Accessing 2008 terminal server licenses from 2003 server
I have 2003 32bit terminal server licenses on a domain controller that we are decommissioning. I’ve installed the TS 32bit licenses on a new 2008r2 server and made it a TS license server (now called...
View ArticleExport a list of Printer names, models and IP addresses
I am building a new print server and I want to know if there is a way to export a list of printer names, models, and IP addresses from the old server. I do not want to migrate or import anything from...
View ArticleSuggestions on file size limit methods on 2008 R2
Hi all, I have a 2008 R2 machine that hosts a network application, and also hosts a file share that works in conjunction with that application. We install fireplaces and garage doors for most of the...
View ArticlePoor network throughput between Windows 2003 and 2008
I've been trying to track down some performance issues with one of our apps that started when I moved the file share the app uses from Windows 2003 to Windows 2008. One test I ran was TTCP in various...
View ArticleHow to manage Internet explorer 10 from server 2008 r2?
I need to apply proxy settings to my clients but they're using Internet explorer ten, the server is running on Server 2008 r2 and doesn't have policies for IE10. I've tried to add the IE10...
View ArticleWSS 2008 hung at "Applying computer settings" - production
Hi, after an accidental reboot (yes, I clicked on a "reboot" button after a software update), our Windows Storage Server 2008 NAS console is stuck on "Applying computer settings" -- sitting here for...
View ArticleOur S2003 box looses internet access and the ability to open network folders
Hi all, can one of you marvellous people help me with a problem i'm having with our Server 2003 box? Ever so often the OS looses it's ability to open network shares. I get an error such as "No network...
View ArticleA quick Q - Does extending a simple dynamic volume on Windows 2003R2 lose data
Hi all I have quickly searched but didn't find anything solid for data volume. Basically I have increased the Hard Disk on VMware for one of our Servers. The disk on Windows 2003 is Dynamic and it is...
View ArticleRenaming a print server
I am going to rename the 2008 R2 server running the Print and Document Server role. Printers are pushed with group policy preferences. Does anyone have a proven recommendation for the correct steps to...
View ArticleHighly Available File Servers without DFS-R Storage Overhead
Spiceheads, I think I might be stuck... The problem: Currently, users access a number of file servers each with a separate LUN off our SAN per share. Each file server is used to host say, 1 or 2 of...
View ArticleWhat events do you check daily on your server?
I help manage just under 300 server's spanning between Server 2003-Server 2012. We log a ton of events, but we only really keep an eye out for a few. Events such as low disk space, corrupt NTFS...
View ArticleForgive me-- new 2008 server, old workstations-- how do I create a share?
Team Spice, Just created a 2008 server and I want my various old workstations to be able to access a share... The server is still in workgroup mode and all the workstations are windows default in...
View ArticleInactivating Built-In Windows 2000 Server Licenses on Server 2008 server Issue
I have a Dell Server running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard that we use for off-site remote access (not ideal, I know). The issue I am having is that we purchased 20 terminal server licenses and the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2003 - Need to image due to low disk space and fragmentation
Hi Guys, I have a HP ProLiant ML370 G3 that acts as one of our DNS servers as well as Active Directory and file sharing for our plant within our company. Yesterday, I noticed that the Windows...
View ArticleShare stops working on some clients after the server is slow to respond
I have a strange issue I have been trying to troubleshoot. I have a storage server that we are working on replacing that has 300 users Citrix profiles and desktops on it. The server is way under...
View ArticleMonitoring Windows servers from outside the LAN
I want to monitor Windows servers from outside the LAN, mainly in order to get alerts on things like ISP outages, a server that goes offline, a service that stops running, a file share that's not...
View ArticleTracking a memory leak in Server2008r2...
Hello -- Recently we've encountered event 2019 srv - "The server was unable to allocate from the system nonpaged pool because the pool was empty." The server was rebooted yesterday and already memory...
View ArticleChecking used IPs from scope exclusion in DHCP - Server 2008 r2
Does anybody know if there is a way to check in DHCP what IPs have been used from an exclusion range on Server 2008 r2? Looking in DNS can be tedious and I'm not a big fan of ping sweeps and the like...
View Articlewhat tool can to keep track who delete, copy, create data in file server?
Hi all, what tool can to keep track who delete, copy, create data in file server? it must be easy to manage the log file. thank you all.
View Articlerebuilding my existing infrastructure for high availability , fault tolerance
Hi we have following existing infrastructure. we need to redesign it to make it *secure * high availability for databases and applications * fastest disaster recovery server 1. domain...
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