Having issues with Server 2012 and a media changer in a Quantum i500, we have tested this on a instance of server 2008 R2 with no issues. When we go to use the armtool.exe to scan the slots we get an I/O error. We are using the
generic windows driver, any assistance would be greatly appreciated, we have rebooted several times bot the library and the server 2012 instance at the same time also. The next step will be either to install server 2008 R2 instance or contact microsoft
support.
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server 2012 media changer
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System Recovery Option is not compatible with the version of windows you are trying to repair
I have an IBM Blade Server running 2008 6002 SP2 x64 installation that we were attempting to repair the issue of not being able to connect to and install updates from the WSUS.
Using the following support document step by step starting with Method 1.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2509997
Method 5 killed the server. It now begins the boot process up until the "Configuring Stage 3 of 3 Updates 0% and then reboots repeatedly in the same way.
When I boot to the install disk " SW_DVD5_Windows_Svr_2008w_SP2_English_x64_DC_EE_SE_X15-41371" and choose repair your computer. I get the "This version of System Recovery Options is not compatible with the version of Windows you are trying to repair" message. I've actually tried a few other 2008 discs but get the same error.
Please tell me it's something simple... but I know it's not. This is a server essential to recover intact. It was the backup server amongst other things. As far as I know we have no ability to do a bare metal restore.
From reading the forums am I correct in assuming I cannot create a recovery disc from just any other installation using the same version?
Any insight would be appreciated.
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Task Scheduler Won't Run WBADMIN Backup
After several weeks of trying, the backup (wbadmin) doesn't work from the task scheduler. When I enter the WBADMIN Start Backup command directly into a command prompt, it executes perfectly and backs up everything it's supposed to, but for some reason, when that EXACT SAME COMMAND is executed from the task scheduler it starts, then immediately stops. I opened the Task Scheduler, clicked on "Task Scheduler Library" in the left pane, and looked at the backup job in the top window of the center pane. The "Last Run Result" column simply showed, "(0xFFFFFFFF")". I also clicked on the job's History Tab, which showed 7 entries at the date/time the job is set to trigger, which indicated that the task started and completed, "successfully" within the same second (i.e. 01:00:00), but absolutiely nothing is backed up, nor are there any entries for the trigger date on the backup drive.
This has happened four Sundays in a row, and each time, when I subsequently execute the WBADMIN command from a command prompt, it works correctly. Any ideas about what I'm missing and/or doing incorrectly
Creacon
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Window Update KB2772930 KB2807986 KB2808735 KB2813170 KB2813347 KB2840149 and KB890830
Hi guys, i am wondering if it is safe to Install this Window Update KB2772930 KB2807986 KB2808735 KB2813170 KB2813347 KB2840149 and KB890830? Because from my previous experience i am having trouble when installing some window update,
my server manager crash and the server can't connect to the internet and made my server manager crash. please help me! thanks
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Where does Previous Versions store its backup data?
I've read somewhere in the Windows Server 2008 R2 help files that 10% extra disk space is required to implement Previous Versions. My question is this: where does Windows store this 10% backup data? I can't find the answer anywhere. Anyone know?
Dan
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Server 2008 continually reboots
After trying this method to correct an updating issue. My server just reboots continually reboots.
Anyone have a suggested recovery?
Method 5: Remove any incorrect Registry values
Remove any incorrect values that may exist in the Registry. To do this, follow these steps:- Click Start, and then type regedit in the Start Search box.
- In the Programs list, click regedit.exe.
- Locate and then select the following registry subkey:HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\COMPONENTS
- Right-click COMPONENTS.
- Click Export.
- In the File Name box, type COMPONENTS.
- In the Save in box, click Desktop, click Save, and then save the file to your desktop.
- In the details pane, right-click PendingXmlIdentifier, and then clickDelete. If this value does not exist, go to the next step.
- In the details pane, right click NextQueueEntryIndex, and then clickDelete. If this value does not exist, go to the next step.
- In the details pane, right click AdvancedInstallersNeedResolving, and then clickDelete. If the value does not exist, go to the next step.
- Restart the computer.
- Try to install the updates again.
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Windows Server 2008 R2 Standard - creating full system image
What is the best way to create a full system image with Windows server 2008 R2 Std? For instance, I would like to create a full system image of my server to a portable HD. Lets say one day my server is stolen and I had to purchase a second server. From that HD and Windows CD I want to be able to hit restore on this new server. This new server works, functions, has all the programs, drivers, set up, etc like the first server. Basically, I want to be able to create a full system image or back up that I could use to make clone of any server of the same brand.
