experience slow file server performance
Hi all,currently we are expecting some strange problems with our fileserver. It is a Windows Server 2012 server with newest hardware. After one to two weeks uptime, Windows 7 clients cannot load their...
View ArticleRicoh Aficio MP C2051 Scan to Folder - Windows Server 2012 Error:...
I have recently upgraded a clients servers to Windows Server 2012 & since doing so have lost the ability to scan to folder.Both servers are domain controllers and previously on a 2008 domain...
View ArticleScale Out File Server - Slow when using cluster name
Hi,I have set up a new scale out file server on 2 nodes using Mellanox ConnectX-3 networking. Everything has gone well so far and I am just testing simple file copy performance from one of the other...
View ArticleAccess 2012 R2 Shares with SMB2.0/3.0 Disabled from 2008 R2 Inconsistent Issues
Have disabled SMB 2.0 & 3.0 on our new 2012 R2 based backup server after finding issues with backup speed and ShadowProtect.Our client servers are a mix of 2003 R2, 2008 R2, 2008 and 2012 R2.The...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2 100% CPU Utilisation when using File and Storage Services
HiI have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard server. It is a DC, DNS Server with File Services and storage installed. It runs DFS shares and I am currently setting up deduplication on the drives that...
View ArticlePermission issue on Win 2008 R2 STD or computer issue in domain?
Active Directory and DNS Server is my Win 2008 R2 STD server named "server"All clients are Win 7 Pro x64 and in the domainI have one GPO setup for folder redirection of My Documents, Downloads,...
View ArticlePrompt for Admin Access in a DFS
Hello everyone, this is my first posting.First of all, I'm not even sure if what I'm trying to do can be done or what it would be called. I am setting up a new storage server for my organization, and...
View ArticleDelete a file with no extension and size 0
I have a file that is listed as a system file (though it is not) and it has no extension and size of 0 bytes. dir /x /A:S produces:9/24/2008 04:46 PM0vote doc.1 file(s)0 bytesdel /A:S vote*...
View ArticleRe-imaging Windows Server 2012 R2 with active storage spces
So, I only have a single server which handles everything, the primary boot drive is still operational but needs to be replaced. I'm not concerned about any configuration loss, everything can and should...
View ArticleAllow users in different sites to access a DFS standalone without replication...
We decided to use DFS to unify the namespace for some shares distributed among five servers in the same site. A single server was promoted to DFS root STANDALONE since it was not possible to create a...
View ArticleUnable to browse to DFS namespace created in Windows 2012 R2
HiWe configured one DFS NS and folder (1st DFS server in Domain) and later created another one from scratch after deleting the old one. But now we are unable to browse the folder from clients machines...
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Root mapped network drive refresh "each" access with explorer
Hello,We encounter a problem with our new Windows 2012 R2 file server (deduplication is enable on it).Our mapped network drive on windows 7, "refresh" the root directory list when we access it. The...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003 in Windows 2008 environment as File Server
Dear All,I would like to install windows 2003 server as a file server in Windows 2008 R2 domain.I have windows 2012 R2 standard as Additional DC. Please advice me the right steps to implement the File...
View ArticleSharing folders and clients AD no take changes
I have the following problem. In my company I have installed a DNS server + AD in WS2008 R2. The problem I have is that by sharing a folder for a group when I add or remove users from the group,...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 File Server Stops Responding to SMB Connections
Hi There,Massive shot in the dark here but I am struggling with a pretty major issue atm. We have a production file server that is hosted on the following:Dell MD 3220i -> iSCSI -> Server 2008...
View ArticleSpecific network folder takes ~15 seconds to load for all Windows users
At our office, we are having problems with a specific folder on our network.One particular folder, and no others, takes 15 second or so to load (along with the green progress bar in File Explorer) for...
View ArticleFree space is low on hard drives
I have a new 2012 R2 Server Essentials system to replace a WHS v1 system.Ever since installing the system and copying my media files over, I have been getting errors from the system:<Title> Free...
View ArticleDFS shows wrong free disk space
Hello,We have a few Fileservers in use and use DFS for our shares (Windows Server 2008R2 and Windows Server 2012R2). When we do the mapping to those shares, Windows Clients (Windows 7 and Citrix) show...
View ArticleSync Center stopping and/or failing
Since I introduces Windows 8.1 computers and continuing with Windows 10, upon first logon of a users file sync fails with hundreds or thousands of errors. After clicking 'Sync All' several times, the...
View ArticleStorage Technologies Server 2016 and Virtual SAN
HiI know Server 2016 isn't released yet but we are now on TP4 and hopefully it has matured enough for someone to answer a question I have about the storage technologies. basically, I know that Storage...
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