DFS Replication Event 4004 -> The volume manager is shutdown
Hi all, yesterday I tried to setup a DFS replication between two Namespaceservers with an iSCSI disk each. On both disk are several folders. Each of the folders should be synchronized via DFSR. But...
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We have an application which backs up its self every hour by copying its data files to a backup folder on a local drive. Every hour it creates a new sub folder with a time stamp in its name and under...
View ArticleFile Expiration Task - User rights lost
Hi I created a File Expiration Task on Windows server 2008 R 2. And the job is running successfully.But all the user rights of those expired files are lost after they has been moved...There is no...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 DFS - using partial wildcard in file extension
In Windows Server 2008 DFS I want to filter out files with an extension of .*_tmp e.g. wombat.doc_tmp or hairynose.txt_tmp.I put *.*_tmp in the DFS file filter. However it doesn't appear to process...
View ArticleError while partioning my hard disk
When i'm trying to partition the volumes i'm coming across with an error saying "There is not enough available space in the hard disk to complete the operation".
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my dfs replication serviceis not logging any events in the event viewer
View ArticleStrange Defrag error 0x80070057
Hello everyone,I am observing a strange issue with defrag on Windows Server 2012 R2. There is a hardware RAID volume using deduplication in VDI mode and containing some virtual machines. Deduplication...
View Articlecmdlets for a usable storage space
I have available 8 x 2TB HDDs and 4 x 400GB SSD's which I want to create a Tiered Storage based Storage Spaces volume with. I want to use 10GB of space for the Quorum volume later. I'm missing...
View ArticleDFS Replication no longer bidirectional
Hi all,I have encountered some issues with 2 servers. Both servers are running Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise.These servers are both DCs and they've been running DFSR successfully for a while. I noticed...
View Articlemklink 'Unable to find required directory'
I have a task of accessing directory D1 located on remote machine M1 from machineM2.For this, I created a symbolic link for D1 on M2 using the command:mklink /d C:\D1 \\M1\e$\D1Now, from machine M2, if...
View ArticleWeird file renaming permission issues
Hi!We have a file rename permission issue. Here is the background:We created a 2008 R2 DFS namespace called UserData with Read/write share permissions for Administrators, Everyone and System. UserData...
View ArticleWindows 2012 R2 Deduplication Problems, 0 B SavedSpace and 0 OptimizedFiles
Objective:On a Windows 2012 R2 server, enable Deduplication on a new 20 TB D: physical volume. This volume will become a target for Veeam Backup and Replication backups.Problem:Deduplication fails to...
View ArticleUnable to (Re)Add Disk to Storage Pool - Server 2012 R2 Essentials
Hi, in setting up and testing Storage Spaces on a brand new WSE 2012 R2 installation (all patches applied), I created a basic 2-disk Storage Pool with a fixed-provision Mirror Space (maximum size) with...
View ArticleIOMeter hangs when running to a NFS share from Windows Storage Server 2012
Hello, I am trying to measure performance of NFS share coming from Windows Storage Server 2012 using IOMeter also running on windows Server 2012. I can create the share on WSS2012. Windows 2012 client...
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 ArticleUnable to connect to Virtual Disk service + other issues
Hi,I have a 2008 R2 server, primary duties are DC and handling the iSCSI connection to my ReadyNAS Pro.Last week I tried to setup DFS-R to another NAS attached to a separate server, all looked OK but...
View ArticleMap network drive (folder) / Group exclusion
Hello - Our school has a shared drive (folder?) on our 2008 server. This is for teachers and staff. We have a group named teachers and staff. We also have a group named students that have their own...
View ArticleIs there a pdf or list or something that shows the programs that open or...
.h.dat.dmp.crmlog.clb.cmf.toc.clr.dir.sdb.pfetc.....What does someone do when they have no idea how to open these files? Is there a comprehensive file type list? A pdf? Some sort of reference? and...
View ArticleCleanly Remove Storage Tier from Virtual Disk
I have got a tiered Virtual Disk composed of 1 HDD and 1 SSD (just a lab setup). Is there a way to cleanly remove the SSD tier from the virtual disk - I'm guessing marking the tier as readonly then...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 DFS unable to create namespace
Hello, I am trying to create a DFS namespace in a Windows 2012 domain. The forest functionality is Windows 2012 and all the servers are Windows 2012. When I try to create the Namespace from the...
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