Would I have to purchase a specific software for that? Is 2008 R2 capable of this?
Responding in laymen terms would be highly appreciated since I am very new at this.
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Monitoring - best practise?
Good day, The best way to monitor windows backup is obviously to go and look if it ran. But I'm wondering what other people out there do in terms of automatic notification if backup failed. I know you can have an email notification sent to you if a certain
event viewer ID occurs. But there are quite a few different IDs related to backup failed. I administrate a few small client servers and currently I check backup every few days. It would be really helpful if I could put some form of automatic monitoring in
place that helps me keep an eye on it. Any suggestions?
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how to create restore point in windows server 2008 service pack1
hi i am bhaskar ... how to create restore point in windows server 2008 service pack1 and how to restore system from a restore point in windows server 2008 service pack1.. is this option available or not ? what is the difference between shadow copies and
restore point ? instead of restore point we have this shadow copies option in windows server 2008 ?
Bhaskar
Bhaskar
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shadow copy component backup failure due to EFI partition
Hi folks
on 2 different i hav shadow copy component backup failure both of them have same configuration,: MS windows 2008 R2 SP1 ver 6.1 build 7601, both physical server.
backup application which i using is symantec netbackup.
bcdedit output from server1
bcdedit /enum
Windows Boot Manager
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identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {6433896e-3e6b-11e0-9e3f-e41f13d6455a}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
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identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.efi
description Windows Server 2008 R2
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {64338970-3e6b-11e0-9e3f-e41f13d6455a}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {6433896e-3e6b-11e0-9e3f-e41f13d6455a}
nx OptOut
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output from server2
bcdedit/enum
Windows Boot Manager
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identifier {bootmgr}
device partition=\Device\HarddiskVolume1
description Windows Boot Manager
locale en-US
inherit {globalsettings}
default {current}
resumeobject {4d265bb4-7954-11e2-8637-6cae8b27a84d}
displayorder {current}
toolsdisplayorder {memdiag}
timeout 30
Windows Boot Loader
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identifier {current}
device partition=C:
path \Windows\system32\winload.exe
description Windows Server 2008 R2
locale en-US
inherit {bootloadersettings}
recoverysequence {4d265bb6-7954-11e2-8637-6cae8b27a84d}
recoveryenabled Yes
osdevice partition=C:
systemroot \Windows
resumeobject {4d265bb4-7954-11e2-8637-6cae8b27a84d}
nx OptOut
if u keenly look and compare output then 1 line is missing from output of server2 :
path \EFI\Microsoft\Boot\bootmgfw.efi
question is why bootmgfw.efi path is missing from output of server2
why there is difference in Windows Boot Manager configuration ?
please help me understand this. please explain in simple terms.
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Event error 13 vmicvss Windows Server 2012 unable to perform online backup because scoped snapshots enabled
First W2K12 install, so, learning. W2K12 running in guest W2K8R2 Hyper-V. See error below. Been occuring since install, several events recorded within same 15 minute period each day, before and after joined to domain. Bing/Google searches and Event ID turned up no info. Quesrions:
- Why are online backups not enabled by default? (what if this were an Exchange or AD machine, for example)
- Where can I read up on scoped snapshots (again, searching yielded no info)
- In what scenarios should I leave scoped snapshots disabled? In what scenarios should I enable?
incidentally, this particular vm will be for SQL 2012 Enterprise. Followed immediately by a SharePoint 2013 vm also running W2K12.
Log Name: Application
Source: vmicvss
Date: 12/10/2012 11:45:02 AM
Event ID: 13
Task Category: None
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: <Name Removed>
Description:
Windows cannot perform an online backup of this system because scoped snapshots are enabled. To resolve this, disable scoped snapshots by creating the following registry value on this computer:
PATH: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore\
DWORD: ScopeSnapshots
Value: 0
Incorrectly editing the registry may severely damage your system. Before making changes to the registry, you should back up any valued data on the computer.
