Using a root namespace with DFS and the purpose of a namespace server
I've been browsing DFS articles and still can't seem to grasp some of the basic parts. Hopefully someone can explain this to me without name calling :)---Question 1:(When dealing with a Domain based...
View ArticleDocument in DFS update
Dear allOne case, the DFS share on \\server\ABC which point to1. AD Site A file server1 folder ABC2. AD Site B file server2 folder ABCWhen user A in AD site A access and edit \\server\ABC\test.txt, can...
View ArticleAccessing DFS namespace from a different domain and from behind a firewall
I have a situation where we're trying to set up a couple of DFS namespaces that will be accessed by servers within the hosting domain and also from servers in a DMZ and a different domain. Access from...
View ArticleGive a shared folder access to only domain users and every domain computer...
Hello AllI have configured a share in my domain (with Access Bases Enumeration) of which only the domain users have access to. However, there are some machines in the domain where only the local...
View ArticleNew file saved from one computer slow to show on other computers
Server running Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 7 Pro 64bit SP1 running on the PC's. Lately I've been noticing an issue where I downloaded a file to my PC, saved it to a directory on the server. I...
View ArticleHow workgroup computer mapping a folder from a domain file server (server...
Hi All,I have a question to ask.I have a file server which sharing files to all the domain machines, but currently my supervisor asking me to share those files inside file server to a window home...
View ArticleStorage Spaces - how do you remove a physical disk cleanly from a virtual disk
Please can someone explain how to remove a disk (not fail a disk) from a storage space virtual disk. The procedure in the faq...
View ArticleDFS and Folder Redirection
I have (2) 2008 R2 DFS servers up and running. Folder redirection is enabled for users for Documents, Favorites, and so on. The issue is when working over a VPN, Windows detects a slow-link so it...
View ArticleWhat exactly is the DFS "Root Shared Folder"?
When I create a DFS namespace on my 2008r2 server, under the Edit Settings button, on the page where you name the namespace, it tells you will create a shared folder on the namespace server. I dont...
View ArticleImpossible to access File server shares using a DNS alias
I am currently testing migration scenarios to replace 2 standalone W2K3 File Servers into 1 W2K8R2 Failover Cluster.Everything went very well, shares are well accessible as long as I use the new File...
View ArticleHow to create share names containing spaces with net share command in W2K12?
Hello,For a File Server migration (W2K3 -> W2K12), I created a batch file in order to create hundreds of shares with the "net share" command in a Poweshell. Some of those shares are containing...
View ArticleCound not map network drive: Extended error has occurred
Hi everyone. I've got a 2 domain setup with a two-way trust set up, and have a user getting an error when trying to map a drive to a share on a server. The name of the server is \\rgm-server.domain.com...
View ArticleWidows Search not working with Data Deduplication?
Hi,I noticed that many files were missing when searching for them on my Server 2012 Fileserver.After some troubleshooting I noticed that the ones missing, had a Size on Disk of 4KB and the "SparseFile"...
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Windows 2008r2 server not showing up the correct drive space.
On one of our windows 2008 r2 servers. I have extended the volume from 600Gb to 700GB. I got a error message saying device doesnot recognise the command. But the weird thing is that the disk manager...
View Articlecannot browse the \\nas
Hi All, I have captured the Windows 7 pc and deploy through MDT. After the completion of adding to the domain. i can browse my two qnap nas \\nas1 and \\nas2then i restart the windows pc. since...
View ArticleSlow Sharing
HiSharingonhowportswork?Whenseveral peoplearesimultaneouslySharing, speedisvery slowButit's notFTPWhy?
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Unable to increase disk pool size, Windows Server 2012 Essentials
Hi!I have successfully added one hard drive (1,5 TB SATA) to a new disk pool but each time I try to increase to disk pool with another hard drive it fails with a somewhat generic error: Can't use the...
View ArticleCannot Provision Shares using Share and Storage Management - 2008 R2 Enterprise
Hello,I have an issue with all of my 2008 R2 Enterprise servers. When I use the "Provision a Shared Folder Wizard", and click "Browse", none of my hard disk volumes show up and therefore I cannot share...
View ArticleWindows 7 randomly loses connection to random shares on Server 2003 Ent SP2.
Alright I will explain the issue as detailed as possible.We currently have 9 windows 7 machines in our network of 400 computers "the rest are XP". All but 1 experience this problem. Periodically...
View ArticleDFSDiag.exe ErrorCode - 15105
I have located the DFSDiag tool but when i attempt to run it i get an error message"FormatMessage Failed- ErrorCode - 15105Please make sure that dfsdiag.exe.mui exists in proper location.The process...
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