Lost files when DFS share was moved
We have three 2008 R2 servers setup for DFS replication . "HQSERVER1" and "HQSERVER2" is located at our HQ, and "BOSERVER1" is located at a branch office.1 month ago we had replication problems between...
View ArticleDFS Root need to migrate to Cluster servers
Hi,We have 2 servers running windows 2003 server and installed file services.One of the server is hosting Domain Root for DFS.Now we are planning it to move to Clustered servers. Is it possible to...
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DFS Replication service stops every night with Event ID 5014
I'm using Backup Exec 2010 R2 to backup my DFS shares nightly. Everything seems to be working fine, except on the branch office server where my DFS shares are being replicated using DFS Replication. On...
View ArticleUnable to Initilize SAN DISK In Windows server 2012
Hi, I have an issue with SAN Disk . I have two windows server 2012, both server accessing same storage. I had created 3 LUN and I can see these LUN in disk management utility. My Question...
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 ArticleFile Sharing / Network Resources
We have a Windows 2008 server acting as a read only domain controller and file sharing server at a branch office. When the office loses their Internet connection, users can no longer access the shares...
View Article[Windows 2003 Server] Shared files per session always bound to 50
Hi,I have a file server that is used intensively by other servers (application servers).Under the file sharing monitoring, I see that each session is limited to 50 file accessed simultaneously under...
View ArticleWorkgroup and folder synchronization
I have alocationwithout internetin whichonecentral computer(server) and 3PCs.The environmentruns ona workgroup. Iwant thedata inMy Documents andDesktopsynchronizedtoa central computer, andthatwasona...
View ArticleProblems with shared Excel files disappearing with DFSR on Server 2008 R2
Hello all,We have a problem while saving Excel files that are "shared" (multiple user editing) in DFS replicated network folder.Environment: 2 x Server 2008 R2 (hosting shared Excel files in a network...
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W2003R2x64 slow folder browsing to local SAN
We have a physical server running Windows Server 2003 R2 x64 SP2. It has 24GB of RAM, using Xeon E5620s totaling 16 cores. We're using one of two embedded GigE interfaces. This server is located in a...
View Articlecopy files from local profile to domain profile
I'm just about to move my office to an active directory domain, it's nearly all set up. However if I want to copy peoples local profile my documents etc. files to the domain profile's folder is the...
View ArticleFile opened in another folder cannot be renamed
I'm trying to rename a file that is on the domain network.No files are currently opened.This happens sometimes:Open windows explorer afreshNagiviate to the folder is I want to rename that is on the...
View ArticleError 2@02000018
HiHello. I have a Win 2008 R2 server that is experiencing problems with the Virtual Disk Service. Looking at the Event Viewer's System log I see numerous error events for the Virtual Disk Service. All...
View ArticleRebuilding a 2003 R2 DFS server to Server 2008 R2
Hi,I have two Server 2003 R2 servers running DFS.One of the servers is having issues and i want to replace it with a 2008 R2 Standard server. Unfortunatly i must move the servers name to the new...
View ArticleSharing Folder Audit and Access report on daily basis
Dear All,We need report for shared folder and file (Who has accessed the file) on daily basis.Ad is in 2K8 Standard editionShared folder is on the same server and AD users have only read...
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 Articlewhat is the right dfs staging size?
Can any help me with counting on staging size.What I have heard when deciding the size of the staging space is the following,Take the the sum of the 32 biggest file from the fileshare and then add 50%...
View ArticlePermissions Disappearing from Folders
We are seeing something that I would not expect to be the usual behavior in Windows. We are running several Windows 2003 R2 servers that contain folders within which we store documents. We have...
View ArticleWindows 2008 RD Std servers trying to browse each servers share and get...
I have two Windows 2008 R2 Std servers, I login to both servers with same local admin id and try to connect to one server via Start, Run\\server2 and I get account lockout on target server but when do...
View ArticleHow does DFS replicate open files that are read only
If I have a DFS folder setup to replicate in a hub and spoke topology where all the spokes are read-only, and a user opens a file (like a word doc or a pdf) from one of the read-only spokes, will that...
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