Restoring Windows 7 System Image to a smaller Disk
Hi,I want to change a Win7 64 system on an notebook with a 250GB HHD to a new 160GB SSD.Is it possible to restore a Win7 system image to a smaller drive?Is it necessary to shrink the partion on the...
View ArticleWhich is better to use in a corprate enviornment for back up Windows 2008 Vs....
Which is better to use in a corprate enviornment for back up Windows 2008 Vs. Mozy
View ArticleVSS throws the error VSS_E_SNAPSHOT_SET_IN_PROGRESS
Hi, I get the error VSS_E_SNAPSHOT_SET_IN_PROGRESS when i try taking the backup, I am not able to figure out the requestor who is holding the lock already. Can i know any way where i can get the...
View ArticleHyper v VM s are under a "Backing up.." status for a long time
Hello all,At one of our client sites we have a Server 2012 Hyper V server with 5 different windows 2012 VM s and 2 Windows SBS 2003 servers as VM sIn addition to guest backups ( done via storagecraft...
View ArticleServer Backup VHDX and Active Directory restore
Hi all, We have a couple Server 2012 running AD. We have a complete system state backup of a DC through Server Backup utility. We want to know if system state backup is enough to fully restore AD...
View ArticleHow do i Secure & recover file from shared folder
Hi All,I have Windows server 2008 R2 environment and one shared folder created on this with restricted permission by file sharing & security, now 1. I want to add one more restriction that owner of...
View ArticleLooking for alternatives to CloudBerry S3 Backup Server Edition to backup...
As subject says, I am looking for alternatives to CloudBerry S3 Backup Server Edition.The thing I don't like about CloudBerry S3 Backup Server Edition is that when browsing "Backup Storage" for a...
View ArticleRestore failed from WindowsImageBackup folder
I backup EFI partition, C: and System state using Windows Server backup on external HDD drive.Then, I restarted, and boot up from Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard DVD and click Repair...
View ArticleUnable to do Bare Metal Restore on Windows Server 2008R2 Backup from USB...
I have done a windows full server backup on to an external Seagate HDD on a Dell PowerEdge T110 II Server running Windows Server 2008 R2I want to clone this and do a Bare Metal Restore on an identical...
View ArticleThe security database on the server does not have the computer account for...
Hi,As i wanted a system image so i used sysprep tool, In that i selected oobe option and checked generalize option and selected shutdown option, The command runned successfully and it was should down,...
View Articlewbadmin command line
Does anyone know how to deal with a space in the folder name, I'm using "My Data" as the example:wbadmin start backup -backuptarget:e: -include:c:\My DataI get: Error - command syntax incorrect. Error:...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup “the parameter is incorrect” on Hyper-V Core
In my lab I run a Hyper-V Server 2012 Core to run multiple test-systems virtualy. To backup my system I want to use the "Windows Server Backup" role/feature. This role/feature works fine on other...
View ArticleHow to transfer data off server because I cannot login as Admin
This is a question from a new IT student... bare with me please...I am trying to transfer data from a Windows Server 2003, so that I can remake the server. I do not have admin rights to the server....
View ArticleWindows server back up has not backed up the files i asked it to?
I wanted to back up files on my server, so i had connected an external hard drive and created the back up with Windows SBS Console. After it had said the back up was complete, i looked on the external...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup (Win 2008 R2) runs twice when using Backup Schedule
I receive two messages in Windows Server Backup for my backups:First a Backup Successful message.And at the same time I receive a Backup Failed message and "The operation failed because another...
View ArticleWindows 2008 Server R2 cannot add additional Media - Errors Out
The error says: "The Filename, directory name, or volume label syntax is incorrect" It does not matter whether you dedicated the volume or use as a drive letter or share - it does not allow you to add...
View ArticleIncremental and Full backups using WBADMIN and Task Scheduler in Server 2008 R2
I'd like to create an automated rotating schedule of backups using wbadmin and task scheduler, which would backup Bare Metal Recovery; System State; Drive C: and D: to a Network Share in a pattern like...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Standard Virtual Machine Backup "Completed with errors"
We currently run a WS2012 Standard Host with a WS2k3 VM as well as a WS2k13 VM. We recently upgraded the host and added the 2012 VM. The Windows Server Backup is backing up the host components, drives...
View Articlewindows could not start block level backup engine service
Hello, Im trying to perform system state backup for one of the server its unable to run. Last week we have performed the system state backup without any issue.Operating System:2008OS...
View Article