Permissions when migrating data NTFS
I have successfully migrated data from an old file server to a new file server. The file server will be commissioned soon pending an incremental ROBOCOPY.All data was migrated and from my spot check,...
View ArticleHow to implement Scan Server in WIN2012 R2?
I received this error:The following devices could not be accessed because they are offline, there is a network issue, the names are incorrect, or the certificate needed to contact the device has not...
View ArticleStrange behavior in the occupation of a 10 TB CSV volume...
Hi all;I have a CSV volume (10 TB in size) that hosts VMs from two clustered Hyper-V machines. When I sums the actual size of the VMs, the OS reports 4.1 TB used, but the Cluster Manager reports just...
View ArticleStorage and Fault Tolerance in Windows Server 2012 R2
I have a basic storage and fault tolerance question. I am new to the issues so I beg your patience. My understanding is that there is Volume level fault tolerance handled by the Disk Management...
View Articlewhat are the basic requirment of clustering
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View ArticleLooking to pool drives with no redundancy but with poratbility of individual...
I'm currently building a new file server to replace my old one. I am looking for a way to pool drives that has the following properties.1. I do not want to have data redundancy, I just can't afford...
View ArticleISCSI connection - authorization failure
I've got an Equallogic SAN box. All works fine, loads of volumes, 3 host servers access volumes etc etc.I'm trying to get a new server to connect to a target. Another server can connect to it fine...
View ArticleDomain based DFS namespace fails when one DFS server goes offline
We have three Win2k8 R2 DFS servers in 2 sites. When I shutdown the oldest DFS server (that I'm trying to decommission) the names space goes offline and can't be accessed. It is running at Win2000 DFS...
View ArticleBetween two windows 2012 r2 servers - the specified network name is no longer...
Hi - we recently upgraded one of our 2008 r2 servers to 2012 r2. This was an actual upgrade, not a format and rebuild. Ever since the upgrade, the server that was upgraded is not able to access shares...
View ArticleDate Modified on folders changes globally after crashed
Our server running Windows Server 2003 R2 shut down unexpectedly due to a power issue and the battery back didn't kick on (a separate issue). After starting back up, all of the folders on the server...
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MPIO: How to set a Path State to active/optimized?
Hi,I've got a problem with my MPIO settings, for some reason data transmissons between servers and storage only use one out of two paths.Win2012R2MPIO installedMPIO feature configuredstorage supports...
View ArticleScanned docs not showng up (delay) for two users in our domain
I have two users in our SBS 2011 domain that are complaining that when they scan to a SMB share that it doesn't show up for x amount of hours however for all the other users it's available instantly....
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 ArticleHow can you find out who has accessed files and folders in Windows server...
if the permissions and GPO's were not set up at all.I am trying to find out WHO, WHAT,WHERE, and WHEN files and folders were accessed for a client that had a previous company set up Server 2012...
View ArticleIdentifying the process or user that has a lock on a folder or file
In Windows Server 2008, it was easy to identify the user that had a lock on a folder or file. As a last resort, you could always log off that user to release a lock.In Windows Server 2012 R2, as far as...
View ArticleEvent ID 502 Access is Denied
I have 2 users who had there work laptops stolen. I gave them replacement laptops and set joined them to the domain using Windows Connector software(http://server-name/connect/). They have Windows 7...
View ArticleDoes Microsoft support disks which have been converted from MBR to GPT with...
Before opening a ticket with Microsoft to get the official response, does Microsoft support disks which have been converted from MBR to GPT with third-party tools?We have various disks on Windows...
View Articlestorage spaces write back cache without tiering
We will be setting up a 12-drive space with 10k 600GB sas drives. How many columns should I use for a 12 drive mirror, 8?I'd like to add in a couple of SSDs and create a write back cache, as well as...
View ArticleInstall sql server 2005 enterprise edition on windows server 2012 r2
as it is possible to install SQL server 2005 enterprise edition on windows server 2012 R2Abp
View ArticleWhat will be the next action plan if a customer reports that a server is down?
during that time what are steps admin can perform to solve this issueAbp
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