Figuring that the new server is faster and probably more reliable than the other domain controller, I transferred all the fmso roles to it. I checked with netdom, and it looks good: By the way, here’s a good how-to on transferring fmso roles: … [Read more...]
Tweaking the new server
I installed the Windows Server Backup feature on the new server and did a backup to the Synology 1812+. I backed up the DHCP configuration on the main DHCP server and restored it to the DHCP server on the new server, then stopped the service so there would be only one DHCP … [Read more...]
A new server, part 3
Well, I thought I was done with the disk scrubbing, but I ran into a snag. Drive Cleanser 6 managed to clean the two partitions that were smaller than 2 TB, but reported space on the 5.45 TB partition as 1.46 TB. I called Acronis tech support, and they said that DC6 wasn’t … [Read more...]
A new server, part 2
When Dell set up the new computer, they split the mirrored solid-state disk into to approximately equal partitions of about 45 GB each. I eliminated the data partition and expanded the OS partition to take up all the available space. I did another bit of housekeeping that can … [Read more...]
Drobo rebuild time
In preparation for shutting down the old file server, I checked the status of the Drobo rebuild of the array. It finished overnight last night. That means that it took two weeks to rebuild a 5.44 TB (net) four-disk array with 4.21 TB of data on it. Ridiculous. … [Read more...]
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