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RDP- redirect local mapped drive resource
Hi All,Background:Forest/Domain A (W2K8R2)Forest/Domain B (W2K8R2)Forest A and B are trusted.Users in Forest A map some drives (DFS shares) via GPO.Now, some users need to connect via RDP to a specific...
View ArticleConvert a physical DFSR node to a virtual node without re-initialization?
Currently, our primary file server is a physical machine with file storage on a SAN. We're using DFSR to sync (two-way) files with a branch office. We'd like to virtualize the primary file server...
View Articlerobocopy commands to copy data with NTFS permissoins from windows server 2008...
Hi, I am planning to copy all the share folders along with data to the new server ( server2) and decommission the old one (server1)The other server is also on the same domain as server1. i want to use...
View ArticleCopy the parent folder with ROBOCOPY
I am trying to Move one folder +Contents from one drive to another. ROBOCOPY E:\Users\Laviathin\Pictures\"Art"\Manga G:\Will\"My Pictures"\Manga /MOVE /FP /ETA /LOG:MANGA.TXTI want to to Move the...
View ArticleRequest advice on File Share Sizing
Hi,Anyone please advice me about file share with failover cluster on WS2008 R2 or later.I have a data about 9TB for 1700 users roaming profile. Anyone please advice me about server sizing of failover...
View Article2003 SMB client much faster than 2008 R2 SMB client
Hi,Old client: Windows Server 2003 SP2New client: Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1File server: Windows Server 2012 R2 with 2014 November RollupCopying a folder with a large number of files from a file share...
View ArticleFile search on Server 2008 using Windows 7 workstation
Trying to get Windows 7 clients to search a network file share using the search index on the file server, but doesnt seem to be working.My setup is: Windows Storage Server Standard 2008 (not R2),...
View ArticleWork Folders Stopped Working - The sync server needs the user's current user...
Our Work Folders deployment has just stopped working.Once the user has logged in to ADFS they get the following error message "The sync server needs the user's current user name and password...
View ArticleNew Large Files on a Windows 2012 Server
I would like to have a weekly report showing me what large file have been added to a drive in the previous 7 days - is this possible? I am aware of the FSRM reports that run but I'd rather not have to...
View ArticleDeduplication and DFS Replication (RDC) over WAN
Hello Everyone !We are running a Windows 2012R2 File Server on site A. The server has deduplication enabled on the share and we do replicate the content of this share to a Windows 2012R2 Server on site...
View ArticleDFS Replication service is unable to access the performance counter
Issue description:Exactly the same as:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Situation: Server A B...
View ArticleCannot optimize volume - Receive error "The specified extrinsic Method does...
When I try to optimize a volume on a server running Windows Server 2012 (R1). I receive the below error. This volume is an ISCSI target to our Compellent SAN. Other Servers don't have an issue with...
View ArticleApplication Information service won't start.
I am trying to added a share on a Windows Server 2008r2 domain controller. Had one that was working fine. Now it's not working. Trying to re-add the share and i get a error that says "Your system...
View ArticleFolder visibility
Hello,I have a 'folder' share on my Windows Server 2008 Standard R2. Within the shared folder, are several subfolders (each for my users). NTFS/share permissions are set at the 'shared' folder level...
View ArticleImplementing Tiered Storage on Existing Storage Spaces Pool - Server 2012 R2
All,I have an existing Storage Spaces pool on a Windows Server 2012 R2. All drives are HDD, and the pool is divided into three volumes (1 mirror, 2 parity). I am considering adding some SSD's for the...
View ArticleDFS Standards
Hello,We currently have 7 offices all with fie servers as well as a cofacility. We are looking to set up DFS between the CO facility and each office file server. What is the general rule here?We are...
View ArticleServer 2012 storage pool -Lost Communication with drive resulting in no...
Hello, I have run out of ideas, I need help to find a successful solution.Server 2012 storage pool -Lost Communication with drive resulting in no "FrindlyName" or "UniqueID" for storage pool to work...
View ArticleWhat is best method to migrate Users' Offline Files Data from one server to...
We use Folder Redirection with offline folders. There are ~200 users whose My Documents is redirected to a server. GPO is in place for the folder redirection part and offline folders are enabled by...
View Article2012/2012 R2 deduplication questions.
Good day to all. I apologize in advance for my bad English.I am trying to plan deduplication deployment, but I got few questions. WARNING: there is a lot of text down here.2012.1. 2012 dedup does NOT...
View ArticleRobocopy command help
Late next week I will be replacing one of our Domain Controllers with a brand new server. The Domain Controller is also a file share server. I've been looking at options and it looks like robocopy is...
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