I am trying to configure a scheduled system state backup on a Windows 2008 R2 server using the Windows server backup tool. The backup creates a WindowsImageBackup folder on a backup volume using VSS copy, I thought for System state backup Windows backup will create a flat backup file with the bkf extension and not doing image backup. Any idea why this behavior happening for system backup?
Thanks
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 this:
I need to use the wbadmin commands within the Task Scheduler and do not know any of the required Syntax to make sure everything goes smoothly, I do not want to do this through the CMD.
Dear Server Expert,
We are using windows server 2012 standard. Currently, I would like to create s schedule of backup, however the windows backup schedule is very limited in options. May I know whether any options:
1. to configure full or incremental backup daily, weekly, etc
2. send email notifications after backup done.
THanks
Regards,
Hello,
There is always some errors events when doing windows server backup even after several times reboots, as below:
"Filter Manager failed to attach to volume '\Device\HarddiskVolume192'. This volume will be unavailable for filtering until a reboot. The final status was 0xC03A001C."
The volume number are different, the process ID is always 4 and thread ID is 4444 or 6708.
I have searched on Internet and Microsoft forum, only found the answers about Windows Search service, but actually I already removed this service.
And, already installed all the hot-fixes.
Hope somebody has solution for it.
Best regards.
Bill
Bill
Hi Together
I try to take a backup of Hyper-V VMs (Windows Guests) using VSS.
Infrastructure:
HP ProLiant SE326M1 Shared Storage (Win Server 2012 R2) using SMB 2x HP DL380 G6 Hyper-V Servers (in Failover Cluster) The 3 Servers are Connected directly using 10 GBit/s.
Failover, Live-Migration, etc. works all without problem.
To be sure VSS works, I followed the steps described here on the storage serverhttps://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj612865(v=ws.11).aspx
-> A mistake on my side by configuration the storage is possible, but I don't know what i did wrong :(
Problem:
- If I try to perform a shadow copy (using DISKSHADOW) of a Hyper-V vServer operating on the SMB Storage, I got this error: the component microsoft hyper-v vss writer was not found in the writer components list.
- If I move the SAME VM to the local storage on the server (so the server is also not active in the Failover = Standalone VM) It works with the exact same commands.
The command vssadmin list writers don’t shows errors for the Hyper-V VSS Writer. The machines are up to date and rebooting don’t changes anything.
I hope some one has an idea :)
I performed backup of a volume storing a database on my server using Windows Server Backup (WSB).
Now I have some old shadows that I would like to remove.
To do that, I use the vssadmin command with ShadowID that I'd like to remove:
vssadmin delete shadows /Shadow={9bae879d-979e-4ec0-b252-720de085d2bf}
However, I get the response
Error: Snapshots were found, but they were outside of your allowed context. Try
removing them with the backup application which created them.
Well, the application that created these shadows was WSB, and WSB GUI does not have command to delete old shadows.
How can I delete these shadows?
TIA
Les
Hi all,
I am viewing the pbx interface through KVM switch on the server local console. This screen came up when I powered up the server after total shut down due to power issues. Please how do I use the KVM switch to change to the windows server interface?
It's showing madephpbx login:_
My client has a one year old Server 2012 R2 running native Windows backup to external USB backup drives. Bitlocker is NOT enabled for anything on this server. A backup drive has been stolen and I am trying to find out what data is available to someone looking at the drive without access to the server itself. I am assuming that the thief does not know the server password or details of how the server was configured with drive letters, etc. What concerns should I have regarding the data on the backup drive?
Thanks!
Dear Supoort Team,
Thank you in advance.
We have using Windows Server 2012 Standard, We have scheduled Backup from Windows Server Backup utility.
Till Last week everything was working fine. But now back not completing and getting following error - "Insufficient storage available to create either the shadow copy.....". I deleted old backups from Diskshadow 143 shadow copies to 47 shadow copies. But in command prompt it showing 47 but not in program. Sharing you snapshots of issue. Please help me to solve this issue.
Thanks & Regards,
Bharat Nabage
One of our windows 2008 server is having TLS Version 1.2 Protocol Not Enabled vulnerability.Can someone help me to close this vulnerability.
