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September 15, 2014, 6:20 am

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Hello.

I have a 2012 R2 Hyper-V server. Here I run a few 2012 R2 (Gen 2 VM's) domain controllers and use Windows Server Backup on one of the DC's to create a Full server backup to an additional .vhdx attached to the VM. I want to test this backup, simulating a full wipe of the environment.

I create a new vm (Gen 2) and attach a blank disk, an 2012 R2 ISO and the .vhdx file containing a full backup. I folllow these procedures (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc781218(v=ws.10).aspx#BKMK_FullServerRecovery) but the server only reports that it cannot find any system images. When I go into the command prompt I am able to find the disk containing the backup without any problems so the disk is available to the vm.

Any suggestions?

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Cloning Server 2008 R2 Foundation 250Gb HDD into one another with 500Gb?

September 15, 2014, 6:27 am

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Hi, good morning, on Brazil time.

I have a Server 2008 R2 Foundation installed under HP Proliant ML110 G6 and until last Friday the scenario of disk management was this:

Disk 0: BKP of SISREV (our ERP);

Disk 1: 465Gb Dynamic | Mirrored with disk 2 (but both disks had no data, their emprty)

Disk 2: 465Gb Dynamic | Mirrored with disk 1

Disk 3: 250Gb for 100Mb System reserved | C: with 135,13 Gb | M: 97,65 Gb for data share - Dynamic disk.

Just to mention I've inherit this scenario from earlier support team.

And then I realize that Disk 3 have S.M.A.R.T. alert and people, a while ago, claiming slowness using folder shares and etc...

Then my first reaction was: "let's clone this disk while it's still booting".

I then used Macrium Reflect to copy dynamic volumes from disk 3 into disk 2.

The process did not finished properly. Without knowing I've broke the mirrored disks (that still empty), and ran into a big mess.

Reflect change the partitions ID, I've terminated with HDD showing up error 0xc000000e that boot device was inacessible.

After many work around with diskpart, bootbcd and others and a little web search I've restored the access and boot to the default system disk 3 (250Gb).

Well, for now my question is: I still have S.M.A.R.T. alerts on this HDD and this server holds information about a company since 2009. I wouldn't like to loose this.

Is there a way to clone this actual disk into another one of 465Gb WITHOUT LOSING OR CRAPPING THE EXISTING DATA, TABLE INFORMATION AND ON AND ON...???

A help would be appreciated.

RAID or Server Backup?

September 15, 2014, 7:12 pm

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I am working on medical office in which they have a RAID 1 for the operating system (Windows Server 2008 R2) and a solo drive for the databases (2). The second drive does not have any RAID and I was going to to buy a new HDD to do another RAID 1, but I found out that the second HDD was a WD Green drive and should not be used for a RAID.

At this point I called WD and they confirmed that the Red ones are the ones for RAID but then I will have to buy 2 drives and move the data from the green one to one of the red one to make the RAID. 

In the other hand I can use the server back-up tool to back-up the data but I don't think that's the best way to do it. 

Is it better using Server Back-up or do the RAID Mirror?

Application error event id - 20 & Custom log error event id -4004

September 16, 2014, 12:28 am

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Hi,

I am new to windows systems. Kindly help me to resolve below issues.

OS : Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition Service Pack2

Application error event id - 20:

Service encounter error <OCS Inventory NG Agent encounter an error (exit code is 4 => Failed to talk with Communication Server)>.

Custom log error event id -4004:

The DFS Replication service stopped replication on the replicated folder at local path E:\TUIHYDControlarearep\APP Build.
 
Additional Information:
Error: 2 (The system cannot find the file specified.)
Additional context of the error: E:\TUIHYDControlarearep\APP Build
Replicated Folder Name: APP Build
Replicated Folder ID: A507FC9E-EBEE-44F9-8A08-3ADED7683037
Replication Group Name: HYDtoRMR
Replication Group ID: 28DFCCED-AF78-4C74-86B9-C9C974E60BF7
Member ID: 15655514-9DED-44CB-9F01-F48AEA2E6CEA

Windows server

September 15, 2014, 11:57 pm

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How to bring up the server if configuration files was deleted ?

SERVER SERVICE AUTOMATICALLY STOPPED

September 16, 2014, 9:13 pm

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Dear Sir/Madam,

   I had started service "BLOCK LEVEL BACKUP ENGINE SERVICE" AFTER RESTARTING SERVER ITS WORK FINE THEN THIS

SERVICE STOP AUTOMATICALLY AFTER TAKING BACKUP. PLEASE GIVE SOLUTION FOR THIS.

