Windows 2008 R2 system state backup is taking long time to finish
Hi,I noticed our few windows 2008 r2 servers are taking at least 8 to 10 hours to finish system state backup. It was started last month. Not sure why it is taking such long time to complete.It is just...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Backup Volume Shadow Copy Error
Hello All We have Windows Server 2012 running at our office with Hyper-V and we are (trying) to use windows backup service to take regular backups of our server . I'd like to mention that I installed...
View ArticleWbadminUIinBuiltTracing problem
Hello,I'm using Windows 2008 R2 Foundation SP1 server with some roles running on it. Since yesterday I'm having an issue with Kernel-EventTracing/Admin Event ID 2 error:"Session...
View Article[SOLVED] Can't determine why a volume was added as a part of system recovery
I use a combination of backup methods on our server, including Windows Server Backup. I noticed a couple of months back that it started including a volume other than the system volume as a part of a...
View ArticleWindows Storage Server 2012 - Windows Backup problem: scheduled backups fail...
Hello All,I have a new Dell NX400 NAS server running Windows Storage Server 2012.I am attempting to use Windows Backup. I am backing up to an alternating pair of Seagate 4TB external USB drives.I can...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 slow backup througput / speed to external sata disk
I am running Server 2012 Std, PowerEdge 2900 III, 16GB ram, multiple RAID 5 arrays w/ 10K SAS. Its an older server, but RAM is utilization is less than 50%, CPU is 8-12% (1 core flat out is...
View ArticleTime NTP stop and clents have errors
Hello All1) Phisical Domain Controller Windows Server 2008R2 Sp1 have Shema, Domain, PDC, RID, Infrastructure Master role2) Virtual Domain Controller Windows Server 2008R2 Sp1 have NTP ServicesThe NTP...
View ArticleProblems creating an AD Backup with wbadmin
I'm trying to backup my AD using the wbadmin but I'm getting an error. My server is a Windows Server 2008 R2.The command: "wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backuptarget:e:"The answer:...
View ArticleBug in Windows Server Backup backup time list
I just want to point out a bug in the Windows Server Backup application.When using a date format such as Australian (DD/MM/YY), when you open the Backup details list, it has the date format as DD/MM/YY...
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 ArticleRemoving a broken disk from Windows 2008 R2 "Destination list"
I am running backup of a Windows 2008 R2 server by rotating 4 disks – always 2 are out of the office.Now one of the discs has broken and been replaced. I now want to remove / delete the broken disc...
View ArticleBackup of Exchange and Virtual DC
Our IT support company have us running two backup methods, one on-line and the other to local USB drives.The USB options are actioned by the in-built Windows Server Backup utility.The reason for the...
View ArticleRoaming user profile not completely synchronized
How do I completely synchronize a roaming user profile? I am running a server machine loaded with Windows Server 2008 R2 64 bit, and am using a client machine with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. I have...
View ArticleBare Metal restore from a physical Windows 2008 R2 Server to a Virtual Machine
Hello,I originally posted this question in the General forum but was recommended to post here instead, so here goes:I am having problems trying to test a DR bare metal restore of a physical Windows...
View ArticleServer 2008 R2 Backup Schedule
A few months ago I had problems with failed backups so I've been monitoring them closely (the usb drives were out of space). I'm using Windows Server Backup, the schedule is a full server backup daily...
View ArticleRestoring 2012 Hyper-V Server (Multiple Versions)
I am currently backing up a 2012 hyper-v server to an external USB drive using Windows Server Backup using the following:$FullBackup = New-WBPolicy Add-WBBareMetalRecovery –Policy $FullBackup...
View ArticleEasy Server 2012 backup solutions with tape support?
We have several smaller to midsized customers that have invested money in tape drives and tapes. They are using Symantec BackupExec on Server 2003 / 2008 and 2008 R2. Unfortunately, Symantec postponed...
View ArticleVSS NTDS Writer Failed
On one of my AD 2008 domain controllers the NTDS writer is in failed state.Writer name: 'NTDS' Writer Id: {b2014c9e-8711-4c5c-a5a9-3cf384484757} Writer Instance Id:...
View ArticleWindows Server 2008 R2
HiThis question deals with Windows 8, Windows Surface RT and Windows Server 2008 R2.I am a IT Technician for a school and today we got some Surface RT 32GB tablets today 24 to be precise. Well we have...
View Article"Access Control - Do Not Inherit" Grayed out when setting up a backup on...
I see one response here:http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/c99eead0-e2fc-4c83-8cb2-959d03512667/server-2008-r2-dc-backup-greys-out-do-not-inherit-option-for-file-share-backupBut it makes...
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