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
<System>
<Provider Name="vmicvss" />
<EventID Qualifiers="49154">13</EventID>
<Level>2</Level>
<Task>0</Task>
<Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
<TimeCreated SystemTime="2012-12-10T16:45:02.000000000Z" />
<EventRecordID>442</EventRecordID>
<Channel>Application</Channel>
<Computer><name removed></Computer>
<Security />
</System>
<EventData>
</EventData>
</Event>
Thanks,
Joan
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Restoring backed up files from 2012 Server to 2008 Server R2
Hello-
We've recently installed a 2012 Standard server that we want to use as a file/profile server, and are backing up to external hard drives. Since the drives are bit-locked, we have the external drives assigned to drive letters, which are then dedicated to the backup process.
Backups to and recoveries from the drives work perfectly on the 2012 box.
Since this is the only 2012 machine in our enterprise currently, we want to make sure we can recover user files and profiles in the event of a loss.
I have the Bitlocker feature installed on a 2008 R2 server and am unable to unlock the drive. However, when I attempt to restore from the backup, the machine provides the following error:
"The system global catalog is corrupted."
I know the catalog is not corrupted, because I can immediately plug it back in to 2012 and recover from it.
If I plug the drive into Windows 7 Pro, the system will prompt me to unlock it with Bitlocker. However, once that's done the backup software won't recognize the disk as a backup location.
So, the question comes down to whether there is a way to restore this backup on any other OS besides 2012? Is there a setting I need to enable on 2012 to allow a legacy OS to use the backup? A feature on 2008 that would allow restoring backups from future OSes?
Any ideas are welcome, and my apologies if this has an easy solution. No amount of keyword searching got me to what I wanted.
Thank you!
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Unable to Restore Windows Server 2003 R2
I have to restore a Server 2003 R2 due to a drive failure. I replaced the drive(s) and reloaded 2003 from original CD's. I then run the Windows backup program and restore the System. (I have tried MANY combinations...) No matter what I try, I end up with a non-startable system that I cannot connect to, even with recovery console. I have no ASR disk. The recovery console states the password is bad, but I know that it is not. When trying a normal boot, I get the lsass.exe error stating that during a password change an incorrect password..... Rebooting. If the exact message is needed, I can provide it, but this server (And therefore the Entire Business!!) has been down for two days and I'm in a slight rush. I have made a system state backup every day and have 5 copies on 2 seperate external drives. ALL of these have the same response.
Is Windows Back-up of the system state no good? I really don't want to have to re-enter ALL the user names, groups, etc. An attempt to transfer just the active directory didn't go well either.
ANY help would be greatly appreciated.
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Windows Server 2012 - Windows Server Backup (WSB) Antivirus Exclusions for Symantec (SYMEFA.DB) (Again)
This is a problem which appears to have resurfaced after reportedly being fixed in Symantec. The Symantec support person asked that I post a question in Technet to see if we can get a quicker answer:
Error in deletion of [C:\System Volume Information\EfaData\SYMEFA.DB] while pruning the target VHD: Error [0x80070020] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Application backup
Writer Id: {66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}
Component: 1F883BB7-A6AA-4130-AB7D-0849DBBE2D8C
Caption : Backup Using Saved State\VM-Test
Logical Path:
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I've installed Windows Server 2012 Standard on the host, and am backing up a W2K12 Virtual Machine. I have deleted the previous scheduled backup and then recreated a new backup with just one virtual machine. If I delete the W:\WindowsImageBackup sub-folder (I renamed the "live" sub-folder temporarily) the VM is backed up OK the first time. If I try to back up a second time, I get the pruning error.
I have added the following exclusions:
VM locations:
C:\VHDs\*
T:\*
U:\*
V:\*
VM Extensions:
vfd
vhd
vhdx
WSB drive:
W:\*
DPM 2012 exclusions:
C:\Program Files\System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\bin\DPMRA.exe
C:\Program Files\System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\Temp\MTA\*
C:\Program Files\System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\XSD\*
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe
The DPM Services were disabled and stopped.
AntiVirus: Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Version 12.1.2100.2093
(12.1-RU2-MP1) This version was supposed to have a fix for all this.
Symantec re-installed this with me with only the "Virus and Spyware Protection" components included and double checked the exclusions list.
Disabling Symantec is not enough - it has to be uninstalled in order for the backup to work again.
The test virtual machine was stopped at the time of the backup and has one fixed size VHDx.
The Symantec Support person was hoping someone from Microsoft might be able to advise if there were any other exclusions that could be considered.
