Migrating a File Server from Windows 2003 to Windows 2012
HiWe have a File Server on a Windows 2003 STD Server using Windows 2003 AD Domain, it has shared folders with NTFS permissions and we have User's Redirected folders for their 'My Documents and Desktop'...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 failover cluster for DFS servers
A new client currently has a couple Server 2008 R2 failover clusters (one at each of their two primary sites) as their two hub DFS locations. I'm confused, and can't see much of a reason for this...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 SP1 (64bit) shared folders no longer work with Windows 7 Pro...
As of last week, our Windows 7 Pro workstations can not map or browse the Windows 2008 Server shares. They can ping the Windows 2008 server. The Windows 7 Pro machines can still access the Windows 2003...
View ArticleDisk on Cluster shows offline
Need assistance please, I have a Windows 2012 R2 three node cluster on standalone hyper-v with shared iSCSI shared virtual disk on NTFS partions, the disks as seen from Disk management on one node...
View ArticleNT Backup fail by automatic scheduling Job.
Hi ,I am experience one strange thing that I scheduled windows NT backup tool to make the backup onto my IBM Tape Drive Ultrium (800 GB ) .sometime the backup automatically completed and some time I...
View ArticleGive a user read permissions to folder but deny him/her copying contents? Is...
Hi,Is there a way to give a user read permissions to a folder but deny him/her copy permissions? I have been searching for way to do this in windows server 2012 R2 without any luck. I have a folder...
View ArticleInheritable Permissions not Applying
Hi Everyone,I've got a 2012 R2 file server with Windows 7 Professional x64 clients.Users have a mapped drive deployed via Group Policy (let's say, X:).All users have read access to X:, and explicit...
View ArticleHow many exchange licenses needed to deploy NLB DAG with Edge exchange server
I have 5 servers, 2 for MBS DAG and 2 for CAS with NLB, and 1 for edge exchange server. So how many exchange license do I need to accomplish this solution?
View ArticlePermissions accessing a folder - 19 out of 20 OK
I work at a school where thru GPO I map students to Drive H which is a Handin drive.Windows Server 2008 R2 with Windows 7 clientsAll students logon using the same ID and passwordOut of 20 laptops...
View ArticleExecute and view file and not copy
Is it possible to allow users to view and execute a file (lets say a powerpoint presentation) and not allow them to copy it anywhere? if so, what are those permissions?
View ArticleCannot access shared drive via mapped drive "Drive Name:\ refers to a...
Users are unable to save files into shares on our file server via Windows Explorer. GPO hands out the network share to all users. When user browses to a location within it via Windows Explorer and...
View ArticleFile backed virtual-Can i delete them?
These file backed virtual disks keep getting created and I am unsure what exactly they are backing up. Is there a way to determine that and are they safe to delete if i did not create them?
View ArticleNetwork Folders Missing
I have a user that is a member of Windows 2008 R2 domain who cannot see network folders/files. He is mapped to the drive and when he clicks on the drive mapping he only sees one folder. I have...
View ArticleDomain user overrides fileserver's share privileges from one workstation only
Hi,Once again I managed to find very strange situation with Windows security. The case goes like this:A regular domain user with regular permissions in domain logs in her own workstation. The DC...
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About ISCSI disk storage migrating,Migration is complete how to access the...
Hi Expert, We configured OneDPM2012R2serverusing as ISCSI Disksstorage Connected, Now wewant ISCSI storage Formigration froma Windows Server to another Windows Server,Can you tell mehow todo...
View ArticleAsync replication of spanned disk
Hi , Hoping for some help here. I have a file server which needs to present some large volumes (16TB) to its users - I'd prefer the drives to be smaller but this is what it has to be. The SAN team...
View ArticleA bug: DFS Management Console crashes when specific symbols are entered into...
Windows Server 2012 R2/RTM. I've just discovered that DFS Management Console can be crashed by entering a specific symbol into the Folder Name field. The way to reproduce:Open DFS...
View ArticleDFS and Folder Redirection and Offline Files
HiI am experimenting with using DFS in a folder redirection scenario, my main purpose for this for two things:To replicate to another destination for backend backup purposesTo obscure the underlying...
View ArticleHow to install Bitlocker so computer can be accessed remotely using Teamviewer?
I want to be able to enter my bitlocker password remotely using team viewer rather than being require to enter physically at computer. Is that possible? How would I install bitlocker to enable?
View ArticleRobocopy Lied?
Late last year we went through a large storage transition - Netapp 7-mode to cDOT and I used a robocopy script to do some migration of CIFS shares. Long story short, the log file from robocopy has...
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