Is it sensible to use shadow copies (previous versions) with DFSR?
I have a 2012r2 server at the centre of a hub and spoke DFSR with 6 other servers.I am considering implementing shadow copies to enable "previous versions" every couple of hours.However there is...
View Articlewindows 10 nas-server
jeg kan ikke komme ind til mit nas drevjeg kan hente og bringe billedermen forsiden ser forkert ud aligevel siger den når jeg logger på som administrator ingen forbindelsedvs.kan godt på vifi men ikke...
View Article2012 R2 Storage Spaces - Split a mirrored virtual disk and keep data
HiI have a storage pool containing 2x physical disks. I have created a mirrored virtual disk on top of those physical disks, occupying all the space.I would like to split this pool/mirror back into 2...
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File auditing Logs
does any one know why it the attached snap shot don't give the exact details, that who have accessed the file, who edited and when file has accessed. As i did standard configuration, as per Microsoft...
View ArticleSpecial Permissions on Subfolders and Files
So, we're a bit stumped on something. We have a fileserver on 2012R2 and a 2008 AD. We have users who map to a home network drive. We set the users up the same way every time. Sharing is Everyone -...
View ArticleDFS Replication
Both Servers are 2008 R2. Server A is a file server, Server B is a File Server + DC. I have verified that AD replication is flowing with our errors between the two sites.I have been having some issue...
View ArticleFolder Redirection Rebuild
I have no been able to find much online about this issue so I decided to ask it here.I have a client that has folder redirection set up but the previous IT guy set it up very poorly and we are now...
View ArticleMax. File size for sysvol / netlogon file replication
Hi,in my sysvol / netlogon location on the domain controller i have a file with 80mb which will not be synchronized to the other domain controllers.All other smaller files will be synchronized.Is there...
View ArticleFile server/storage controlling for image sequences
Hi,Our company is an audiovisual company mainly doing editing and visual effects. We have a windows 2012 server and its configured to do mainly data hosting for 10 workstations and a hp serverblade...
View ArticleHalf of the C: volume is consumed by unknown files
We have a VM running Windows Server 2012 and Exchange 2013. Currently, its C: volume is 150 Gb. The system reports that only 6 Gb are still free. All files on the volume (including user profiles'...
View ArticleUsers Unable to Access/Save Files With Full Permissions
Hello,We have several users who are unable to save and/or access certain files within their home directory. The users had no issues on Friday to access/save these files, no permissions have been...
View ArticleNFS client cache
Hi I'm looking for an option equivalent to the lookupcache=none in Unix but on Windows Server 2012 NFS clientWith more details :I'm currently working on a clustered application using NFS which needs to...
View ArticleFiles created via NFS get extra permissions
I am using Server for NFS on Server 2012 R2. Here is my setup: Under Services for NFS, I've enabled identity mapping via our Active Directory domain.Inheritance was turned on (see...
View ArticleMicrosoft SQL Cluster Issue
Hi There,We have built a test environment with MSSQL cluster before going to production.Implementations:1) We have built two virtual application server where we hosted same application.(You can assume...
View ArticleBitlocker: Encrypt Used Disk space only vs Full encryption
Hi all,A customer of mine is looking to deploy Windows 10 in combination with Bitlocker.Looking on technet and other forums, I've read that the option "Used Diskspace Only" would be the recommended...
View ArticleHow much usable storage will I have if I use parity mode in Storage Spaces
I will have 28 2TB disks. That would be 56 TB raw storage. What will the actual usable storage be after parity? Would I treat this like a normal RAID 5 as far as the math for goes for computing usable...
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Can't figure out permissions ACL
This is a brand new 2012R2 AD environment and I have a test user that is only a member of domain users. The folder structure I will use for an example is \\server\data-share\accounting. Domain users...
View ArticleDFS - Restart replication after folder offline for 90 days
We had a replication group between 2 servers offline for more than 60 days. These are the steps I've taken to bring it back online:1. Made a backup of data on both file servers2. Marked server 1 as...
View ArticleHow to find list of shares being accessed by a user
Hi,Below PowerShell command shows number of users currently accessing a share. Similarly, on Windows Server, is there a way to find list of shares being accessed by a given user. PS C:\>...
View Articleset ownership to domain group and quota limits
How does quota management that is set on a volume track files owned by a group? We would like to set ownership for a folder to domain group "File Administrators" but keep getting "out of disk space"....
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