FSRM: There should be fewer than 1000 file screens configured on the server

Updated: August 31, 2012

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012

This topic is intended to address a specific issue identified by a Best Practices Analyzer scan. You should apply the information in this topic only to computers that have had the File Services Best Practices Analyzer run against them and are experiencing the issue addressed by this topic. For more information about best practices and scans, see Best Practices Analyzer.

Issue

There are more than 1000 file screens configured on the server.

Impact

The File Server Resource Manager user interface will perform slowly.

Resolution

Use File Server Resource Manager to delete unneeded file screens or to consolidate individual file screens. If this is not possible, use command-line tools or scripts to administer file screens.

To delete unneeded file screens by using File Server Resource Manager

1. Open File Server Resource Manager.

2. In the console tree, expand File Screening Management, and then click File Screens.

3. For each unneeded file screen, right-click the file screen and click Delete.

Additional references

File Screening Management (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=199593)