THE ERROR WAS  "THE SERVICE DID NOT RESPOND TO THE START OR CONTROL REQUEST IN TIMELY FASHION "

Requirement on SQL database backup (.sql file) to Tape drive

September 16, 2014, 11:50 pm

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Hi ,

I have a requirement on SQL database backup (.sql file)

Environment :

MS SQL server is in Remote . I have a Tape Drive (HP Ultrium 5 LTO )( External SAS port)). I Want to Schedule my backups from SQL server to Tape Drive . This tape drive Physically connect to windows server 2008 r2 machine & Sql server 2008 is running in windows server 2008 r2  in remote .   Please suggest is there any software's to full fill this 

 Is there any procedure to full fill my requirement .

Kindly update the solution 

Thanks in Advance ,

Windows Server Backup hangs every 2'nd time

September 17, 2014, 12:04 am

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I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials which runs in Hyper-V on an HP Microserver (gen. 8) with host OS WS2012 R2. The guest VM is running a backup job every night to a physical pass through disk, but  since about one month back in time it has begun freezing the system. 

If I reboot the server the backup job runs as expected the first night, but the second night it gets stuck at "Backup in progress…" and a CPU load of almost 100%, same thing every time. :(

I can't find anything relevant in the event logs… What might be causing this trouble?

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was unable to create a snapshot of the selected volume 0x186C2

September 17, 2014, 3:40 am

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Hello,

I'm novice to this area, after the execution of all the instructions for setting up the backup agent gives an error message: "Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent was unable to create a snapshot of the selected volume. Please try the operation again. If the issue persists, contact Microsoft Support(0x186C2)".

So,I experience a problem making a snapshot of selected volume.

Operating System Windows Server 2012 installed on the virtual machine in the cloud, on the server the agent is installed and the file backup is also on this server.

Thanks in advance for your help!

Vyacheslav.

Server 2012: Backup issues with Hyper-V, need succesfull backup asap.

September 17, 2014, 4:45 am

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We have a HP Proliant ML350 running Server 2012 + 4 Hyper-V servers (Exchange, SQL, RDS and ADDC). The USB ports on the proliant are version 2.0 so backing up to an external harddisk is not an option (takes way too long since total is about 1.5Tb). We would like to create a backup to a NAS drive since the speed is a lot faster, so we bought a DLINK Nas. However, the backup starts creating a shadowcopy an than stops because it has permission issues. The strange thing is that every other application can write to the NAS without a problem. Since we have 2 smart fail drives in a RAID5 we would like to have a succesfull backup as soon as possible. Any tips or comments the will not need us to reboot the server (because of the risk with the failing drives)are most welcome!!!

Remote desktop services

September 18, 2014, 7:36 am

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What is a checklists for client requirement a specific in remote desktop service in 2008 R2 and 2012 R2.

Windows Server 2012 r2 Hypervisor backup

September 18, 2014, 6:35 am

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I have (2) Hyper-V Hosts with several VM's running on a cluster. I want to backup the hosts on a routine basis. Knowing the vm's are periodically and randomly moved between the hosts, I'm not entirely certain how these movements will affect the restore of a host should one be needed.

I use Veeam to back up my virtual machines with great success, but nothing to backup my hosts. Am I thinking\worrying too much about backing up my hosts? I was thinking of using Windows Server Backup, but I can't get a solid answer pertaining to what will happen with my running vm's at time of backup. Do my VM's will need to be stopped, moved to another Host while backup is running? I'm not sure and would like to know for sure before risking a catastrophic experiment. I'm in a 24X7X365 environment so downtime is out of the question.

I'm looking to my fellow professionals to provide me with understanding on my following questions:

1. - Can I use Windows Server Backup to backup my Hyper-V hosts in a clustered environment?

2. - If I can use Windows Server Backup, can my VM's be running at the time of the backup? Keep in mind my domain controllers are in this clustered environment.

3. - If I can't use Windows Server Backup, or is ill-advised to do so, what are your recommendations for a backup solution?

3. - I'm not sold out on the Windows Server Backup, I think it has become a solid tool and included with my 2012 R2, and VSS friendly, why not use it? However, if you have knowledge of a better solution to my dilemma, I would be very appreciative of your professional advice.

Much thanks in advance for you help.

