IIS Web Farm - File Server for Content and Shared Configuration - SOFS?
We currently have a number of web farms with their content and shared configuration files located on a standalone file server.I am looking to utilise the clustered file server role in Windows 2012 to...
View ArticleCan't access shared folders on win 2012 R2 with Android phone
Hello, this is my first post here so I don't know if I choose the right category......But anyway, my problem is like thisI‘ve got a win 2012 r2 server(192.168.1.10), installed with essential...
View ArticleControl file access by both user and computer
In Server 2012 R2, I am attempting to set ACL's on some files so that only member of a specific group can access the files from specific computers. This on an SMB network share. I was hoping that the...
View ArticleCannot attach Virtual disk in Tiered storage pool,
Problem: I am unable to attach a virtual disk from a storage pool. When i try to attach it, either with the UI or with powershell, the system hangs.System Setup:I am using Windows 2012 R2. I have one...
View ArticleDFSDiag: Unable to retrieve static site association information from the...
We have a DFS namespace that users cannot list the contents of, if they end up using a specific one, of our three DFS Domain Controllers, the other two allow users to list the contents of...
View ArticleEnterprise datacenters returning and moving away from "the cloud"???
For those of us who've been in I.T. for a while, we have seen many facets of our industry come full circle.I always snicker when some end-users at our company say something like, "Why don't we just...
View Article2008r2 DFS and 2012r2 File Services w/ Deduplication
Greetings,I've got a 2008r2 DFS server managing my namespaces in place and want to bring up a 2012r2 File Server to use deduplication. Eventually I will be upgrading DFS to 2012r2, I just don't have...
View ArticleIssue with Deduplicated files and Mac OSX 10.9.2
Running a Windows 2012 R2 DFS with Deduplication enabled on the storage drives. Both Macs and PCs regularly interact with the system with no issues.However with Apple's rollout of 10.9.2 SMB2 'fix'...
View ArticleExtended RAID Disk Not Showing Extra Capacity in Storage Pool Physical Disks
Hi,I added a RAID 5 Disk (3 * 4TB = 7.28TB usable) from a Dell Poweredge R720 server to my storage pool named "Backups".The Physical disk was nearly full so I extended the RAID disk using Dell Server...
View ArticleSimple Space with one HD and one SSD - Split status
I was experimenting with Windows Server 2012 R2 ability to use a SSD drive in a storage pool for write-back cache.The storage pool consists of one 1.5TB disk and one 120 GB SSD drive. After a server...
View ArticleHow to Create a log file or Notification message, if any user try to copying...
Hi to All Experts... :)I trust you doing well,In Windows Server 2003 or 2008 R2 has Any way to see (monitor) the user's activity on the Shared Folder...?? as like if any user is trying to copy the...
View ArticleHow to automate adding audit permission?
Our customer has a need to audit who accidently deletes folders and objects contained in the folders.How do we automate adding auditing to folders?I know how to add auditing permission manually but...
View ArticleIs there a way to set the ACLs on a folder so that users cannot copy a file?
Hello,Is there a way to set the ACLs on a folder so that users cannot copy a file?I have a customer that wants to put an employee handbook into a FORMS FOLDER. But he doesn't want users to be able to...
View ArticleMissing VSS System Writer and CAPI2 error in Event Log
Hello, I'm having problems with making full system backup of Windows 2008 R2 x64. It looks like this is related to missing VSS System Writer. When I'm running command "vssadmin list writers" there is...
View ArticlePhantom retired disk also listed as available - with same friendly name
I recently had to mark a good disk as "Retired" in an attempt to get it ejected from a Storage Pool so that I could repair some Storage Pool issues on my server. The strange thing is that now this disk...
View ArticleMonitor SSD cache utilization
Hello, I would like to know how I can monitor (or at least view with powerhsell) the usage of ssd cache in my storage space.I've created a storage space with 1.7TB of SAS (array controller raid 5) and...
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Optimize drives "Empty"
On my Windows Server 2012 I go to Optimize Drives and I select Change Settings as it SHOULD be Defragmenting Weekly as it states. I found that when I clicked on Choose Drives the Select all was...
View ArticleDFSR Read-Only - Problems with Disaster Recovery?
Hi guys,I have (2) 2008 R2 file servers. One is production and one is for DR. First, I have to make sure that the DR server never writes back to production in any situation. The means that if the...
View ArticleThe Application was unable to start correctly (0xc0000005)
Dear Support,This is to inform you that we are using Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprises Edition (x64) & suddently it is showing the message "The Application was unable to start correctly...
View ArticleDFS control from Commandline
I couldn't find this anywhere.Is there a way to change the Referral Status on a DFS folder target, from a command-line? I.e., from enabled to disabled or vice versa.
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