Cound 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 ArticleAnother DFS namespace and user profile question
Hello everyone,I have a question about DFS namespace (NOT replication, I do not intend on using DFS-R, only DFS-N). I did search around the technet forums and the internet, but I wasn't able to find...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 - event ID 2012 VS Windows XP redirect folder
We have Windows XP SP3 Client, who access a Windows 2008 R2 Enterprise file server. We also use the folder redirection for the home directory of the users.Some client have the error "Windows - Delayed...
View ArticleFile/Storage Errors in Server 2012
HiWe are running Server 2012 (proper, downloaded from licensing portal) and are using it as an NFS server for some of our VM Ware machines.Yesterday the NFS storage went offline for approx. 15 minutes,...
View ArticleIntraForest File Server Migration
Hi,I am looking for a best approach in migrating one of our 2008 R2 File Server (with 500 GB data) from Child Domain A to Child Domain B, both domains part of the same AD forest. One of the key...
View ArticleDeduplication Volume Full.. How do I clear space??
Hi AllI have a deduplicated drive that filled up on my from a backup application. The drive is 2TB in size. I deleted about 700GB from the drive but it won't give any space back as I assume it is all...
View ArticleQuestion about Antivirus for File Servers
Hello All,What is the recommendation on Antivirus for Windows file servers? I am setting up 2008r2 file servers for my university and was planning on using System Center Endpoint Protection 2012, if...
View ArticleWindows Search 4.0 on a W2K3 Standard Server really causes problems!
I know this isn't new or news but good old Microsoft in all there infinite wisdom keeps dictating everyone spending more money to compensate for their "innovation". I mean really, how many people...
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...
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In cluster server one Mount point icon(default) changed to a folder icon
HiIn the cluster server where there are 11 mount points , of which 10 mount points have default icons whereas the 11th mount point icon is appearing as a folderHow to restore it to normal? Any...
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DFS + Dedup
Hi everybody.I have a Windows Server 2012 Std and two roles DFS + Deduplication. Disk K used for users files = 5.4 Tb.Domain users can successfully work with dfs shares (all works good). Also there is...
View ArticleNo Shadow Copies shown but space is used up.
Hi,I am trying to delete my shadow copy on my server but I am unable to delete as there does not have any backup copy for me to delete. And currently now its is taking up to 13GB of space which I does...
View Article"DFS Replication service is not installed" but event viewer is showing 4202...
There are two servers replicating file information, sending member is Server 2008 R2 Datacenter, the receiving member is Server 2003 R2 Standard. There have been no serious problems with this...
View ArticleInstall MS Access on the file server?
Real big time trainee question here. If i do a remote desktop login, I can't open an. .accdb file stored on the file server. So I copy it to my desktop, manipulte it, save it, and then copy and paste...
View ArticleDFS Replication - failback
Hi all,I have 2 AD Sites (Site1 and Site2) and in each site 1 W2k8 R2 File server with AD namespace (Referral ordering - "Lowest cost"), bidirectional DFS replication and client failback enabled.My...
View ArticleDFS replication failed
When I try to use DFS to replicate data between two servers, I got below error:The DFS Replication service encountered an error communicating with partner TLSZ001 for replication group IStest. Partner...
View ArticleDFS Replication for DFS Namespace Folders?
Hey guys,I'm kind of embarrassed that I have to ask about this, but...I have created a DFS namespace to host a folder, etc. Now, I have about 15 sites, and I want the folder replicated out to the...
View ArticleViewing the "Replication" tab for a replicated folder target in the DFS...
On a server 2008 R2 box I setup a DFS folder folder in a namespace and then manually setup it up for replication in the "replication" node of the DFS console. Now when I go to the "Replication" tab for...
View ArticleDFSR - best way to move data between two members
Hi Guys,I'd like your advice about the best way to move data in a replicated folder.We use DFSR to sync data from external site to a datacenter (rf is in read only on the datacenter), we need to move a...
View Articlereplicated folder "not defined" error
I have set up DFS between 2003 R2 and 2008 R2 servers, adding another server to the mix (DC with file services, 2003 R2) I get the following error:"the membership object has not replicated to the local...
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