planning to use DFS but can I retain the same old sharename?
all clients map to the server shares by using \\servername\sharename.I am putting a file server at a remote location and planning on using DFS to replicate.can i continue using \\servername\sharename?...
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Hi all,We run in a strange situation with a W2k8 R2 FileServer.We can access its shares from any computer, but we cant access its shares while logging on locally. So, if we type\\fileserver we get...
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Running 2 Windows Server 2008 R2 Servers and Microsoft iSCSi target software on one of the servers (Server A). Setup a target and Virtual Storage on Server A. Using Microsoft iSCSi initiator on both...
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Hi, I am trying to replicate a 900GB folder from a 2008 R2 file server to a 2008 R2 file server. The process starts OK and I was able to see traffic moving from one server to the other for about 4 hrs....
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We are using Server 2008 Standard 64 bit.Any time we try to back up to a local disk, USB disk or external share it fails, upon further investigation it says the VSS writer has failed.We uninstalled and...
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I buit a new server Windows 2008R2 and used Robocopy to copy the files to the new volumes. It all went well with the following problem. All of the files and folders are marked read only. I ran into...
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I am unable uncheck the box that says read-only on my folders. I followed these instructions: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/326549 and I get an error that says "Parameter format not correct". I've...
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I have been living with this bug in the new version of robocopy for awhile now, but I now need a better solution to this than adding theA-:SH parameter to my robocopy commands. I noticed this was...
View ArticleFast copy of deduped file?
Is there a way of quickly copying a file that has already been dedulicated?Basically I have a deduped volume where I am storing a lot of nightly backups. All of these backups are then deduped saving me...
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hello,i want to know how many times a file is opened in file serviceshow its possible?thanks
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Hi,I have this obscure issue with newly created shared or unshared folders disappearing in Windows Server 2008. I know that folders are still there because I can go into DOS mode and locate the...
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Buenos días,Estoy haciendo suscripciones en Windows server 2008 R2 (servidor de ficheros) para filtrar los eventos que me interesan y guardarlos. En concretos, los que tienen id 4663 y así tener...
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2K8 DFSR Replication not working
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Hi Friends.I am Jack Clarvat and daily working on my Laptop system and more files create and save in computer hard-disk. But recently I am facing a major problem from windows data corruption disease...
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HI, How do i give permission (NTFS) for following users ( user a, userb, and userc) to following folders?create area1-read group and add usera \\RootShare\Sales\area1 --- Usera read access (...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Foundation and BranchCache
Hello experts,could you please confirm if BranchCache is available in Windows Server 2012 Foundation ?Thanks and Regards,Massimiliano
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I need some help with some file system rights on a certain folder. We are using Server 2008 R2 and I am struggling with this one. We have a folder called 'Reports' and then a few folders under that...
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HiI have a windows XP printer with an HP printer attached to it. 99% of the times I have to restart the computer (restart the spooler service) to get the printer to print. I have downloaded the latest...
View ArticleAttributes hidden on Windows server 2008r2
Hello,We have a file server (Windows Server 2008R2) andsomeone fromour employees has changed the properties of a folder tick: by attributes hidden.Is this loggedsomewhere? Can i know how did that?Thx...
View ArticleReplace Dead Raid-5 Disk
Good day everyone,a drive in my Raid-5 array has bitten the dust. I use Microsoft Software Raid-5 (Windows Server 2008 R2), and now that I have returned the dead drive and procured a new one, I need to...
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