Windows Server 2003 R2

DFS Replication Windows Server 2003 R2

I have two Windows 2003 Servers used for replication, one is our primary file server, the other is its replica. last week we noticed that the replica had run out of space, this happened a while and went unnoticed - yesterday I cleared out some space by removing a folder that was not required. this...

Windows Sync Service

Hello, One of my customer is wanting to implement this service. So I am looking for feedback. Do you use this service ? Is there any precaution to take using that service ? Are there unknown limitations, I mean not listed by IBM ? Any information is welcome. Thanks in advance ...

Windows Server and Exchange sync issues

I have changed from Windows 2003 SBS to a Windows 2003 R2 64-bit server. Now then, all the clients are running Win XP pro SP3. For some reason, they are still trying to sync to the old 2003 SBS server which no longer exists. What steps can i take to get them to sync to the new R2 server? ...

SQL Server 2008: Difficulty setting mixed mode authentication password

I am attempting to install SQL Server 2008 (64-bit) on Windows Server 2003 SP2 (64-bit). During the installation, I get stuck at the step where it asks for a mixed mode authentication password. Following the requirements, I have tried a strong password but I am still getting the error message,...

Clients cannot acces app server on Windows Server 2003 R2

I have installed Windows Server 2003 R2 32-bit Standard Edition and given access to clients, but the clients cannot access the application server. I have the following software installed: Oracle 10g, Hp Quality center 9.0 HP Quick Test professional 9.2 SAP GUI 7.10 SAP TAO 1.0.10.7 Microsoft...

BSOD - Windows Server 2003 R2 -scsiport.sys error

Here's the narrative: After June 2009 MS updates restart, got the dreaded BSOD - scsiport.sys 000000d1 b3d47000 d0000008 0 f7284ef8 This is a Dell 2800 server with internal LTO-2 tape drive. Win2003 R2 SP2 all patches. On restart the system comes up to "network connections" before it BSOD and...

RealVNC 4.5 Mirror Driver

In Server 2003 OS, we are using RealVNC to remotely access VPS accounts. We have them silently installed on the VPS, but we receive a VNC window pop up that states "Mirror Driver unavailable." This occurs whenever the RealVNC service starts. Can anyone tell me how to silently install the RealVNC...

VPN connectivity

I have three sites with internet connectivity on each. i want to connect them to use a single accounting software located at one site (head office site with windows server 2003 R2) i heard that the best option is VPN but i dont have any clue about how to start working on it! any suggestions?

Hiding a shared folder

We have a public folder on one of the data servers in our domain. Everyone has read access to this folder and many have write access as well. In this public folder there is also our MIS_Notes folder. The MIS_Notes Folder is accessible only by those in the Administrator group. The folder is...

Configuring a SQL Server to optimize for best performance

We are running SQL Server 2005 on Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition x64 SP2. These are Dell 2950 servers with 16 GB of RAM, and they are dedicated to SQL Server. We are mainly performing large database migrations utilizing SSMA and ODBC from Sybase. How can we configure Windows and/or SQL...

Migrating from Windows 2003 to Windows 2003 R2

Do I need to anything specific from migrating a DC from windows 2003 to R2 version . Thanks in advance, Jeremy

Shared SAN LUN between Win2K3R2 std Svrs

Is it possible to share an EMC symentrics LUN between two windows 2003 R2 std servers without having to use third party software like ms clustering? one write and the other read only...

VPN won't authenticate

Hi, We have an Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SP 1 - Small Business Edition Domain Controller and a Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition SP 1 ISA Server 2006. We have VPN setup in ISA and the administrator user has no problems connecting. With any other user we are denied access. ...

Syncing Software recommendations

One of my VIP end users (a senior scientist in our building) has put in a request for the following setup: He wants us to build him 2 8-TB file servers, identical in design. This is not a problem, I've done this already for our own use. One server will be in his lab for their use. He wants the...

I have Exchange 2007 running on a Windows Server 2003 R2 server for a small business with about 30 email accounts running out of storage space

I have Exchange 2007 running on a Windows Server 2003 R2 server for a small business with about 30 email accounts. The server has a 60 GB C: drive and a 600 GB D:. Both the "Mailbox Database" and the "Public Folder Database" are located on the D: drive. However, a mistake was made when the...