Changing Folder redirection target
Windows 7 and XP clients. Existing server is 2003 R2. Folder redirection is working well. We're replacing the file server with 2012. How do I change folder redirection to point to shares on the new...
View ArticleDFS Issue: The reparse point for the following DFS folder (link) does not exist
On my client server when I query my DFS namespace \\mydomain.local\data\ some of my target folders doesn't show up. They definitely show up under DFS Management, and I can access them with...
View ArticleDFS Drive Mapping via GP Preferences and logon script not working but...
Users can access the DFS shares once logged on provided they know the path to enter into Windows Explorer's address bar. \\domain.client.com\prod\sharename works without an issue once logged in and...
View ArticleSQL server won't start. Error says database was originally formatted with...
The SQL Server service won't start on my 2008 R2 system. Nothing has changed on the system, but this error is in the event log every time I try to start the service:Cannot use file 'C:\Program...
View ArticleServer 2008 Standard Netwrok Share Versionality Issue
A client brought to our attention today that a file on our network share was not the correct version of the file. In the course of investigating this issue, we have determined that there are two...
View ArticleReactivation of Windows SBS 2011 RAID 5 volume fails in Windows 8
I have created a fresh install of Windows 8 Pro (64-bit). I attempted to import a dynamic disk volume previously created in Windows Server 2008. After importing the volume Windows marks it as failed...
View ArticleUpgrade 1 DFS server from 2008R2 to 2012 without upgrading others
We have DFSR in use on a few servers. Is it possible to upgrade the OS on just one of these servers, leaving the others at 2008R2 until we can be onsite to upgrade those?Will the dfs namespace,...
View ArticleNTFS permissions changed on 2008 R2 File server when File is modified by MAC
Hello all, I am having an issue with files on my 2008 R2 file server. From what I can tell the issue is that the NTFS permissions are being changed when a file is accessed by a mac and modified....
View ArticleAddressing slow transfer speeds for Storage Spaces
Storage Spaces with parity-based drives are now widely recognized to be intolerably slow. With SSDs I get perhaps 15MB/s writes on a 4-disk setup.#1 Have there been any announced plans to fix this...
View ArticleNAS share access with alias prompting credential from windows box
Hi All, Issue: Prompting credential while accessing NAS share via alias on Windows 2003 machine (Cross domain) but able to access on Windows 2008 without credential prompt. Nature: Domain 1 : ABC...
View ArticleBest Practice for security permissions on Windows Server 2008
Simplified situation – we have a department with 10 users which all have access to a shared network drive (Windows 2008 server). There are 30 folders under the main share folder. 10 of those folders...
View ArticleDrobo 1200 and Windows 2012 clustering question
I am trying to create a cluster that consists of two dell Windows 2012 boxes and Drobo 1200 acting as SAN. When I ran cluster verification utility I received an error: “Failed while verifying removal...
View ArticleUnable to create folder on mapping drive(error access denied)
I having a problem when create folder on the mapping drive.(error access denied)Please refer below.I have 1 unit server running on windows 2003 and 1 unit Windows XP.Now my problem is when i remotely...
View ArticleExtending a clustered disk
We have a Windows Server 2008 cluster that is running SQL Server 2008. We have a disk that is about out of space. We have provided more space on the SAN and can see it in Disk Management (Extra...
View ArticleDFS Staging Area
Hello Community,I have about 50 questions regarding DFS but I am only going to ask the two that matter.I have 4 nodes in a full mesh configuration to replicate a corporate folder. I have a mix between...
View ArticleStorage Pools & Storage Spaces Compatibility
I've decided that I'm getting too many issues with my simplistic Media Server using Windows Server 2012. So I'm going to re-install the OS using just Windows 8.I currently have my two 3TB drives setup...
View ArticleCannot Add File Share to (any) File Server Role of a Cluster in Windows...
Cannot Add File Share to (any) File Server Role of a Cluster in Windows Server 2012...Get this message in the Operational Log in "FileServices-ServerManager-EventProvider" section of MS-Windows...
View ArticleNFS files don’t receive the folder security and remain local
I have installed a cluster of windows 2008 R2 on VMwareI created shared service and allowed also nfs to the folder The problem is when Linux server writes files to this folder the file receive only...
View ArticleHaving trouble moving shares from R2 to R2 SP1
I'm moving my file server to new hardware, and I need to move the shares from the old server to the new server. I've been trying to use the registry method as follows:- Export the...
View ArticleDeleting a corrupted or unreadable file
Good Morning, We have been seeing an issue with one of our file servers. Receiving numerous event log errors for ntfs: Event Type: Error Event Source: Ntfs Event Category: Disk Event ID: 55...
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