[Forum FAQ] Troubleshooting Network File Copy Slowness
1. Introduction The Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol is a network file sharing protocol, and as implemented in Microsoft Windows is known as Microsoft SMB Protocol. The set of message packets that...
View ArticleWhat are basic and dynamic disks?
Basic disks and dynamic disks are two types of hard disk configurations in Windows. Most personal computers are configured as basic disks, which are the simplest to manage. Dynamic disks can make use...
View ArticleEnterprise datacenters returning and moving away from "the cloud"???
For those of us who've been in I.T. for a while, we have seen many facets of our industry come full circle.I always snicker when some end-users at our company say something like, "Why don't we just...
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[Forum FAQ] Frequently Asked Questions for Storage Pool issues
Q1: When we create a 2-way mirrored virtual disk in Storage Pool by GUI, why the maximum size is much smaller than it should be?Example: A Storage pool with 4 physical disks (2x8GB + 2x5GB). The size...
View ArticleWrite access to a directory for ASP 2.0 application stops working on Windows...
Just moved our ASP 2.0 based web application to a Windows 2012 Standard Cloud Server. A directory is used for temporary copying of files for the application. The Read Write access is properly given...
View ArticleIn what scenario does FSCTL_SET_OBJECT_ID in SMB2 is sent by the client?
Can someone tell me in what scenario FSCTL_SET_OBJECT_ID is sent by the client? I want to take a live capture, so I need to know the process or steps by which a FSCTL_SET_OBJECT_ID can be seen in the...
View ArticleStorage Space Thin provisioning & De-Duplication Results in Useless Trim and...
Hi all,So I've been playing around with the new storage spaces, de-duplication & thin provisioning features in Server 2012. So far I have to say the results have been confusing, frustrating and...
View ArticleUser right problem
Domain User Folder right problem.Thank sonu yadav8007480348/9579614514
View ArticleCant add Spare disk to aggregate
hi guys. one of my disks on my IBM N3600 (netapp based) filer has failed. i have replaced it, zeroed it but now i cant add it to the aggregate for some reason. now i have 3 spares and i want to add at...
View ArticleDFS-R Health Check
Here is a DFS-R Health Check utility i wrote, so i though i would post a quick note about it.http://networkadminkb.com/Utilities/Descriptions/DFS-R%20Health%20Check.aspxIf you have a large DFS-R...
View ArticleBest practise Analyzer for File Server
Hi Team,I have a file which are running in windows 2003 server, we are going to migrate this server to another server which will be in 2008. I need best practice Analyzer or any tool, so that we can...
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Strange System Shares appear on SOFS management page
Hi, my SOFS cluster is working perfectly fine, but Strange Shares keep appearing on the Server management page for the file and storage > shares section, it grows all the time and more shares...
View ArticleWidows Search not working with Data Deduplication?
Hi,I noticed that many files were missing when searching for them on my Server 2012 Fileserver.After some troubleshooting I noticed that the ones missing, had a Size on Disk of 4KB and the "SparseFile"...
View ArticleFolder targets go missing - restart of namespace service fixes
2008 R2 DFSWe have seen this random issue across multiple clients (completely separate infrastructure) and are trying to find the root cause and, hopefully, fix the issue. The issue is random missing...
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[Forum FAQ] Date Deduplication frequently asked questions and solutions
Q1: Sometimes we deleted a folder or a file on a deduped volume. The Free space is not released. How to do a refresh to show the correct result? A1: The following cmdlet could help to perform a refresh...
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[Forum FAQ] DFS Clients Referred to Off-Site DFS Server
In this article, we introduce two symptoms about the issue “DFS clients referred to off-site DFS server” and provide the solution to the issue.Symptom OneYou configure a domain-based Distributed File...
View ArticleHow to increase the c drive storage valume from excisting D drive
i tried to increase my storage c drive volume frm d drive , i have tried to change from disk management , on the disk mngmt it not showing the shrink option ,
View ArticleSMB2/3 stack unstable/crashing on Server 2012 - no errors in eventlogs...
One of my clients is experiencing the following issue with their Windows Server 2012 fileserver (so far it has happened twice in a timeframe of several months):Access to fileshares hosted on the server...
View ArticleProblems When Copying 100,000+ Files Using XCopy Etc
We annually have to migrate a large number of files (typically around half a million at a time) between servers. Every year I find the task painstaking, not for a lack of knowledge of Command Prompt...
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