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Migrating from SBS 2003

May 12, 2014, 1:44 am
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We are looking to migrate from SBS 2003 to Server 2012 Essentials R2. Our current server has two network connections, one to the internet via a router and one to the internal LAN. The server is currently our DHCP and DNS server. Is this still the prefered setup for 2012? We will be looking to use remote access to the server. I have seen on the migration instructions for the original release of Essentials that you had to re-configure the SBS server to use the one NIC before migrating but it is not in the instructions for R2. Any help would be appreciated.

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Devices and Users Disappearing from Dashboard on Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

August 23, 2015, 8:51 am
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I have noticed a few similar post to this issue, however, no one has posted a resilution. Currently, I have a small business server that handles 10 employees. Just recently the server started dropping devices and users from the dashboard and causing issues with remote log on (How I manage the server). I noticed that services did not start or where stopped and manually started the three services that where stopped. Everything came back, I updated and restarted. Same issue.

Does this mean that everytime I restart the server, I have to physically drive to the office and restart the services? or find a script to check and restart the services? Or is there a fix for this? THis acton also affects some of the applications that are on the server such as Quickbooks.

Any Suggestions?

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Migrate Or Start From Scratch - SBS 2003 R2 To Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials

June 22, 2015, 1:07 pm
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I've been reading about migration to 2012 R2 Essentials (from SBS 2003 R2) and wondering if it would be easier for me to just start from scratch.

I've already moved our exchange to office 365, so that takes care of that complication.

We have a total of 4 users, so I'm thinking it might be simpler, or at least as easy, to just start from scratch with a fresh install.

Opinions welcome.

Thanks.

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Windows Server 2012 Essentials R2 - Windows Server Essentials Connector Wizard fails - server not available

October 21, 2013, 11:01 am
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When attempting to run the Windows Server Essentials Connector Configuration Wizard, I am able to go thru the first few screens:

1. Server is auto detected and I can select it on from the list (only 1 server present and found)

2. Wizard connects and asks for user name and password.  I have tried to different accounts on the server (first is an admin account which it gives me a warning and I say yes I want to use the admin account, second is non-admin account).

3. Wizard fails with error message "the server is not available. Try connecting this computer again...." (see image)  Server can be reached by IP address and name at this point, so it is available.

I am trying to connect from a computer that was connected to a WHS V.1 server.  WHS V.1 connector software was uninstalled thru control panel, and then Serever 2012 connector was installed.

In step 1 have have tried connecting by selecting the server name that is found, and also by typing the server address. Fails at same point no matter which I use.+

 

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Anywhere access not working even after successful configuration.

August 24, 2015, 8:00 am
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I have just set up windows server 2012 essentials on a server. I successfully configured it and the computer told me that too.

After that I set up anywhere access through the dashboard and got a domain from Microsoft. It configured everything with no errors (it did not come up with any or show any after). 

When I then try to connect on the new domain (Custom).remotewebaccess.com (where custom is my personalised domain during AA setup) it just comes up on my iPad server stopped responding. When I do it on my laptop it says I cannot reach the page. it worked perfectly Saturday evening then stopped working Sunday. I ran the repair and it diagnosed anywhere access and checked stuff and came back with no errors still. I still cannot connect.

I decided to clean install S2012 on Sunday eve and configured on Monday. I still cannot connect to the remote web access. I can connect through the server ip and I can go to the connection page to connect computers and remote desktop works fine. it is just this anywhere access that is not working.

does anyone know what the problem is and/or know how to fix it?

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Can't connect Windows 8,1 clients to Essentials 2012 R2 server

August 24, 2015, 12:39 pm
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Hi

I have setup a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials, and fully updated it.

When i try to connect a Windows 8.1 client computer to the server using the http://server/connect client connector i get 2 errors in the application log on the server.

ASP.NET 4.0.30319.0

Event id 1309

Event message: An unhandled exception has occurred. 

and

CertificationAuthority

Event id 53

Active Directory Certificate Services denied request 14 because The permissions on the certificate template do not allow the current user to enroll for this type of certificate. 0x80094012 (-2146877422 CERTSRV_E_TEMPLATE_DENIED).  The request was for CN=LAPTOP30.  Additional information: Denied by Policy Module.

