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MPIO: How to set a Path State to active/optimized?
Hi,I've got a problem with my MPIO settings, for some reason data transmissons between servers and storage only use one out of two paths.Win2012R2MPIO installedMPIO feature configuredstorage supports...
View ArticleDFS network drive giving error to many clients of Windows 7 and 8.1 after...
Hi,My network drive (DFS) is giving below error after upgrade OS from windows 2008 to 2012. On many clients of windows 7 and 8.1 we are able to resolve by rebooting the system or by net use * /d...
View ArticleFSRM - more than one parameters in report parameter
Hi All,I would like to set "most recently accessed files" with 7 days with for picture, video and audio filequestion is can I set more then one pattern?I try *.jpg, *.bmp, *.mp3 .... but it did not...
View ArticleFile locks on DFSR with single server
HiI have 2 servers, 1 of them works as a backup. I have a share configured in DFS namespace, with only 1 target active.The files are replicated thru DFSR (windows server 2012 r2), and there is also...
View ArticleNeed to know if the disks are aligned properly or not
Hi,We have a Windows 2008 R2 server which has 10 disks. Except C: drive, other disks ae GPT disks. My question is what is the offset size for GPT disk to be properly aligned? When I check in diskpart...
View ArticleFile shares not be re-created when restart the Server (Windows 2012 Std R2)
Hi Team, We are facing below issue whenever restarting my server (windows 2012 R2 STD)1. File shares are invisible.2. Every time i need to restart server service to make file shares...
View ArticleMSFT_ISCSITarget.Connect() Method is throwing...
I am using c# wmi calls to connect to connect to ISCSI LUN through ISCSI initiator. I am using windows server 2012 r2. From server manager I am able to connect through ISCSI initiator. From GUI every...
View ArticleAvailableDisk.AddToCluster() throwing System.Management.ManagementException...
I am trying to add available disk to cluster using c# wmi calls. I have generated the class with visual studio.Disk is added to cluster successfully . But in the end it is throwing...
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Error Retrieving SMB Share Information
HiWe have a Hyper-V 2012 3 node cluster, the VMs are stored on a Server 2012 based 2 node Scale Out File Server.I wanted to modify the permissions of a highly available file share but am not able to do...
View ArticleFolder Redirection not working on clean win 2012 essentials server
Hello everyone,After a couple hours of looking at different TN articles on folder redirection I just can't get it to work properly. I had some major system errors and had to perform a clean install of...
View ArticleVPN Connection Established But Can`t Map shared Drive on Client.
Hello,I configure RRAS using PPTP to serve as VPN server on Windows Server 2008. I can connect VPN on my Windows 7 laptop.Internet is working fine, I can ping the server ip. But I can`t see the shared...
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hide shared Folders
Hi guys,i have a shared name created on a Domain controller,\\Domain\Profiles\%username%, when the network drive is mapped it shows the location of the map is it possible to change the location name "...
View Articleftp custom membership provider dll is never invoked
Hi! I've implemented custom membership provider dll for ftp. It was working perfectly fine on windows server 2012R2 but it's never invoked on Windows Server 2008. I've run out of ideas why. I'm afraid...
View ArticleDFSR files missing
Hello,i've a 2 dfsr servers. the serve as file servers.They are not yet in production.The second server is kind of a backup (i know it's not the way it's supposded to be used ... )I have overs 5...
View ArticleHow to prevent creation of My * folders on Home drive
First a little background. Our enterprise (some 11,000+ computers) utilize Active Directory to manage user logons and credentials. Every user has a home drive mapped to one of our many servers as part...
View ArticleHow do I turn off the Read Only Folder attribute
I have created a new drive for a Windows Server 2012 and have tried formatting it with various ways. Each time I format the drive, when I create a folder, the read only attribute is set and I can't...
View ArticleHow often to defrag when using an image-based backup application
I have a couple of servers that are reaching around 30% fragmentation but they are being backed up by ShadowProtect and taking incremental backups every hour. I know that best practices according to...
View ArticleServer 2012 R2 slow read speed on network drive
I recently upgraded my server to server 2012 r2 from windows 7 and have been experiencing an issue that I can't seem to solve. I have a shared network drive on the server that I use to copy files...
View ArticleDFS-r Seeming to Select Incorrect Primary Member
Hello,So I'm having a strange issue here. I'm trying to set up a replication group between two sites (Denver and LA) with little success. I've tried setting up a test replication group between these...
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