VSS Writer errors backing up VM guests on Server 2012 R2
Hello,I'm trying to setup backup on newly setup 2012 R2 server. I have Linux and Windows guests. Windows guest back up fine, sometime I do get errors though. With Linux guests (CentOS7, latest build) -...
View ArticleWindows Server backup won't schedule
When I try and schedule a Windows Server (R2) backup (with the Exchange plug-in) it says "The task XML contains a value which is incorrectly formatted or out of range". I can submit an immediate task...
View ArticleWindows Server Back up won't run, it keeps skipping to the next day
I have a Windows 2008r2 machine that had an error on it (It lost a mapped drive while backing it up), now it won't run, it keeps pushing the schedule back to the next day. I've cancelled the service...
View ArticleBackup retention
HelloWe have a Windows Server 2012 machine that runs a VSS full backup daily using Windows Server Backup to a dedicated partition.It's been running fine for close to 2 years now and was automatically...
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A fatal error occured during a Windows Server Backup snap-in (Wbadmin.msc)...
Hey,I cant start my Windows Server Backup tool on my Windows Server 2008 R2. It gives me error:---------------------------------------------------"A fatal error occured during a Windows Server Backup...
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 ArticleSub folders and files is not listed in Windows Server Backup(Storage Server...
Sir,We are using Windows Storage Server 2008 OS for our Storage Server. In this We ae trying to take backup using Windows Server Backup utility.In Select Backup Items option, not able to select the sub...
View ArticleHow can I safely expand the System Reserved partition that is causing failed...
We are running Exchange 2010 on a 2008R2 server.The servers System Reserved partition is listed as only having 6% available space.We assigned a drive letter and looked around the drive and see nothing...
View Articlewbadmin in directore services restore mode
HiI am doing some lab testing and when I try to restore some active directory object I go to Directory services restore mode type .\administrator and password for Directory services mode and when I try...
View ArticleWhere is the Windows Server Backup Drive?
Hello all,We have a Windows Server 2012 R2 VM running on a Xenserver and it is our main Domain Controller. I just added the Windows Server Backup feature and attached a new Virtual Drive and assigned...
View ArticleWindows server Backup and restoration
Dear all,I am really frustrated with Windows server backup, i took Bare metal, system state and complete backup of My Domain controller Multiple times and it went successfully.When i try to restore...
View ArticleRestricting users for creating files and folders on desktops in local profiles.
Hi Guys,Do we have GPO Settings for restricting users for creating files and folders on the desktop. If so Could you please share the details.Thanks.Tanooj
View ArticleWindows 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 ArticleCentOS filesystem Read only after backup
I am running server 2012r2 standard with Hyper-V installed and im backing up three VMs (2 windows, 1 CentOS)The backups run with no issue using the standard default options (full backup etc.). After...
View ArticleBackup fails saying insufficient space
I have a Windows 2008 R2 server where Windows Server Backup has started failing.WSB error says "there is not enough space on the disk". This doesn't make sense to me. The backup is a full backup of...
View ArticleRecovery / Restore points with Windows 2012 standalone server
HiWe are looking for a way to safely install all windows & application updates and restore / recover the servers in case of any failure with these updates. As we know, with client OS we have the...
View ArticleVolumes larger than 16777216 megabytes cannot be protected.
I've got a server running Server 2012 R2 Standard with a 21TB volume that I need to backup. Unfortunately it appears that WSB isn't capable of backing up a volume of this size. I've searched and have...
View ArticleWindows 2K8 Server backup and Hyper-V
Fellows,I have a server running 3 VM's with Hyper-V, the VM's are always up and running.I installed an external HD and I'm backing up to it all the data: System Data, C:(OS) and D:(VM disks).The backup...
View ArticleServer2012 Essentials Server Backup set up problem
I recently created a disk pool of 2.5gb via 2 sata HDD's and when I try to assign it to Server Backup duties the process fails. The message I get is that the server backup services are not running so...
View ArticleEvent 10172, Hyper-V-VMMS
VSS writers inside virtual machine 'CONTOSO' failed to perform BackupComplete to its shadow copy (VSS snapshot) set: Catastrophic failure (0x8000FFFF). (Virtual machine ID...
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