{"id":7034,"date":"2021-04-19T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2021-04-19T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/docly-documentation\/elements\/how-to-install-and-open-file-server-resource-manager-in-windows-server-2012-2019\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T00:45:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:45:38","slug":"how-to-install-and-open-file-server-resource-manager-in-windows-server-2012-2019","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/how-to-install-and-open-file-server-resource-manager-in-windows-server-2012-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"How to install and open File Server Resource Manager in Windows Server 2019, 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">File Server Resources Manager is consider as a set of administration tools that allows system administrators, especially File Server administrators to control, classify, and initialize storage-related policies on the File Server system. In addition, File Server Resource Manager supports storage quota and impose on folders.<br \/>Folder File Server Resource Manager helps administrators effectively monitor data resources stored on File Server, prevent and timely detect policy violations previously set. File Server Resource Manager can be implemented in 2 network environments including Workgroup or Domain.<\/p>\r\n<p><iframe title=\"How to install and open File Server Resource Manager in Windows Server 2012, 2019 | VPS Tutorial\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7GyYUiCFAgI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to install File Server Resource Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 1 &#8211; Go to <strong>Server Manager<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Manage<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Add Roles and Features<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Next<\/strong>. Selec<strong>t Role-based or feature-based installation<\/strong>, then select <strong>Select a server from the server pool<\/strong>. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<br \/>Then, on the list, find<strong> File and Storage Services<\/strong> and expand it. Then, expand <strong>Files and iSCSI Services<\/strong>, select<strong> File Server Resource Manager<\/strong> and then a window will open.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_1-6.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 3 &#8211; Click the <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_2-5.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 3 &#8211; Click the <strong>Install<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_3-5.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How to open File Server Resource Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now that you have File Server Resource Manager installed, open it by following the instructions below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 1 &#8211; Click on <strong>Server Manager<\/strong>&gt; <strong>Tools<\/strong>&gt;<strong> File Server Resource Manager<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_4-6.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To set a quota for a directory, follow the steps below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 2 &#8211; On the left panel click <strong>Quota Management<\/strong>, then expand the<strong> Create Quota Template<\/strong> section, then click <strong>Create Quota Template<\/strong>\u2026 on the right panel as shown in the screenshot below.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_5-4-1024x589.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 3 &#8211; A new panel will open, in which the most important aspect to set is the <strong>Space Limit<\/strong>, depending on your needs. Here, this example will put 2GB and then click <strong>OK<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_8-4.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 4 &#8211; You have to set a quota for it and once the folder reaches that level, it will send you a notification of where you will have the option to set the email.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_7-5.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 5 &#8211; Click <strong>Ok<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 6 &#8211; Then, to attach this norm to a folder, right click on the template and click on <strong>Create Quota from Template<\/strong>\u2026<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_13-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 7 &#8211; Click <strong>Browse<\/strong>\u2026 and then choose your directory. Click <strong>Create<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_10-2.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 8 &#8211; To set restrictions on your folders, you can go to the window to the left of <strong>File Screening Management<\/strong>&gt; <strong>File screens<\/strong>, and then click on the control panel to the left of <strong>Create File Screen<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/green.cloud\/docs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot_14-1.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Step 9 &#8211; Click <strong>Browse<\/strong>\u2026 and locate the folder you want to select. 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