WS 2012 Backup Problem - "parameter is incorrect
I am trying to set up a daily full backup of my VM, however when i click finish I get the following error...Windows Server Backup - "Parameter is Incorrect"What parameter is incorrect?FYI - I am trying...
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Hello,I currently use Windows Server Backup to create a full server backup. I was wondering if it is possible to recover only the operating system if a windows update fails? This server is also a...
View ArticleDPM VSS errors, eventID 12344 and 8229
Hi guys, I'm working on the usual DPM errors this week (replica is inconsistent). I got one server, which is a hyper-v server, which hosts about 20 VM's. In DPM I get this error:The replica of...
View ArticleServer 2008 backup issue
Need some help with a server 2008 backup issuewe are using 5 usb drives, one per day and this worked fine until a few weeks ago then one of the disk is not being recognised.I've re-added the usb drive...
View ArticleAccessing a Backup drive
Hi, I've been told to transfer some files from an old server back up onto a Windows 7 computer.Is there anyway I can get these files off of the back up drive? Because the said Windows Server has been...
View Article"the backup file contains unrecognized data and cannot be used"
kay so yesterday i backed up all my stuff from xp pro cause i was gonna install win7 today, and i did. After trying to find out whats what i found out that win7 doesnt support bkf files yet.I proceeded...
View ArticleWindows server backup vs Exchange Databases vs 3rd party tool Open Source ARECA
Hi there!The idea is to backup exchange databases. Areca backup open source software (http://www.areca-backup.org/) is unfortunatelly not an option because it can not handle opened/locked files, soo we...
View ArticleWindows Server Backup and 3TB external drive
I have Server 2008 R2 SP1. I'm trying to use Windows Server Backup to backup to a 3TB WD Essentials USB 3.0 external drive. I previously used a 2TB Buffalo USB 3.0 disk with no problems.I have two...
View ArticleHow to backup C drive which has windows server 2012 installed?
Hi All,Our company has a server which has windows server 2012 installed. The server now has three internal drives. The OS in installed in c drive.I plan to backup c drive realtime or through scheduled...
View Articlebackup location doesnt contain any backup
Hello, i have a Win2008 R2 server that wont restore from WindowsBackup, heres what i did 1. created a full backup of c,d,e include BMR and system state (everything except the backup drive itself (1tb...
View ArticleCan you "backup" a pre-existing Volume Shadow Copy
Hi Everyone,We have had an issue with our DFSR environment, which essentially wiped some data and caused data to reappear on our spoke servers (which shouldn't have happened). I have logged a case with...
View ArticleSQL server 2008 R2 backup/Restore issue
Dear all,I have a System which is based on an I7 processor with 8GB RAM and 500 GB SATA disk size.I have install on this system a Windows Server 2008 R2 64, then make a backup using Windows Server...
View ArticleWindows 2012 Restore behavior
I have two Windows 2012 standard servers setup with Windows Backup Server. Both are virtual machines with an extra drive attached for backups. From each server I do a nightly backup to it's local hard...
View ArticleRegister SQL Server VSS Writer with Windows Server Backup
I have installed SQl Server 2008 R2 Express onto a Windows Server 2008 R2 server. The SQL Server VSS Writer is also installed.Do you need to register the SQL Server VSS Writer with Windows Server...
View ArticleRestore Active directory backup to a new domain controller server installation
Hi!I have just one 2008 R2 Standard domain controller in my enterprise (Just one, not two)I ned to configure a hardware RAID 1 in the domain controller and I will lost all the information of my...
View ArticleI have a problem related to Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2012.
I have a problem related to Windows Server Backup in Windows Server 2012. In my scenario I have two physical servers (host VM's in Hyper-V), both configured to perform daily full backup of the server...
View Articleolume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine...
I am trying to create a snapshot on my lun from a storage array on windows 2008 R2. From a diskshadow create command on windows 2008 runs the luns are intermittently disappearing from the host. Can...
View ArticleIs it possible to restore Win2008R2 windows server backup to Hyper-V and how...
I would like to take windows server backup of win2008R2 server and restore it as win2012 Hyper-V guest.1Is it possible ?2 How large the size of windows server backup and is it possible to estimate file...
View ArticleScript to Delete Files From Multiple folders
HI All, I'm backing up SQL Database files into a local server and each one got the Folder. So i need a script go through these folders and delete backup files older than 7 days? I'm using WINSCP...
View ArticleRestauraton of users, groups, (whit SID) and OU to a new active directory...
Hi!I have to reinstall my Domain controller. (Windows server 2008 R2 standard). I just have one domain controler (not 2 as windows recommend).My 100Mbs partition for boot is in a different HD than the...
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