Windows Server 2012 R2 VM Back up fails with Insufficient storage available...
This problem was first encountered on an IBM x3650 in a cluster with an IBM x3550 for failover, however this problem is reproducible on a server running HyperV not part of a cluster.When I try to run a...
View ArticleWindows 2008 R2 image
Hi,I currently use Backup Exec Server System Recovery to image my Windows 2008 R2 servers for disaster recovery. The restore with this product takes days because it NEVER works on the first try. Does...
View Articletransportable snapshot issues on windows server 2012 R2 and iSCSI Target VSS...
Hi, I have issues with transportable snapshot and iscsi target, i can't "mount" the snapshot. My configuration: -the first server have iscsi target server and backup software (CA arcserve) -the second...
View ArticlePlease point me in the right direction: need write write a hardware VSS provider
Hi,I need to write a hardware provider for VSS, Volume shadow copy service. The target is 2008R2 but I would be happy with info to target any OS version.I've seen many write-ups on the flow and half...
View ArticleRestore System Image from Disk in D:
Good evening, I have 2 drives on my computer. In one of them I have the System Restore Image. Also created a recovery disk so you can restore if your computer has a problem more serious. I already ran...
View ArticleBare Metal Restore - Restore only shows time stamps for failed jobs.
Hello. I am trying a full bare metal restore job of my SBS 2008 server using Microsoft Windows Server backup. This restore is to identical hardware including identical drives and RAID configuration....
View ArticleHow can you make "INCREMENTAL backups" on remote network location
Hi there!We use a powershell script where we make backup of Windows servers using Windows Server Backup tool.We ran this script:$day=(get-date -f dd-MM-yyyy) $backuplocation=\\networklocation\$day\...
View ArticleWindows Essentials 2012 Backup of Redirected Folders
I have complete my setup of Windows 2012 Essential server and added several users /computers. My users are setup for folder redirection under the GPO and have exclusive rights to their folders. I...
View ArticleWhat CALs do I need when using Windows Server 2012 as my DR backup server?
I run Windows server 2008R2 for my network. I recently installed a Windows Server 2012 as a DR backup server. I own 2008 user cals. Do I need to buy 2012 user cals because of my DR server?Thank you
View ArticleWHS 2011 - BackupDriverInstaller.exe MISSING
I have a problem - WHS 2011 cannot restore a client pc. It seems that the problem stems from theWindows Server Solution Computer Restore Driver missing from the installation image.The file described...
View Article2012 Windows Server Backup UI (wbadmin.msc) is missing ?
Hi,I have installed the Windows Server Backup feature several times in Windows Server 2012, but the "Windows Server Backup UI" is missing under the "Administrative Tools" and under the...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Hyper-v Backup Guests from host
Hi All,I cant find the answers I am looking for. I am wanting to know with the changes in Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server Backup which now enables singular guest backup, is it...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup 2008 to multiple destinations
I am using Windows Server Backup in Windows Small Business Server 2008 (SBS 2008).I am backing up to multiple destinations, in this case, 1 internal hard disk drive and 2 USB external HDDs (3 drives in...
View ArticleWhy can I only do a bare metal restore from the first backup image, I have...
Why can I only do a bare metal restore from the first backup image, I have several backup images which are newer?I have WSB doing daily full image backups to an ext hdd. I see there are 7 backup images...
View ArticleBackup hard drive full and no longer able to backup - SBS 2011
Hi There is a backup drive configured on an SBS 2011 using windows server backup. The backup has started to fail and says there is not enough free space on the hard drive. Is there a way to clear down...
View ArticleImaging solution for Windows 2008 servers running Citrix XenApp
Hello --I am planning on implementing a disaster recovery solution for several Windows 2008R2 servers that run the Citrix XenApp application. Part of the solution is to create snapshots or bootable...
View ArticleCopy Server 2012 Essentials R2 Backup Folder
I currently have our server backup on a daily basis to an external USB hard drive. I have made the disk visible in Windows Explorer by using disk management and assigning it a drive letter. I am trying...
View ArticleBackup completed with warnings in windows server 2008 r2 windows server backup
Hi,while doing windows server backup option in windows server 2008 R2. backup is completed with warnings, below mentioned errorsError in backup of D:\ during read: Error [0x80070057] The parameter is...
View ArticleScheduling Two backup tasks at the same time
Hello.I want to do a security copy of two folders from hdd E to hdd F and G. A créate two task for executing at 20:00wbadmin start backup --backuptarget:F -include:E:\grpsp,E:\usu -vssFull...
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