I have sucefully conneted both a Windows 10 and Windows 7 machine without any problems.

Please help

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synchronization Dirsync

August 10, 2015, 9:03 am
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Hello,

I try toset thedirectory synchronizationservertoW21012R2Essentials,theOffice 365 ADsynchronizationis enabled, butwhen installed ona serverdirsyncalwaysthrowsthe following error.I do not knowwhere and howdo Ichange thepassword policy,somehow Icould not find it(orperhapsfound, buta badset)andIprobablywent through everything,can you advise mewhat to doexactlysetofinstructions whereIfound it,I didnot understandtoomuch.

ThankM.
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Disk Cleanup Utility in Server 2012 Essentials R2?

August 24, 2015, 10:11 am
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We have used and relied on the Windows Disk Cleanup tool for many years in many generations of Windows.  We recently installed a new server using Server 2012 Essentials R2 as the operating system.  When I select a disk (right click/properties/general) on the server, Disk Cleanup is nowhere to be found.  We see Disk Cleanup in its usual location, even on the non-R2 version of Server 2012 Essentials.  Is there some reason why it was removed in R2?

Thanks.

John

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Can't see USB drives when creating restore key

July 31, 2015, 10:14 am
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Running Windows 2012 R2.  All patches installed. I had two computers I wanted to restore fully to a prior backup. Let's just say Windows 10 upgrade didn't go well and the built in uninstall wasn't very good.

Anyway, I went into 2012 R2 and into Tools and then clicked the button to create a key.  Problem is no matter what size USB stick I place in the server, it never shows in the pulldown.  Tried 2GB, 8GB, 16GB, 64GB.  All different brands.  Refreshed a bunch and nothing.  The sticks do show in Windows explorer so they are physically there and recognized by the OS.  Any idea why they don't show up to be used for restoration media?

I'll probably end up doing a PXE restore but still not working right.

Thoughts?

Thanks.

Steve

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All Server Essentials Client backups failing

August 24, 2015, 5:36 pm
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All client backups are failing

Event Log:

    Backup job 0 on SERVER1 did not succeed. Reason: NotConfigured

BackupLaunchpad.log:

[7660] 150825.102050.5917: BackupLaunchpad: Program.Main(): BackupLaunchpad started
[7660] 150825.102050.6138: General: Initializing...C:\WINDOWS\System32\Essentials\BackupLaunchpad.exe
[7660] 150825.102050.6407: General: Color branding started
[7660] 150825.102050.6407: General: Processing Microsoft default SKU branding colors XML
[7660] 150825.102050.6507: General: Branding colors XML parsing started
[7660] 150825.102050.6517: General: Branding colors XML parsing ended
[7660] 150825.102050.6517: General: Looking for OEM branding colors XML
[7660] 150825.102050.6527: General: No OEM informations available
[7660] 150825.102050.6527: General: Color branding complete
[7660] 150825.102050.7007: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl constructed
[7660] 150825.102050.7097: BackupLaunchpad: BackupDisconnectedControl constructed
[7660] 150825.102050.7107: Backup: Trying to connect to provider Async.
[7660] 150825.102050.7117: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadProperties: constructed form
[516] 150825.102050.7147: Backup: Waiting for connection with the provider.
[2200] 150825.102050.7737: Backup: New connection detected. Try fetching all data
[2200] 150825.102050.7947: Backup: Connected to provider Successfully
[7660] 150825.102050.7967: BackupLaunchpad: Updated status to failed
[7660] 150825.102050.7967: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl.RefreshStatus(): completed and showing status Failed and error NotConfigured
[7660] 150825.102050.7977: BackupLaunchpad: Updated status to failed
[7660] 150825.102050.7977: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl.RefreshStatus(): completed and showing status Failed and error NotConfigured
[7660] 150825.102050.7987: BackupLaunchpad: Updated status to failed
[7660] 150825.102050.7987: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl.RefreshStatus(): completed and showing status Failed and error NotConfigured
[7660] 150825.102050.7987: BackupLaunchpad: Synchronized state
[7660] 150825.102050.8137: BackupLaunchpad: Updated status to failed
[7660] 150825.102050.8137: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl.RefreshStatus(): completed and showing status Failed and error NotConfigured
[7660] 150825.102050.8137: BackupLaunchpad: Synchronized state
[7660] 150825.102053.6935: BackupLaunchpad: Updated status to starting
[7660] 150825.102053.8745: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl.backupObjectModel_StartBackupAsyncCompletedEvent: StartBackupAsync ended
[7660] 150825.102053.8765: BackupLaunchpad: Updated status to failed
[7660] 150825.102053.8765: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl.RefreshStatus(): completed and showing status Failed and error NotConfigured
[7660] 150825.102053.8785: BackupLaunchpad: Updated status to progress 0
[7660] 150825.102053.8795: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl.RefreshStatus(): completed and showing status InProgress and error None
[7660] 150825.102053.8795: BackupLaunchpad: Updated status to progress 0
[7660] 150825.102053.8795: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl.RefreshStatus(): completed and showing status InProgress and error None
[7660] 150825.102053.8836: BackupLaunchpad: Updated status to failed
[7660] 150825.102053.8845: BackupLaunchpad: BackupLaunchpadControl.RefreshStatus(): completed and showing status Failed and error NotConfigured

