NFSv3 mount failed from z/OS NFS cleint to Windows server 2003/2008 NFS...
I was not able to NFsv3 mount from z/OS NFS client to windows server 2003/2008 NFS server with enabled "allow unmapped user unix access (by UID/GID)", but this is working with Windows server 2012....
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 ArticleDynamic Access - Claim Type, suggested value
Hey Guys,Just playing with Dynamic Access and have a question in regards to claim types and choosing suggested values.When you choose a suggested a value for a resource it populates the classifications...
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 ArticleSOFS, CSV available space changes daily, strange behavour
Hi, I have a a SOFS cluster which is working nicely, around 120 VM, running from 8 CSV volumes.but I have noticed that the disk usage goes up and down during the day, one CSV only had 5% free when I...
View ArticleThe IO operation at logical block address # for Disk # was retried
Hello everyone,A warning appears in the system log: === Log Name: System Source: disk Date: 2/20/2013 1:00:28 PM Event ID: 153 Task Category: None Level: Warning...
View ArticleCannot use Offline Files with DFS share: "Access denied" error for...
Hello,I have an infrastructure that uses DFS to move files to different sites and we are using a GPO to define Offline Files for users at those sites. Whenever we try to initiate a manual sync, an...
View ArticleProcedure to migrate workgroup server to domain?
Hi, One of my satellite offices has been working with a server 2008 file server as a workgroup. The administrator has created local accounts on the server for all of the users.We are about to embark...
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 ArticleCan't access HKEY_LOCAL_ROOT
It was literally working 10 minutes ago, then it stopped. I looked at my HKEY_LOCAL_ROOT key, and administrators did have full read/write access, so I check my account and I am an administrator. The...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 rejected negotiation request from Windows Server 2012
Hi, I have a Server 2012 R2, ServerR2, hosts a shared folder, say \\ServerR2\Shared. One of my Server 2012, ServerA, cannot access that folder, and the SMBServer/Operational log shows:The server...
View ArticleHow to reduce virtual memory
Hi,I am using server 2008 R2 enterprise edition on IBM System X 3650 M4 server. There are 6 Ncomputing L300 thin clients connected to server. we have installed 3 SAS hard disks of 300 GB. RAID 5...
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 ArticleWhich folder was last modified?
Hello,We copied user data to new server from the old server. There was a two servers with similar folder name. And unfortunately, we copied the data from the wrong server. Both servers are running...
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 ArticleDetecting and Clearing SCSI reservations in Windows 2003 & 2008 servers
We are having issues with some of the Windows 2003 & 2008 servers with high SCSI reservations which is highlighted as a concern for the performance issues with the Storage array. Can someone...
View ArticleDFS trips often
HiI have a file server windows 2008 R2 having around 18 shared drives. In a domain controller, DFS is configured targeted these drives. At least once in a week users loose connection to access the DFS...
View ArticleAfter HDD Disk Perf test, write speed is capped at 9MB/s
I decided to run a HDD performance test because it felt like my Windows 2012 R2 box was running a bit sluggish. When it came to sequential write test using a 1GB file, it took over 10 minutes to...
View ArticleDFS Referrals -- cross-forest question
We have 2 separate forests, one for corporate and general business and the other for our test labs (an unintended consequence of merging 2 companies). This hasn't been a big problem until we rolled out...
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