SMB over QUIC - how to network?
SMB over QUIC in Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition looks interesting. The description at... https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/smb-over-quic ...is a good starting point. But no more! I can't…
Setting DisableDeleteNotify of NTFS to 1 decrease the duration of format of both NTFS & ReFS in Windows Server 2016 & 2019
I found that setting DisableDeleteNotify of NTFS to 1 decrease the duration of format of both NTFS & ReFS , I think it must decrease NTFS format duration only (Windows Server 2016 & 2019)
How to browse and delete files under C:\System Volume Information\DFSR\Private directory ?
How to force delete the below file from my DFS replication staging area? C:\System Volume…
Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) NVMe cache disk replacement issue
In a three-node S2D cluster, each node has two NVMe cache disks - we had to replace one of the NVMe disks which was auto retired but the replacement is now showing as Verification in progress and usage is not journal; the ejected disk is also still…
iSCSI-Initiator do not reconnect a drive sitting on qnap server
Hi All, I have just finished setting up at new QNAP NAS, where I have used a part of the disk space as an iSCSI Blocked lun. Following the guides in the QNAP guides "How to create and use the iSCSI target service on a QNAP NAS" and "How to…
All our S2D Clusters suddenly freeze and fail when one node is offline
Hello, we are running 12 hyperconverged Hyper-V / S2D Failover Clusters on Server 2019 which were installed during the last 3 years and everything was running fine and stable until a few month ago. 3 of them are 2 node clusters with 4-way mirrored /…
The drive disappeared when I tried to create a storage pool.
When I clicked to create a storage pool and selected the drive, later I found that the drive had completely disappeared. It wasn't just formatted and left empty; the drive itself vanished from my computer. When I tried to activate the drive from the…
clean up disk space
help cleaning storage
Cannot add drive using Failover Cluster Manager - no disks suitable for cluster disks were found
I am creating a new SQL cluster to replace out old cluster. I created a new, two server cluster running Server 2022. I am told I need to add the disk to the cluster before I can install our SQL server software. I created a new volume in our PowerStore.…
Troubleshoot S2D health - loss of comms to one of NVMe cache disks
I have an NVMe cache disk reported as retired due to 'lost communication' but the disk is showing as healthy via the vendor's tools. Is this purely a hardware issue or is there some storage spaces direct troubleshooting that can help resolve the issue? 3…
I have brand new WD 18TB physical (SATA) disks which show CanPool as 'False'. How to fix this?
I have brand new WD 18TB physical (SATA) disks attached to Windows 11 23H2 via USB (3.2 Gen2) enclosures. None of the drives has any data on them, and they have been 'cleaned' using DISKPART, but they still show up in 'Get-PhysicalDisk' as CanPool FALSE.…
Storage Spaces Direct (S2D) QoS
I've been asked to build an S2D hyper-converged cluster where the hardware has already been provided - 4x Dell PowerEdge R740xd servers. Each server has the following cards: 2x Broadcom NetXtreme E Dual-port 25Gb Ethernet PCIe Adapter 2x Mellanox…
How to expand a virtual disk in a storage pool on Windows server
I initialy created a storage pool (named VMsData) of 1.63 TB with two raid disks of 838 GB each. In this pool I created a virtual disk (VMsDisk1) using the full capcity of the pool. Later to get more disk space, I added a third raid disk of 838 GB and…
Boot Drive Included in Storage Spaces
I have gone through layers of support and the community and no one has ever even heard of Storages Spaces. I have one simple question, Can I create a Storage Spaces pool with just the boot drive and an empty drive, mirror it and boot from it…
Storage Spaces Direct Cluster (Validation fails on port 3343 over the Mellanox NICs)
Hi Everyone, I am building a 4 node storage spaces direct cluster running Server 2022. Each node has two (dual port) NICS. Intel 10gb and Mellanox 100gb. When running the cluster validation test, is it normal to see errors on the mellanox NICs for…
I researched to see if it was a free tier, but then I got charged.
**About a month ago, I registered for the 12-month free tier through an email sent by the Azure administrator. However, it appears that you are currently subscribed to a pay-per-use plan, and you have been charged because you did not delete resources…
Unable to access my old files
I have an encrption on my windows system, after reloading the system, I could not access all my files and documents. Its telling me I don't have the permission to do so
Work Folders with AD FS and Web Application Proxy (WAP) - ERROR-ID 0x80072efe
DC, WF, ADFS, WAP - Win Std. 2022 The configuration does not work with an MS WAP. --> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/work-folders/deploy-work-folders-adfs-overview I get the following error after successfully logging in. It…
Work Folders with AD FS and Web Application Proxy (WAP) - ERROR-ID 0x80072efe
DC, WF, ADFS, WAP - Win Std. 2022 The configuration does not work with an MS WAP. --> https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/work-folders/deploy-work-folders-adfs-overview I get the following error after successfully logging in. It…