Details of the vulnerability
Summary:I am running windows back up on a hyper-v windows 2008r2 machine and it failed this weekend. The destination NAS drive had a physical failure and we replaced it. I believe that will fix the issue, my problem is that I cannot find a definition for the error code (2155348081). Below is the details:
Log Name: Microsoft-Windows-Backup
Any incite would be greatly appreciated.
-Mike
On Windows 2012 Server Host Machine:
I had occasion to restore a 118 GB VHDX from backup. However, although it shows in the WSB Recovery Wizard, and neither the Event Logs or the Windows Backup Log Files show any errors, the file restores as zero size. I tried from several previous days' WSB backups as well.
The file is a *.VHDX that is mounted and shared for all machines on my network. It is not attached to a virtual machine.
WSB is set up to backup the Hard Drive letter of the partition the VHDX is stored in (along with a few other files).
When I recover that partition from WSB, the other files restore fine, but the VHDX is restored as size=0. All the VMs (on other partitions) seem to restore OK.
I also had an external Wbadmin backup where I backed up that VHDX file explicitly instead of using the drive letter, and it restored fine.
If I have to backup VHDX files explicitly, then fine. But WSB should not list a file as backed up successfully and available for restore if it cannot, in fact, be restored. I have to wonder if there are any other files that will not restore either. Also, the log files (C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup-dd-mm-yyyy_hh-hh-ss.log) should have reported this problem, rather than record success as "Backup of volume T: succeeded."
The only thing I can think of at this point, is that perhaps it remained locked by a network machine somehow. Even still, WSB should have backed it up in a crash consistent state, or at least give a warning or error.
I review my backup logs and events regularly and there was nothing to indicate any issue at the time of backup. Obviously, WSB is not capable of reliably reporting success and failure, and cannot be trusted.
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks,
Bob.
Hi,
I wanted to use Microsoft's default backup feature however, it cannot see the USB flash drive.
I check in "My Computer" and the flash drive is present, accessible and writable. Why would Windows Backup not see it? Are there pre-requisites for the drive?
Machine: Sony Vaio upgraded from Windows 7 Home Premium to Professional using Microsoft Anytime.
Thanks!
I am trying to set up my new Passport Ultra Metal Edition to back up my server.
When the drive is attached, the system prompts for a driver search and I cannot find a driver for Windows Server 2008 R2.
Any suggestions?
On Win 2012 r2 from few weeks i have a strange issue.
Every second backup end after about 1 minute with message "more data is available"
Reconfigured backup from scratch - the same error. Reformatted usb disk - no change.
I've no idea. I can't find any valuable info in logs. When i start backup manually from console - everything is ok.
Server is up to date, restarted. Nothing helps.
Maybe someone can help ?
Event ID 517
No specific error only the above. Also try windows event id 517 but nothing happening.
Windows server 2008 r2 with SP1. Failing while taking backup by third party tool or windows backup utility.
Checked VSS writers are fine.
Able to take volume snapshot.
Error code '2147942487' (One or more arguments are invalid). Please review the event details for a solution, and then rerun the backup operation once the issue is resolved.
I'm Using Windows Server backup.
I think there's a bug in the bare-metal restore (Re-Image) Process in server2016TP5
I have created a Bare-Metal backup from Windows server 2016tp5, into a network shared folder.
The restore (Re-Image) process is loading the installation media, choose repair, and restore the image from the network.
what I did: Loading the Server2016TP5 ISO (Bootable USB), and trying to connect to the shared folder, It failed to connect to the server with the following error: "A specified logon session does not exist. It may already have been terminated (0x80070520)"
I get the same error for Hyper-V Virtual computer, and a Bare Metal (Physical) Server.
Why I think it is a bug ?
I tried to Bare-Metal restore the 2016TP5 with ISO of 2012R2, with exactly the same process (Same network account), it finds the backup files, but I get different error because it can restore Windows 2012R2 only (That error indicate that the backup data is accessible to the 2012R2 Re-Image process
I Also Try to bare-metal backup an restore 2012R2, on the same shared folder (Same account), It worked great on virtual, and Physical system.
can anyone confirm ?
did I do something wrong here ?