I have run Robert Pearman's Configuration Troubleshooter on the server and clients and all is showing ok.

What is going on here and how can I fix it?



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Anywhere Access - One User Failing

August 18, 2015, 2:01 pm
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One single user, that was working previously, is no longer able to connect via anywhere access.

  1. I have tested their password, works correctly
  2. I can log in to the Remote Web Workspace with the username and password
  3. Other users including new users can connect to the VPN via Anywhere access
  4. The problem is not machine specific

The server is running 2012 R1 essentials.  As I had mentioned it worked previously. I have

  1. Server is updated and rebooted
  2. I have turned off and back on in the Essentials Dashboard, the users account to access it
  3. I have tested this on multiple machines

Any Ideas are appreciated?

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Windows server 2012 not connecting to windows 10 home

August 19, 2015, 11:30 am
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I have just set up windows server 2012 and have it all up and running. 

When I try to connect my main pc to it (Windows 10 home) I go on the site and download the connector but then when i run it it says "an unexpected error has occured. To resulve this issue contact the person responsablf for your network. 

I saw a troubleshooting thing about it with the exact error message from microsoft but i did what it said and it did not work and still got the error. 

Does anyone know what the error is and / or know how to fix it?

thank you in advanced. 

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VPN created with connector software is set to public. How to change to private on Windows 10 home

August 25, 2015, 12:30 pm
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How do you change a VPN connection in WINDOWS 10 to private.

Windows 8 home desktop upgraded to 10 home.

Used Windows10.0-KB2790621-x64 (pre-release or beta connector for 10 and 2012r2 essentials) to connect to the offsite 2012 essentials server. The connector software installed the VPN and the launchpad. Connecting with the VPN works. I can open the launchpad and see shared folders, dashboard, and RWA.

The problem is that I cannot ping netbios name of the essentials server or any other pc through the VPN. In the network and Sharing Center the VPN is listed as public. I am 99% sure I need this set to private since it can't be domain.

Staple Bench Computers

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Guidance Sought on repairing/rebuilding Server 2012 Essentials

August 25, 2015, 11:07 am
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I am going to have to bite the bullet.

If I am honest my Windows Server 2012 Essentials box has been having issues for some time. Whenever I add a network attached disk or NAS box, or run a media server such as Plex I end up with huge spikes on my network. This has been going on for far too long and is preventing me from fully utilising my netowrk as I want. There is nothing to indicate that a hardware fault is causing the problem.

I am running a local domain with the Windows Server 2012 Essentials being the main file and print server as well as DC. I have another DC running Windows Server 2012 Standard, also running as a secondary (little used) file and print server and WSUS.

By problem is how to repair or rebuild the Essentails server? What are my options for a repair (I am guessing it is much more involved than sticking in an optical disk amd rebooting and selecting a Repair option).

