7.7 Recovering a Lost Connection to a Server
If a connection is lost while you are managing a Dynamic File Services server, the server status changes from Connected (with a green glow on the server icon 
) to Connection Lost (with a red glow on the server icon 
). Possible reasons for a lost connection are:
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The Service is disabled on the target server.
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The configured Service port is modified on the target server.
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The Windows Firewall exception is disabled on the target server, which denies remote connections.
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A network outage occurs for a remote connection.
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The user name that was used to establish the connection is removed from the Dynamic File Services group on the target server.
You must disconnect from the server, then connect to the server again to start a new management session. Restart any management tasks that were in progress.
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In the Management Console under , select the DynamicFS server that you want to manage.
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Select > . You can also right-click the server name and select .
When the server is disconnected, the Server icon is dimmed (
). All open Properties or Statistics windows for that server are automatically closed.
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Select > . You can also right-click the server name and select .
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Provide the login credentials, then click .