesterday I deleted one of the DFSR replicated folders for this replication group via the DFS MMC. After doing this I forced AD replication as well as...
View ArticleError unoptimizing deduplicated volume
I am trying to undo deduplication on a volume in Windows Server 2012. Whenever I start an unoptimization job, I get the following error in the Deduplication Operational log:Data Deduplication error:...
View ArticleError message received configuring raid 1 on using Dell PowerEdge T410
Configuring raid 1 using Dell Systems Build and Update Utility on Dell PowerEdge T410 in order to install windows server 2003, i get this error message: Deployment failed due to: Boot controller...
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