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September 18, 2014, 10:27 pm

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Hi,

Firstly I'd like to mention that I have found posts with the same question-error, tried everything that was proposed as a solution and still face this situation. I have a windows 2008 server with AD and client PCs all living together on the same domain. This backup error is present at some client Pcs while others run the backup scheduled flawlessly.

Once again I mention that I have double checked that I have correct Time Zones, correct date and time, both in Windows and BIOS. Have tried to change the scheduled tasks' "configure for" part to windows 7 and so, with no result. And generally everything else that was proposed at this post, http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_7-system/next-backup-date-reads-12301899-1200am/62637bf9-7de4-446a-be51-f68e299c9ea1?rtAction=1411015328406 , I have tried to do with no luck. So I am asking for help on this issue, because it can't be that some PCs of mine work fine and some are not. Thank you in advance for your support.

Best MS Backup Software Recovers .bkf Files

September 19, 2014, 11:50 pm

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windows server 2008 r2 c drive is full

September 9, 2014, 11:09 am

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Hi

We are using Windows server 2008 R2.The hard drive c is going to full .We didn't installed any extra software in the server.The Kaspersky endpoint security 8 is installed in the server.It doesn't occupy a lot of space in the server.

Day by day c drive is keep on increasing and it is going to full within two weeks.We had already added 500 GB hard drive extra.The total size of the hard drive in the server is 1 tb.

1TB is also going to full in hard drive c.Because of this,i am not downloading the windows updates.

Please let me know why the Hard drive c is day by day increasing full and also within a week the c drive is going to full.

Please guide/suggest me how to stop the hard drive c going to full in the server.I want to stop the hard drive c going to full.

Your support is highly appreciated.

Regards

Pradeep

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"Compacting Virtual Disk(s)" on every backup

August 6, 2014, 6:59 am

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Our backups on our virtual windows server 2012 R2 which is hosted on Hyper-V server 2012 R2 have been taking at least 3 hours longer than they used to.
We use windows Server Backup for nightly backups which backs up to a local volume. We also use a powershell script for the weekly backup which also runs through wbadmin and backs up to a network share. 
A couple weeks ago the backups started taking 3-5 hours longer.  I monitored them and noticed that they have been taking hours to compact the virtual hard disks at the end of the backups.
I refereed to the following link about this process and it should not be happening for every backup.
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2524602/en-us

We installed windows updates after this problem began but its is still happening for every backup.

What can we do to stop this?

how to know total activities Domain controller user

September 4, 2014, 10:29 am

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Dear sir/madam

we have window 7 Operating system  . but we have one Domain server .

all user are domain controller  users . how to know domain control user file transfer history .

how to know domain control user file transfer to external device (pen drive ) history .

Problem : one person the transfer data to pen drive .. but i know this matter but i want to see in my server ..

please help me ...

Thank you

2008R2 Server Image to Different Backup Server

August 27, 2014, 6:14 am

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We are considering imaging our current 2008R2 HP server with NovaBackup Business Essentials. This will allow us to restore to different hardware in case the primary server goes down for an extended time.

- are there issues with this?

- will 2008/r2 run on different hardware once the device drivers are installed?

we hope to get away from purchasing a 2nd Windows Server 2008R2 and CALs just to have it sit there.

Thanks.

Not Continuing Backup after Inserting Second Tape

September 21, 2014, 8:45 pm

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HI,

Am using Microsoft server 2003 Service pack2 , Enterprise edition.Using HP Data tapes for backup.

When i insert 1 tape after it full prompts for second tape as usual but from few days after inserting also its not take second tape.

Its prompts continuously to insert disk .

Please help what i should do for this to avoid this prompting after inserting the second tape.

 HP DAT 320 GB tapes

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Full Forest Recovery of Windows Server 2012 R2

September 22, 2014, 5:19 am

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Hi, 

I'm currently planning a recovery strategy for a single forest, single domain environment.

There are 4 x 2012 R2 domain controllers and all FSMO roles are held by a single DC.

In the event of a catastrophic failure resulting in all domain controllers across all sites being destroyed, would be acceptable to restore the FSMO role holder from backup? 

All I can find on the matter, is the paragraph;

"While it is not recommended to restore an operations master role holder in the interest of simplicity, some organizations may choose to restore one for other advantages. For example restoring the RID master may help prevent problems with managing RIDs during the recovery."

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc757662(v=ws.10).aspx

If all the roles are held by one DC, I'd say that removes any complexity from it and restoring this DC would be the way to go in the event of a total failure.

Is there any other reason not to restore the FSMO role holder in this case?

Thanks in advance!

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