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Classification made easy with File Classification Infrastructure in Windows Server 2008 R2
Don’t know how to get started on classification? Afraid of getting it wrong? Think classification is cost prohibitive? Don’t understand what value you can get out of classifying and applying policy? If you answered yes to one of the above – read on How Read More...
File Classification Infrastructure blog posts by Titus labs
Titus labs has posted some interesting blog posts that talk about FCI, SharePoint and how their product integrates with FCI Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) Leveraging FCI in Windows Server 2008 R2 Read More...
File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) - Classification and policy – the separation of …
Over the long weekend, one of my colleagues and I were discussing the new File Classification Infrastructure in the upcoming R2 release. My colleague asked me: “Why do you keep emphasizing the importance of separating the classification from the action Read More...
File Classification Infrastructure - TechNet Webcast available online
For those who are interested in the Windows Server 2008 R2 File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) and could not attend the live session, we have a recorded version of the session available online for you to view at your leisure If you did attend the Read More...
File Classification Infrastructure session at TechEd 2009 today
If you are attending the Microsoft TechEd 2009 conference in Los Angeles and you're looking forward to a deep dive into the new File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) in Windows Server 2008 R2, there will be a session today including a walkthrough of Read More...
Windows Server 2008 R2 File Classification Infrastructure – Managing data based on business value
During the initial planning phases of R2, we had the opportunity to interview several IT professionals about the pain points of managing data on file servers. We tried to understand how we can improve the file server data management and what success looks Read More...
Classifying files based on location and content using the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) in Windows Server 2008 R2
We just introduced the world to the File Classification Infrastructure ( Windows Server 2008 R2 File Classification Infrastructure – Managing data based on business value ). Now let us show you how to set up your file server to classify files. Setup The Read More...
Dealing with stale data on File Servers
For an overview of File Classification Infrastructure, check Classifying files based on location and content using the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) in Windows Server 2008 R2 Are your file servers full of stale data slowing down your backups Read More...
Customizing File Management Tasks
For an overview of File Classification Infrastructure, check Classifying files based on location and content using the File Classification Infrastructure (FCI) in Windows Server 2008 R2 . Previously we showed you how to expire stale data using File Management Read More...
Storage tip: Getting more info into your storage reports
Did you ever wonder which files were taking up most of your space? How about which files no one has touched in the last year? Which user is taking up all the disk space on your file server? The File Server Resource Manager (affectionately referred to Read More...
A script to increase FSRM report limit
This script is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. For more information please visit http://www.microsoft.com/info/cpyright.mspx to find terms of use. ------------------------------------------------- const scriptName = "fsrmReportLimit" Read More...
Managing File Server Resource Manager quotas on multiple servers
A customer planning to deploy servers in remote offices asked us about centrally managing quotas using File Server Resource Manager (FSRM). With business requirements changing periodically, the customer needed an easy way to make updates across the servers. Read More...
Troubleshooting event ID 12317, “File Server Resource Manager failed to enumerate share paths or DFS paths.”
We’ve seen numerous reports of the following event within Microsoft and from our customers. EVENT LOG Application EVENT TYPE Warning SOURCE SRMSVC EVENT ID 12317 COMPUTERNAME SERVER2 TIME 5/1/2006 12:15:45 PM MESSAGE File Server Resource Manager failed Read More...
Why disk space is incorrectly reported on folders where File Server Resource Manager quotas are enabled
This is a common observation among customers using FSRM. They report that quotas work as expected, but from the client perspective, the assigned quota limit for a user’s share is not displayed correctly. For example, in Windows Explorer, users see the Read More...
Using File Server Resource Manager (FSRM) on a server cluster
A frequent question among our FSRM users is how to set FSRM quotas on a server cluster. Georgi Matev, the FSRM PM, responds: Configuring a quota on a folder must be done on the node that currently owns the volume on which the folder is located. Once configured, Read More...
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