DFS - disconnected drives
We’re seeing an intermittent issue with DFS namespaces. First, some background information. We are using a domain-based DFS namespace in order to provide access to all of the company’s file shares....
View ArticleDFS not replicating at all.
I recently inherited an windows server 2012 environment running a fileshare on one server with a DFS replication set up to another server in the forest.I noticed the replication had not run for several...
View ArticleNovice q: storing multiple copes of the same file to a deduplicated storage
Hello,we are planning on using Sharepoint 2013, SQL Server 2012, RBS and a data deduplication . The sharepoint will store multiple copies of the same file, at least two to 100 copies.What presumable be...
View ArticleChange server domain retaining permissions
We have a requirement to change the domain membership of a file server but permissions of files stored on the server must be retained with matching groups on the destination domain.I realise there are...
View ArticleThe SMB client failed to resume a handle on a file share with continuous...
Hi.We have a 2-node WS2012 cluster that has a file server role with couple shares configured.We're however constantly getting spammed by the following errors in the eventlog:1) event 1002, source:...
View ArticleHyperv-V Cluster with JBOD and Storage Spaces
HiI'm trying to build a Hyper-V cluster using a cheap JBOD for storage and some old servers, but I'm having a hard time getting my planned configuration validated.My planned configuration might be...
View ArticleZips failing on a single Win2008R2 server (one of many)
I have a single Win2008R2 database server failing to zip/unzip files properly. At our site there are two (going on three) Win2008R2 servers that use a WinRAR job to automatically compresses the...
View ArticleChecking Offline Files Usage by Domain User - Server Side
Hello.Our IT staff is looking for a way to determine which domain users have Offline Files set up on their PCs. I don't fully understand how Offline Files works, but I'm guessing it is mostly a...
View ArticleWindows Explorer is very slow when working locally on 2008 R2 server
We have 3 file servers in our office. All run Windows 2008 Server R2 X64 Enterprise. File server services are all they do.One of the servers runs perfectly.Two of the servers... when an office user...
View ArticleTrying to override NTFS permissions with Share permissions
I’m having trouble coming up with new permissions settings to an existing file server share (Win Server 2008 R2). Let’s call it \\SVRA\ShareA. I’m trying to deny access to this share (in testing I'm...
View ArticleMultiple NICs on same server
Hey Guys!I'm trying to configure some iSCSI connections on a server with 2 NICs. Now i also have two separate SAN boxes so i was thinking of dedicating one nic to each box.I've read that there can be...
View Article2008 R2: How to allow less than 10% free disk space?
Recently a 2008 R2 file server reached the 90% full mark on a non-OS data partition, and it started telling people with accounts on the server that they can't save anymore files. I do not have quotas...
View ArticleAre there any issues with using DFSR for data collection with BranchCache in...
We currently use DFSR (for Data collection) to replicate data from our site servers to DFSR Hub servers at our Data Center where it is then backed up to tape.For one of our site servers, Site A, we...
View ArticleError 0x80042306: The shadow copy provider had an error.
I am unable to create volume shadow copy. I get the error Error 0x80042306: The shadow copy provider had an error. and event Applicaiton log Event Type: Error Event Source: VSS Event Category: None...
View Articlefile perm inheritance. move folder, different result on differnt os 7 builds
I have two windows 7 x64 Ent non-SP1 builds. They were built with different ISOs. The ISOs are different sizes so there’s at that level something different between the two. But the difference I’ve...
View ArticleRunning Tasklist command with Administrator Priviledges
Hi,I am trying to use tasklist command in my bat file to retrieve the list of users running some process say test.exe.I am using following command in my bat file.tasklist /v /fo table /nh /fi...
View ArticleNew Error : Optimize-Volumes -SlabConsolidate gives "ObjectNotFound" error...
I have a server that's been running this command regularly for a long time and working successfully. Optimize-Volume d -SlabConsolidate -VerboseThe last day or so the command nows gives the results...
View ArticleProblem with administrative share
Hello!We have headache-giving problem with Administrative Share in our company.Network looks like this:1) Server VLAN - x.x.10.12) User VLAN - x.x.11.13) Domain Admins VLAN - x.x.12.1Now for that...
View ArticleHow to check that the backup was successful
I use Powershell to perform backup. After completion of the Start-WBBackup cmdlet I would like to check whether backup was successful or failed. Is there any reliable way to find this out? I tried:...
View ArticleWSB manual space management
According to the Backup Version and Space Management in Windows Server Backup article:"If the backup storage location is full, Windows Server Backup automatically deletes the oldest backup version to...
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