If I decide to rebuild what are the the implications for my domain? If I remember correctly an Essentials server must be the first DC created for any domain (having said that I am getting old and the memory is not as good as it used to be). Does this mean that I will basically have to completely junk the domain and rebuild both servers in a new domain? Or is it possible to tranfer roles to the Standard server, rebuild the Essentials unit, and then transfer back roles?

Any assistance would be gratefully appreciated!

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Server 2012 R2 Essentials & Antivirus

August 26, 2015, 12:57 am
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I'm running Server 2012 R2 Essentials as a virtual machine in Hyper-V. The host is Server 2012 R2. Installing System Center Endpoint Protection works fine on the host, but not on the guest (installer says current OS not supported). Can anyone tell me why?

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Restricted Mode

August 16, 2015, 4:16 am
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Hi,

I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials and I have set up a domain network about a few months ago. Now, when I go onto a website like YouTube on Microsoft Edge (as running on Windows 10) - the restricted mode is enabled by default. So I scrolled down to disable it and refreshed the page, the setting has turned back to where it was. So, I am just wondering if there is something like this that you can turn off by the server?

Thanks! :)

Regards, ~Benjamin Hall

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Abrupt Slowdown in 2012 R2 Essentials Network

August 26, 2015, 7:56 am
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About a month ago, we installed a small Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials network (one server, eight workstations).  Everything was fine and the speed was excellent (gigabit Ethernet).  Yesterday around noon, the communication speed between the workstations and server dropped dramatically.  Now even simple things like changing directories on the server (from a workstation) and opening and closing MS Office files (Word, Excel) housed on the server takes a very long time.  The primary line-of-business application is on the server (client/server configuration) and takes several minutes just to open.

The server itself works fine.  It loads the primary business application immediately, as it always has.  Both the server and the workstations (Windows 7 Professional OS) can access the Internet, email etc. fine.  The problem seems to be very sluggish workstation access to the server.  This process worked flawlessly for over thirty days, then all of the sudden became mired in quicksand.

There is no sign of a hardware problem (although I am going to bring in a new Ethernet switch and piece of CAT-5e cable for testing purposes).  Assuming that this is not due to a hardware failure, could it be a local DNS problem stemming from the server?  If so, what can we do to fix it?  Would it be easier/more efficient to restore the entire server image from a recent backup?  As I say, everything worked fine until yesterday afternoon.  Nothing was added or changed at that time, as far as I can determine.

One more thing.  The workstations do properly set up the mapped drives to the server when they are initially turned on.  I also noticed that the workstations were slightly quicker on the server the first time they accessed it (e.g., changing server directories).

Thanks very much for any assistance anyone can offer.

John


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Storage Pool - unable to remove retired disk - still shows 1.25G used after repair - bad block errors in event log

August 26, 2015, 7:59 am
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I have a 2TB disk with bad blocks so I retired it.   I've added a 4TB and 6TB usb drives since then.  Unfortunately there is still 1.25G used space on the bad disk.   All attempts to repair the pool do not work.   The event log contains entries for the physical disk stating that it has a bad block.

If I unplug the bad usb disk the storage pool is not accessible.   Plugging in the bad usb disk allows the pool to be online and accessible, although the state is degraded.

I would prefer not to loose the entire storage pool and so have left the bad retired disk plugged in for a few months, but I would really like to pull the disk and rebuilt whatever files are affected by the lost 1.25G.

running chkdsk on the virtualdisk while offline takes over a week and fails on stage4 claiming not enough space, but there is over 4TB available.

Stage 4: Looking for bad clusters in user file data ...
A disk read error occurredc0e7000b
The disk does not have enough space to replace bad clusters
detected in file 224330 of name .


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Restarting Print Spooler in Windows 8

August 26, 2015, 9:45 am
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I followed the tutorial on how to restart spooler, I was not able to press restart so I pressed start.

A window titled; Service popped up; Which read - Windows could not start the print service on local computer.

Error 1068: The Dependency Service or Group failed to start.

Now, What do I do?

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Cisco RV220W not working for Anywhere Access

August 25, 2015, 9:57 pm
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I have tried every single setting and port forwarding option out there, I keep getting errors from Access Anywhere set-up that it cannot access port 80/443.
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