File server replacement

zoranstojanovic wrote:
This new server will function as the file, print management, WSUS, and Hyper-V server.
I hope you mean file, print, and WSUS will be in virtual machines on a Hyper-V host, not that the host will have all those roles. The Hyper-V server should be doing only that.
Personally, I would use two VM's, one for file and print, one for WSUS. A Server 2012 R2 Standard license grants you two VM's, so you wouldn't need any extra.
Also, I would think DFS may help. Set up a namespace and just change the target folders.

I plan on setting up a new file server to replace the current one in production. This new server will function as the file, print management, WSUS, and Hyper-V server. I'm thinking, to make my life easier, I'll keep the server name and IP the same. I found a good article on Spiceworks, http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/75097-replace-an-old-file-server-with-a-new-file-server-using...but have a few questions as my scenario is a little different. I've used the method in that link years ago when I migrated from the last server. This time all my shares are on my MSA2212fc. So I'm thinking as long as I import the shares registry key from the old server to the new oneand reassign the drives to the new server, everything should just work.. Right? Also, anyone think the server has too many roles?Any feedback would be greatly appreciated....
This topic first appeared in the Spiceworks Community

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Hi,
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2696547/en-us
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To use servlets u have indeed to update your web.xml...Well I'm not sure this is relevant to your case anyway.
You have to add a <servlet> element to this file.
Something like this:
<servlet>
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<servlet-class>blablapackage.Blablaclass</servlet-class>
<init-param>...</init-param>
</servlet>
Now this may not solve your problem. Make sure you refer to your servlets using their full qualified names.btw, just to be sure, what is your definition of "servlet"? (i mean: any java class or only javax.servlet.Servlet)

Backup solutions w/RAID or redundancy (NAS, RAID, DIY File server)

Hi all, I need a place to bounce my ideas off of. Here goes:
I have been doing a lot of reading, since I was considering adding an NAS solution for my home network. My data consists mainly of videos (TVs and movies) and pictures (many many years worth).
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Sorry for the long post, but how does that sound, for a cheap, reliable backup solution, for data that doesn't get updated too frequently and for ease of access and use?

Hi BGBG;
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File Server For Both Mac OSX and Windows?

Hello All,
With HP discontinuing theier HP Server line, I've been browsing around for quite some time at a good box to use as a file server. My windows Home server is about to die i feel, and most PC based servers seem just as pricey as me acquiring a Mac Pro Server with Two 1TB Hard Drives and using OSX Lison Server.
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I use a MAC, but everyone else here uses windows. On my the home server box we bascially store all of our digital photographs, personal files and such as a backup. Granted the Apple time machines and mac mini's can be used as the same but you loose the redundant hard drives and stability of comintuing to upgrade if you run out of space.
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Mac OS X Server can do all that.
You can keep All the user accounts on the Server, or you can just use it for File Sharing. Does Windows SMB or Apple File System sharing without issue. Disk Utility can create Mirrored RAIDs right out of the box, that expensive RAID card is only needed for RAID 5.
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Impossible to access File server shares using a DNS alias

I am currently testing migration scenarios to replace 2 standalone W2K3 File Servers into 1 W2K8R2 Failover Cluster.
Everything went very well, shares are well accessible as long as I use the new File Server names, but...
... when I try to use DNS aliases (of the old servers), It is getting a nightmare!
First, each time I tried to to connect to the shares using the alias name \\tempsf\ I got an error message prompting for Duplicate name on the network.
I solved this first issue by applying the DisableStrictNameChecking
reg key (see below). The Duplicate name error message disappeared and I was able to access to the \\tempsf\ folder but it was empty however I have 2 shares well displayed when accessing it through the real file server name. Moreover, I confirm that :
ping tempsf resolves correctly the real file server name and IP
nslookup tempsf do the same
net view \\realfileserver displays my 2 shares
net view \\tempsf doesn't display anything :-(
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters Add a new DWORD value called DisableStrictNameChecking and set to 1.
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HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters Add a new DWORD value called DisableLoopBackCheck and set to 1.
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PS : Ahh yes, one more thing, we are using a third-party DNS here (Infoblox) but I don't think it could be the issue.

Hello,
Configure my new File Server (new name, new IP)
Shutdown the old File Server
Map the mirrored SAN disk to the new File Server
Mount Storage and create shares (previously exported from old FS)
Update Alias to point to point to new FS (in Infoblox)
Update Reg keys, setspn and netdom as explained above
Try access. Shares well displayed when using new FS name but nothing when using updated alias despite dns resolution is ok.
I also found the following doc :
http://blogs.technet.com/b/askcore/archive/2009/01/09/file-share-scoping-in-windows-server-2008-failover-clusters.aspx?PageIndex=2#comments which explain precisely the way the W2K8R2 File Servers are working but without giving any solution to my issue.
Your doc was interesting but didn't help :-(
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Robocopy to copy the date from the old server to the new server. As the offline files cache cannot be recognized by the new file server, so we need to synchronize data first.
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Is there any way we can remove unwanted owners from 'security-advanced-owner-edit' tab and can keep only one owner we want?

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I'm a little confuse about the process.
Why not just logon your 1st user and give 2nd user (or Domain Admins group) Full Control permission in NTFS permission instead? Transfer Ownership is not a common step for this purpose.
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File Server files?

We are 8 users who share files in our FILE SERVER. Some drag the files to their local hard drive, work on them, then drag them back to the FILE SERVER where the old file is replaced. Others work on files while "IN" the FILE SERVER. To say the least, we've had some doozies happen and we usually don't have time to have I.T. do a restore from the tape.
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Thanks a bunch in advance!

Is your server running +OSX Server?+ If so, Time Machine can back up the server, or any disk connected directly to it. Backups of the clients can be managed from the server. See page 241 here: http://images.apple.com/server/macosx/docs/UserManagementv10.6.pdf
Or, if the Mac you're using like a server is running "normal" Leopard or Snow Leopard, it can back up anything on that Mac, or any drives connected directly to it.
Similarly, Time Machine running on individual users' Macs can back up anything on those Macs, or directly-connected to them; but that's probably not what you want.
You might want to review these:
What is Time Machine?
Time Machine Tutorial
and perhaps browse the Time Machine - Frequently Asked Questions *User Tip* at the top of this forum.

Adequate File Server for Design Studio

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My company will soon have several designers on staff. Currently, my Mac Pro is serving as the file server for the company. This is not ideal, as I would like to use my Mac Pro as a work station. We have a ReadyNAS in the office, but it's sluggish performance would never hold up with our work flow. I need a file server that can handle less than 10 designers working on large files. Ideally, I would also like to find something that acts as an in-house web server.
The new Mac Mini with Thunderbold looks like it could fit the bill, but I would love to hear from people who are using the machine in a similar setup. Could the mini provide adequate performance as a file server? If so, what upgrades should I consider?
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