VDS.exe causes a Long Disk Queue Length
We have a situation were vds.exe is causing a very Long Disk Queue Length (Server 2008 R2) when the service is started. The problem is relatively easy to reproduce using these steps:1. Start Resource...
View ArticleTrack Open files and Sessions for a specific CAP on a File Server Failover...
Hi all,I have set a File Server on a W2K8R2 Failover Cluster at a customer. They don't use DFS and because of the legacy structure and previous FS migration history I had to ensure the transparency of...
View ArticleVSS Volume Shadow Copy keeps failing on Windows 2008 Server
Get this error on a 2008 32bit server seems like every morning. We run Backup Exec 2010 R3 which I assume this comes from. ThanksLog Name: ApplicationSource: Application ErrorDate:...
View ArticleVolume Shadow Copy Service error. Event ID 20003, 8205, 12302,
VSS backups are failing on the server and below are some observation and informaiton gathered. Any help is appreciated.Event Type: Error Event Source: VSS Event Category: None Event ID: 12302 Date:...
View ArticleIscsi virtual disk wizard shows no servers (and no volumes)
Hi, in windows 2012 DataCenter, I installed the Iscsi target role and went on to set an iscsi disk.but when launching "new Iscsi virtual disk" wizard (Server Manager\File and Storage Services\iSCSI...
View ArticleDFSR Error : Error: 9098 (A tombstoned content set deletion has been scheduled)
Hello,We are getting this error on one of our DFSR shares and am not sure how to get this fixed. We have over 30 different shares replicating and all of them are fine except for one. I have tried to...
View ArticleFile Sharing Problem
Hello everyone, I have a win2k8 R2 SP2 server. i have a network drive where all of my user files are shared out by department. resently, I stated having probles with this drive and some users. Anytime...
View ArticleCannot connect a workstation to a Windows 2008 Std Server. The server has...
We have purchased a Windows 2011 SBS server with volume licening. We have executied 'downgrade rights' and installed Windows 2008 Std Server. The installation of the 1st server has connectability set...
View ArticleAllow access to CHILD Folders deny Parent folder access?
We would like users to have access to particular sub/child folders in a directory. However, we do not want them to be able to view the other directories or access them.For Example, there is a big share...
View ArticleWindows MPIO Setup for Dual Controller SAN
Can someone please clear me the following doubts about the MPIO setup on Windows 2012 for a dual controller SAN.Should I discover target Portals for all four SAN interface on the iSCSI initiator...
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Mapped Network Drives don't show the sharename
We have Network Drives mapped through logon batch file, sometimes they stop showing the sharenames and only say "Network Drive (<Drive Letter>:)"If the user logs off and logs back in, it starts...
View ArticleCentralized File Server (Shared Folders and Home Folders) & FTP Servers using...
We are having more than 60 Branch office locations and a centralized Datacenter and DR Site. All the end user computing services like AD, Exchange, DHCP, Antivirus etc. are being centralized and in...
View ArticleFTP Connecting erorr...........
When I try to connect to a folder on my webserver using Windows Explorer, I get the following message..."Windows cannot access this folder. Make sure you typed the filename correctly and that you have...
View ArticleSome new files moved to PreExisting folder, but initial sync completed months...
My DFSR diagnostic report showed a 11003 warning. I found a few files in the PreExisting folder with a last modified date of yesterday. The thing is initial replication finished months ago so I don't...
View ArticleDFSR Staging Size for Single Large File
I have some replication groups with a Single large file (about 10GB). What would be the correct size of the staging area?Also, what happens if1. The Staging area is smaller than the file size?2. The...
View ArticleMoving from Stand-alone namespace to DFS while keeping old mapped drives.
We have many clients who use a Stand-alone namespace (\\servername\shareddrive\data) and they usually hire us when their old server is failing to step in and install a new server at their location....
View ArticleWierd Volume Shadow Copy Service errors
Hi,We have a problem, please help.OS: Windows 2008 R2 64-bit with Hyper-Vvssadmin list writersshows:Error: A Volume Shadow Copy Service component encountered an unexpected error.Check the Application...
View ArticleRobocopy Windows Server 2008 version Changes Destination Directory to System...
I have been living with this bug in the new version of robocopy for awhile now, but I now need a better solution to this than adding theA-:SH parameter to my robocopy commands. I noticed this was...
View ArticleUNC path with double backslashes cannot explain after upgrading to Windows...
Dear engineers,We used to use double backslashes to access the share folders (eg.: \\myserver\\sharefolder\\) in Windows Server 2003 while this doesn't work after upgrading to Windows Server 2008 R2.We...
View Articlewrite-caching policy not restored after reboot.
The problem I've been experiencing is very similar to this old one from server 2000:http://support.microsoft.com/kb/290757After a system restart, the write-caching policy is not being saved on the...
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