windows 2012 extending volume question
I have a server with windows 2012 on it. I have two disks raid 5 for the C drive with the OS.I have 4 disks in a raid 10 for storage. On that volume I have only two partitions, D drive for Data and V...
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Hi Guys,I am doing a server migration. I am making a copy of a share of a rather large size (350GB) to test the application I am installing. They are just flat files in a simple directory T:\podmed -...
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I have a new server (Server 2008r2) that I have already joined to the "domain.local" which the DC for domain.local is server 2003 and is the DHCP/DNS and WINS. "Domain.local" has 6 workstations joined...
View ArticleDisk listed as retired and available with same friendly name
I recently ran into some issues with a couple storage pools on my Windows Server 2012 Essentials machine. None of the disks were bad, but the long and the short of it is I had to mark a good disk as...
View ArticleWindows 2012 Fax Server Fax file names
Hi all,I recently set up the Fax Server Feature on a Windows Server 2012 server. I set up the option to route inbound faxes to a shared folder. What I find it a file name that says Fax0000000000.tif....
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We have 2 DCs in our environment. The primary server (win 2012) and secondary server (win 2003), the primary server doesn't see the secondary server. The secondary domain controller can ping the...
View ArticleDFS and permissions defeating me
Im having a battle with DFS and permissions and I am loosing.I have set up a DFS namespace (\\corp\shares) with ABE and configured two shared folders on it.Folder 1: Accounting -share permission are...
View Articlecannot connect to 2012 Server file shares via iphone
I'm using an app to connect to a windows 2012 server. It worked perfect in 2008, but now it seems the new smb2 might have an issue from my research. I try to connect and it just acts as if it's...
View ArticleCopying files to remote shared folder on server
Looking into copying my documents, pictures, and music to my remote server daily. I can handle a batch file but a program would be nice. I know of robocopy but I found it hard to use. suggestions?
View ArticleMigrating 2003 SBS to 2012 Standard.
hi guys. i started migrating a sbs 2003 to 2012 standard.i joined 2012 to the domain and did promote to a domain controller. i gave 2012 all fsmo rules. but i still have problems.i get advertising...
View ArticleSQL Database slow performance after moving to Windows Server 2008 R2
After moving from Windows 2003 to Windows Server 2008 R2, my client's Practice management system is slow when querying and moving between screens. Also this server has a basic Alpha 5 database...
View ArticleWindow volume Extending
Hi,i have drive volume that contains shared folders and NTFS security on that folders, my question is if i extend that volume does it effect the sharing and NTFS permissions.
View ArticleHosted servers
Hi i want to be able to add servers manually to spiceworks, and not pick then up via a scan. I have 4 servers that i want to manage but they are hosted in a datacentre and the only way to connect to...
View Article2003 AD to 2012 Migration Problem
Hi,I've transferred my 2003 domain controller to 2012. Everything was perfect. The 2012 AD had all the users and replication was working great. netdom query fsmo verified that the new 2012 server...
View ArticleMonitor terminal servers
Hi guys,Does anyone know how I can monitor if there are any problems with the terminal server and it's sessions (also future sessions)?Today I had a problem that no-one could log on correctly on the...
View ArticleRecyle-bin for network shares or iSCSI disks
Hello,I have the home folders of our users on an iSCSI disk, and of course, it is shared, and the folders are redirected to there. Prior to using iSCSI, we were using Samba shares directly through a...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 LACP slows connections
I have a 1U server, Xeon, 8 gigs RAM, SSD, 4 gigabit NICs, running Windows Server 2012, with VOIP and accounting server softwares installed.Over the weekend, I put the four NICs in two teams via Server...
View ArticleDHCP - Windows DHCP issue vs other DHCP methods
I have a question regarding DHCP usage in a Windows Active Directory setting.Issues using other methods or other servers in an AD environment?We currently have DHCP set up on a Windows server - it...
View ArticlePrinter spooler cannot start error 193
Cannot start printer spooler on server 2008 R2 Standard. Anybody has solution to resolve it.
View ArticleDFS Replication
Will the DFS replication stop if I try to restore any files in the DFS folder?
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