Strangely, this has been working fine for the past couple of weeks. It started acting up once I attempted backing up a VM with BitLocker encrypted VHDx's. (Not this test VM). Don't know if this was just a coincidence or if there is any connection. I have also been using Virtual Floppies, Differencing Disks, and Snapshots on other VMs.
When watching Resource Monitor, during the backup, it looks like ALL the virtual machine VHDs are opened and at least partially read, even though they are not running and not included in the backup.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks,
Bob.
Error in deletion of [C:\System Volume Information\EfaData\SYMEFA.DB] while pruning the target VHD: Error [0x80070020] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
Application backup
Writer Id: {66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}
Component: 1F883BB7-A6AA-4130-AB7D-0849DBBE2D8C
Caption : Backup Using Saved State\VM-Test
Logical Path:
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I've installed Windows Server 2012 Standard on the host, and am backing up a W2K12 Virtual Machine. I have deleted the previous scheduled backup and then recreated a new backup with just one virtual machine. If I delete the W:\WindowsImageBackup sub-folder (I renamed the "live" sub-folder temporarily) the VM is backed up OK the first time. If I try to back up a second time, I get the pruning error.
I have added the following exclusions:
VM locations:
C:\VHDs\*
T:\*
U:\*
V:\*
VM Extensions:
vfd
vhd
vhdx
WSB drive:
W:\*
DPM 2012 exclusions:
C:\Program Files\System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\bin\DPMRA.exe
C:\Program Files\System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\Temp\MTA\*
C:\Program Files\System Center 2012\DPM\DPM\XSD\*
C:\Windows\Microsoft.NET\Framework\v2.0.50727\csc.exe
The DPM Services were disabled and stopped.
AntiVirus: Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition Version 12.1.2100.2093
(12.1-RU2-MP1) This version was supposed to have a fix for all this.
Symantec re-installed this with me with only the "Virus and Spyware Protection" components included and double checked the exclusions list.
Disabling Symantec is not enough - it has to be uninstalled in order for the backup to work again.
The test virtual machine was stopped at the time of the backup and has one fixed size VHDx.
The Symantec Support person was hoping someone from Microsoft might be able to advise if there were any other exclusions that could be considered.
Strangely, this has been working fine for the past couple of weeks. It started acting up once I attempted backing up a VM with BitLocker encrypted VHDx's. (Not this test VM). Don't know if this was just a coincidence or if there is any connection. I have also been using Virtual Floppies, Differencing Disks, and Snapshots on other VMs.
When watching Resource Monitor, during the backup, it looks like ALL the virtual machine VHDs are opened and at least partially read, even though they are not running and not included in the backup.
Any suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks,
Bob.
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Windows Server 2012 - code '0x80780102' (The system writer is not found in the backup.)
I'm having an issue backing up. The system writer is not available and I've tried all the previous solutions such as (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2009272) as well as others on here, setting the permissions etc. but the system writer never appears under 'vssadmin list writers'
It seems this issue has been around for many years on previous version. Is there a solution? I've spent days on this so far.
Many thanks,
Geoff
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Complete PC backup failes on Vista (error 0x80070057)
Hi,
I'm trying to make a complete backup of my C: drive on another internal HDD (E:). I've tried several time and each time the backup process fails with the same error: The parameter is incorrect (0x80070057).
I've checked the article on the storage team blog but it does not address this issue (same error code is mentioned but not for complete PC backup).
I'm running 32 bits Vista SP2. Both drives are 500 GB NTFS. I formated drive E: before backup but didn't help. I checked C: and E: with chkdsk /R and did not find any errors. I also tried the "backup files" instead of "backup computer" and it worked fine. Complete backup however, seems to fail every time at the same location (the VHD file after failure is always a 105GB file).
Somebody on another thread suggested to run system file checker (sfc /scannow) but it didn't solve the problem.
I tried to create a log according to instructions in another tread but something is wrong as no log file is created: I created this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ASR\LogFileSetting with two values, LogPathName (set to D:\asr.log) and EnableLogging (set to 1).
I didn't find anything useful in the event logs or anywhere else to diagnose the problem.
I'm running out of ideas. How can I find and fix the problem?
Thanks a lot,
AlefSin
I'm trying to make a complete backup of my C: drive on another internal HDD (E:). I've tried several time and each time the backup process fails with the same error: The parameter is incorrect (0x80070057).
I've checked the article on the storage team blog but it does not address this issue (same error code is mentioned but not for complete PC backup).
