XP Clients unable to access Server 2012 clustered file share
Hi,I have a Server 2012 clustered file server. Clients are able to connect shares on this without problems from Win 7, Win 8 and Server 2008r2. However I am getting an error from XP and 2003r2 clients....
View ArticleWindows File Migration (Send-SmigServerData / Receive-SmigServerData)
Hi There,I have problems to migrate a directory (including subfolders and files) from a Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 to a Windows Server 2008R2 Service Pack 1. The error message...
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 ArticleDFSR - file exclusions not working and large backlog
I raised an issue previously where several files were constantly in backlog:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winserverfiles/thread/71c08db3-8a1c-4e23-b3ef-ce7f22ee9824We now have an...
View ArticleSystem Reserved Partition absent i.e. not created with fresh installation of...
It was seen that if we install Windows Server 2008 or 2008 R2 freshly i.e. not upgrading from Windows Server 2003, the 100 MB System Reserved Partition is "always" created. Only when we upgrade from...
View ArticleCopy/Move problem with subdirectory on Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard mapped...
Attempting to move or copy files from Windows 7 client to a subdirectory on a mapped drive that resides on a Windows Server 2008 R2 server. Right click and choose Move or Copy and nothing happens....
View Articleprompt for credentials
I have a 2008 r2 domain and setup a 2012 file server. I have shares that are setup with AD local admin account only access. I use this share for tools needed to trouble shoot problems on AD pc's. If I...
View ArticleWindows Storage Server 2012 Quotas
For NFS or SMB shares in Windows Storage Server 2012, if I apply hard or soft quotas to the shares, from the client side after mounting the shares I am seeing total size of the mount point as the...
View ArticleRobocopy Switch /DCOPY:DA
Hi ExpertsRecently I have been doing a lot of work in Robocopy on a Windows Server 2008 R2 box. We are migrating Terabytes of data and I am looking at ways of increasing performance. Recently I saw...
View ArticleManaging Server 2012 Core Disk Remotely
Good Day All,I’m working with Server 2012 Core in a lab environment and I’m having an issue with disk management that makes the process inefficient.I’ve enabled all the required firewall rules (on both...
View ArticleServer/SBS 2008 - Domain Admin with Full Permissions can't change permissions...
I don't understand the design idea here on Server 2008. As a Domain Administrator I cannot change folders I have "full control" permissions on. Owner is Administrators, Domain Admins and...
View ArticleRobocopy Windows Server 2008 version Changes Destination Directory to System...
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 ArticleRegini Change permission on Windows Registry
Hello,I'm trying change the permission of the registry using te command REGINI.exeI created on test registry with name "SPMS" : \Registry\Machine\SPMSI'm receiving the error : REGINI: Failed to load...
View ArticleCan i take online Server backup 2008r2
Dear support,our working hrs are 09:00 am to 8:00 PM so i am not able to schedule for Full Server Backup .So can i take Bare Metal backup When server is Online or All AD users are active stage.Thanks...
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How to write to Netapp NFS share
Hi Team,I had opened all necesasry FW rule bwtween Netapp and the Windows server 2008, now I am able to mount the NFS share but unable to write anything to it. Is there any setting we should do on NFS...
View ArticleNeed to Setup Public Unsecured Share
Might sound like a dumb question but I can't seem to figure it out... I need to setup a completely open file share on a Windows 2012 Essential server. For an access 2010 database file sharing so that...
View ArticleDFSR -- DfsrPrivate Folder Not Created
Existing DFSR groups exist and are working. Added a new DFSR group and everything looks fine but not replicating. Looked in the folder and the DfsrPrivate folder was not created. It isn't hidden; it...
View Articlewindows 2003 R2 dfs replication rename a folder reverts back to new folder
Hello,I have 2 windows 2003 R2 serves which replicate which each other using dfs.When a user create a folder and the gives the new folder a name, the folders name reverts back to "new folder".When I...
View ArticleTask Scheduler problem-Running bat files that writes to mapped drives
I tried running the bat file manually , it works OK. The bat file runs a java class which detects the folder exists , then write file to mapped drive(Z:/) , which has permissions enabled full control...
View ArticleDFSR Replication failure - Errors 9027 and 9028
I started a thread in the Windows General forum but I'm not getting much traction so I thought I'd try here. This is the last post I submitted:This evening, I ran the dfsrdiag utility. The command I...
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