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A script to restore data from the DFSR ConflictAndDeleted or Preexisting folders for disaster recovery purposes

by cfsbloggers // 4 Comments

The DFS Replication (DFSR) service stores files that encountered replication conflicts and pre-existing files that were removed during initial synchronization in the ‘ConflictAndDeleted’ and ‘PreExisting’ folders respectively. Our resident DFSR guru, Ned Pyle has just submitted a new and updated script to restore data from the DFSR ConflictAndDeleted or PreExisting folders for disaster recovery purposes. Head on… Read more

DFS Replication: What’s new in Windows Server™ 2008

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We’ve been hard at work improving on the feature set of the DFS Replication service. Windows Server™ 2008 brings with it an exciting set of enhancements and new features. Here’s a look at what’s new in Windows Server™ 2008. SYSVOL Replication – Now on DFSR One of the coolest features in Windows Server™ 2008 is… Read more

Using One-Way Connections in DFS Replication

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We’re starting to see more and more questions about how to establish a “master” or source server in a DFS Replication topology. In this blog post, we explain what one-way connections are and why they are not a recommended configuration to solve these scenarios. NOTE: Windows Server 2008 R2 includes a feature called read-only replicated… Read more

How to: NFS Kerberos Configuration with Linux Client

by Ziquan Zhu - MSFT // 4 Comments

In this tutorial, we will provision NFS server provided by “Server for NFS” role in Windows Server 2012 for use with Linux based client with Kerberos security with RPCSEC_GSS. Background Traditionally NFS clients and servers use AUTH_SYS security. This essentially allows the clients to send authentication information by specifying the UID/GID of the UNIX user… Read more

Debunking Myths about Remote Differential Compression and System Performance

by cfsbloggers // 4 Comments

A number of third-party blogs are telling people they can speed up Windows Update downloads, and file copy operations, by turning off the Remote Differential Compression (RDC) feature on Windows Vista. This is 100% false. Neither Windows Update or file copy operations use RDC at all. The RDC feature is simply a DLL that does… Read more

Getting started with Central Access Policies – Reducing security group complexity and achieving data access compliance using Dynamic Access Control

by Nir Ben-Zvi // 4 Comments

Following the introduction to Dynamic Access Control, I’d like to give you a few practical examples of how you can utilize Dynamic Access Control in your File Server environment. For many IT and Security architects that we talked to about Dynamic Access Control, the first reaction has been that this is a very powerful feature… Read more

Introducing DFS Namespaces Windows PowerShell Cmdlets

by Mallikarjun Chadalapaka MSFT // 4 Comments

OverviewIn this blog post, let me introduce you to the new DFS Namespaces (DFSN) Windows PowerShell cmdlets that we have added in Windows Server 2012. Windows PowerShell is designed for automation and complex scripting, in part due to its powerful pipelining feature. Its object-based design streamlines user experience into focusing on the tasks you want… Read more

Updates on Vista Backup and Restore Errors and Solutions table

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A customer sent us a contribution to the Vista Backup and Restore Errors and Solutions table. Christine Fok added his innovative solution to the list:  Error or Symptom Cause/Solution System Restore fails with the following error:   The Restore point could not be created for the following reason:   Windows cannot create a shadow copy… Read more

Why is my System Protection tab missing?

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A customer recently sent us a screenshot of System Properties in Control Panel showing that his System Protection tab was missing. Launching the tab by its executable, SystemProtectionProperties.exe, did not launch the tab, either. In this case, the customer’s IT group had disabled System Restore using Group Policy. You can check whether this is the… Read more

How to synchronize Offline Files when you log off of Windows Vista

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Several customers have asked us about this recently. In Windows XP, you had the option of automatically synchronizing before logging off. Though this did ensure that your offline cache was up-to-date before you logged off, users often complained about this delay. In Windows Vista, if you want to ensure that your offline cache is up-to-date… Read more