question on DFS-R settings
I'm trying to find documentation on something, but I forget what it's called. It's something along the lines of cache size... where you calculate the size of the 32 largest files, and then use a...
View ArticleWindows Distribution File System (DSF) name servers
We have about 8 different DFS name servers that vary from our main office to branch offices.Their are times that people in our main office where they say the lookups are slow and when you check the dfs...
View ArticleBRANCHCACHE (Hosted) is configured correctly but does not do caching (2008R2)
Hi,I did download an try to do the the BRANCHCACHE lab below. To keep it simple, I did it with AD, DNS and GPO (instead of doing it with command lines and WINS) :...
View ArticleHow can I set up my Samsung Multifunction to scan files to Windows 2003 Server?
Hi all, I'm trying to enable using my Samsung multifunction to scan documents and save them to a folder that I've set up on my server. So far this is what I've done. 1. Set up a new folder D:\Samsung...
View ArticleHome folder in addtional domain controller
Hi allI have windows 2008R2 as a domain controller and Rightnow I have enabled Additional domain controller in windows2008r2, But Iam facing the issues in Homefolder, below is my message also Kindly...
View Articleblock file creation based on file extension
Hi,How can i block file creation based on the file extension on a windows server ? I want to block new files on my server based on the file extensions like *.mp3, *.avi (not on a IIS or FTP or other...
View ArticleError message; check you have privilages to start system services
I have SBS 2003 Standard SP2 and I am trying to reinstall Logitech Media Server on the server.I had a power failure that took out the server so I have rebuilt the server and run all the updates but I...
View ArticleClients accessing files via DFS Namespace seeing long pauses....but not with...
Hi All,Been working on this for several weeks now and wondering if I've missed something basic.Head Office with 3 Branch OfficesW2K8R2 servers as DC's in each officeRunning Domain Functional Level -...
View ArticleCreated new Storage Pool - Conflicting list of disks included
I decided to go from a parity storage pool due to poor performance to a mirror storage pool.Originally I removed 1 of the 4 3TB drives from the pool to use as temporary storage for the data as I...
View ArticleFile Access between two different locations.
I was not able to find anything on here that quite suited what I am trying to do so hopefully someone may be able to give some opinions. >Here's what I am working with.I have two locations that are...
View ArticleUnable to flush DFS cache using DFSUtil / active targets not changing after...
Namespace server is a 2008r2std DC, no FSMO roles, 2003domain func levelStandalone namespace created, with a pair of 2008r2 member servers configured as folder targetsDFSUtil /pktinfo on 2008r2 server...
View ArticleDFSR: Is it ok to empty the PreExisting folders after initial sync is...
We have pre-seeded hundreds of GB of data on our hub server, and several GB of data ended up in the 'PreExisting' folder for each replicated folder. Initial sync is complete for all of them and I...
View ArticleFailover cluster lab
Hi,We have got a lab set up in preparation for new equipment arriving. We have built 2 laptops with Windows Server 2012 std.On one server we are running the, Active Directory domain services, File...
View ArticleSAN Storage Traffic
I have an Exchange Mailbox Server with 2 NIC, one for the MAPI network and the other is for the SAN Storage network.The utilization for the SAN Storage Network was being utilized by the Server, but I...
View Articlehow to migrate files from Windows W2K3 Server to W2K8 R2 (64-bit) server
Someone help.What are some of the steps to migrate data files from a Windows W2K3 Server to a W2K8 R2 (64-bit) server.Is this difficult to do?
View ArticleDFS after server failure
We had setup DFS between a Server 2003 and Serve 2012 server. The server 2012 was offline was it was moved to a new location. The server 2003 had an array failure and we did a restore. Our fiber is...
View ArticleIs it recommended to setup Home Folders on a DFS Namespace
Hello all thanks for your time and expertise.I work in a school system with at least 20 buildings in a metropolitan network. We've recently upgraded the links between our buildings to a GB. We were...
View ArticleFresh installed DFSR fails on one particular system
Hello,we have set up two servers running windows Server 2008 SP1. The one is a typical fileserver, the other is backup Domain Controller, Backup fileserver, Backup DNS and DHCP server. To set up DFSR...
View ArticleServer 2012 DFS over WAN, Home dir's & TS profiles
I am considering deploying Server 2012 DFS for our two sites to host redirected Home dirs, TS profiles, and general network shares, ideally in an Active/Active or if I have to an automatic fail over...
View ArticleAdding a DFS Namespace on Windows 2012 produces an error
I have a very small lab environment with a 2012 AD server and two 2012 clients which I am testing DFSR before placing into production.I can't seem to get a Namespace created.Regardless if which host I...
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