How to access my storage 0f 14 TB from Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise from...
Dear All, I am facing a problem with my storage of 13 TB(IBM Storage DS3950) suppose I have created 4 logical partition of 13TB it will be 3.2 TB each, and i have done the mapping of 3.2 TB with each...
View ArticleAuditing files and folders for cleanup
Hi all, Server 2003 r2 I herited a formally outsourced file infrastructure and to say it is in bad need of house keeping is a gross understatement!! So I need to start at the start and audit all...
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 ArticleUSE DFS to replicate user shares
Hello, I am an IT professional but have never done what I am about to ask and would like some seasoned opinions on if it is possible. What I have currently: A directory called usershares that contains...
View ArticleHow do I rebuild a RAID 1 disk on a Dell Poweredge Small business server 2003?
I have a Dell Poweredge server with two mirrored disk. To test the failure, I took out one drive (A), and it rebooted with the exisiting disk (B), When I took out the second drive ( B) (with A in), it...
View Articleiscsi device - Disk is formatted but unable to write to it (Error code 5:...
I have installed the Windows Storage Server Basic - Service Pack 1. I use the built-in iSCSI initiator to access a block storage device on the network. I am able to see the device and format it. I can...
View ArticleCan't access Shared Folder of Windows Server 2008 Standard
OS - Windows Server 2008 Standard 64 Bit , WORKGROUP Anti-Virus - Symantec Endpoint - Everyday I have to restart the server to be able to access shared folder. After 4 or 5 hours, all PCs could not...
View ArticleEmpty Namespace (in some sites only)
We've had a namespace in place for over a year and it's worked fine. Until last Thursday when a couple of client PCs could still see the namespace but with almost NO contents. Looking at the local...
View ArticleDFS - DC referral in a trusted domain not working
We have a problem with accessing a DFS namespace to a trusted forest. The link is \\martinslowe.local\global which can be accessed from the martinslowe domain but only intermittently works from our...
View ArticleDFSR not Replicating at all no error on event managment
I had functional DFSR in 2 server both windows 2008 r2 Enterprise . Couple of users complain some files missing then i use robocopy to copy the files with attribute set to new flies so what its does...
View ArticleMigrated SYSVOL to DFSR successfully...Do I need to stop and disable ntfrs?
I successfully migrated SYSVOL to DFSR. Do I need to stop and/or disable ntfrs? I ask this because I get errors under File Server: EventID 13555(shown below) Log Name: File Replication Service...
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Windows Server Backup 2012: error message 'systemgenerator not found in the...
If i start a full system backup on a shared Network folder (NTFS), i receive an error message 'the systemgenerator is not found in the backup'. I do not find any help searching in blogs.Peter Rutishauser
View Article2008 Disk Manager extend volume parameter is incorrect
I extended my E drive partition from 500GB to 750GB using disk manager extend volume...this is the error I got after running through the GUI...."the paramater is incorrect" Any advice?
View ArticleUsers unable to 'Make Available Offline' on some network folders/files
I have some users on our network that can use the 'Always available offline' on some of our Windows 2003 file folders, but not on our Windows 2008R2 shares. The clients are Windows 7 PRO and have...
View ArticleFile replication in windows server2003 cluster
Dear all, I have set up windows2003 cluster using VMWare. Now, i have to do replication of shared drive to other drive. Is it possible?.. or need to use any software for this. Pls help me..
View ArticleFailed to toggle drive light; Not Supported
I recently purchased three 3TB Western Digital My Book 1140 Essential USB 3.0/2.0 hard drives and configured them in a Windows Server 2012 storage pool. When I right click the physical disk in the...
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Cannot access Windows share from Linux
Let's have this situation: - Windows server named SERVER_WINDOWS (Windows Server 2008 R2 with latest patches), - Linux client named CLIENT_LINUX (VMware Data Recovery = CentOS 5.5 x64), -...
View ArticleCIFS Sessions don't Terminate till the Remote Desktop Session Host is Restarted
We have a Windows Server 2008 R2 RDS farm in a Windows Server 2008 R2 Domain. Users access their data from Network Drives mapped on CIFS Shares on SAN. Similarly users use some applications that also...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 New Dyncahe still produces large mapped file and slow...
I have a Windows 2008 R1 Server that had issues with copying large 6-50GB file either across network or even between internal disks I installed the DynCache service for 2008 R1 and that seems to...
View ArticleICACLS Performance Question
I need to grant rights to server admin staff to access redirected folder content in user home shares. Since the user has exclusive rights to the content, I have created and linked a user logoff script...
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