I am having multiple issues with attempting to add a new server to our network.
The new server is running Windows Server 2012 Essentials.
It is going to replace a server running Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard.
This is a small business with fewer than 12 workstations. I have the new server set up to email a Health Report to me daily.
1. The old and new servers were having replication issues daily - I was getting messages to the effect that one was waiting for the other to respond while the other was not responding. However, I have not seen those error messages in my Health Reports in the last few days.
2. I setup a network share on one workstation pointing to the Company folder on the new server. However, the first time the user clicks on the shortcut t open this network share, they receive the following error message: "An error occurred while reconnecting Z: to (shared folder) Microsoft Windows Network: The local device name is already in use. This connection has not been restored."
3. Another workstation displayed the following when attempting to map a network drive: "...not set up to accept connections on port "The File and printer sharing (SMB)". Researching this error, I followed the recommendations found athttp://support.microsoft.com/kb/297684. I also turned off the autodisconnect feature of the Server service by runningnet config server /autodisconnect:-1 at the command prompt on the new server. No joy.
4. In Windows Explorer on yet another workstation, clicking on the name of the new server under "Network" returns the following error code:Error code 0x80070035 The network path was not found. Waiting a few minutes allows me to then see the shared folder on the new server on that workstation, but there seems to be a delayed reaction of several seconds before I can view the shared folder on that workstation.
These issues need to be resolved as soon as possible so that the new server may go into full use and the old server may be retired.