I'm running 32 bits Vista SP2. Both drives are 500 GB NTFS. I formated drive E: before backup but didn't help. I checked C: and E: with chkdsk /R and did not find any errors. I also tried the "backup files" instead of "backup computer" and it worked fine. Complete backup however, seems to fail every time at the same location (the VHD file after failure is always a 105GB file).
Somebody on another thread suggested to run system file checker (sfc /scannow) but it didn't solve the problem.
I tried to create a log according to instructions in another tread but something is wrong as no log file is created: I created this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\ASR\LogFileSetting with two values, LogPathName (set to D:\asr.log) and EnableLogging (set to 1).
I didn't find anything useful in the event logs or anywhere else to diagnose the problem.
I'm running out of ideas. How can I find and fix the problem?
Thanks a lot,
AlefSin
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Error [0x80070020] - symefa.db - Server 2012 backup fail
I've got a Server 2012 Standard OS with failing backups (WSB.)
SEP 12.1.2 MP1 is installed. E:\* is defined as an exception to all scans in SEP. All VSS writers show 'no error.'
Here is the specific error within WSB: Error in deletion of [E:\System Volume Information\EfaData\SYMEFA.DB] while pruning the target VHD: Error [0x80070020] The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.
This issue started after two weeks of successful backups, while running SEP 12.1.2. After upgrading to SEP 12.1.2 MP1, I rebooted the server, then stopped and re-created scheduled backups, formatting the destination disk. Manually running the scheduled scan from task scheduler worked once, but the scheduled backup failed that same night... same error.
I have an existing case open with Symantec... I just wanted to post this for other people, as this thread doesn't seem to provide a fix.
-ciao
ricardo
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Why are Hyper-V Snapshots in Windows Server 2012 not restored in Hyper-V Manager?
- Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Host.
- W2K12 VM with two drive VHDx files, one Snapshot -> four files altogether.
- Standard WSB backup overnight.
- Delete the VM and Restore.
- WSB Restore restores all four files, but says "The selected virtual machine has no snapshots".
- The VM's Settings are pointing the IDE and SCSI files to the snapshot files.
- The VM boots Ok and the snapshot file content is there.
Is this normal?
Shouldn't restoring the VM also restore the snapshot info to the manager (I've tried restoring Host Component, etc.)?
Is there some way to add the ability to see the snapshots in the manager?
I assume we can manually merge the files via the manager or discard the snapshots via editing the VM settings.
Thanks,
Bob.
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Windows Server 2012 Backup Not Doing Incremental
I'm running Windows Server 2012, with my "C" drive on a small, 60 GB SSD and a large, 3 TB drive as my "D" drive, with two VMs on "D" (only one VM runs, the other's turned off all the time). In the past I've had no problem using Windows Server Backup to do an initial Full backup of all drives, with scheduled daily incremental backups, to another 3 TB HDD. However, recently I formatted the backup 3 TB drive and started over (dumb thing to do). After the initial, full backup (System Reserved, Bare Metal Recovery, C, D, Hyper-V, Virtual Machines), all subsequent backups do System Reserved and Local C as incremental, but the large "D" drive, 3 TB HDD (with about 2 TB of data on it) is always done as Full, and it takes six hours. It used to do "D" as incremental and would take a few minutes, depending on how much data changed that day.
I have tried configuring Performance Settings to Fast, which is supposed to backup changes only, yet each night a full backup of "D" is made. I've also tried configuring Performance Settings as Custom, and forcing each drive to be Incremental in the drop-down box next to each drive, but it makes no difference: "D" is always a full backup. The time taken isn't the biggest problem -- the biggest problem is that I have no backup history. A file deleted yesterday is gone for good without incremental backups.
Does anyone have any idea why Windows Server Backup will not backup my 3 TB "D" drive (with 2 TB of data) incrementally? I used to be able to hold over a dozen backup copies before, now all I get is yesterday's data.
Mike B.
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2008 R2 - Fresh install - ASR writer fails on backup
I have set up a few new Server 2008 R2 machines with Hyper V role recently and every time I run a backup that includes System State, the backup will fail and the ASR Writer will show a state of 7 - Failed.
This happens with Windows Backup or Backup Exec 2012. Symantec says it is a Microsoft issue. Microsoft says it is a Symantec issue. I don't care who the issue is with, I want clean backups!
I don't see anything in the logs.
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