I just replaced my backup USB drive for my 2008R2 Server. I cannot get the Server Backup program to perform a bare metal backup (or any backup for that matter). I get the error message: Backup failed to complete. There is not enough disk space to create the volume shadow copy on the storage location. Make sure that ....
My Server runs on the C: drive. All files that need to be backed up including all Windows files are on the C: drive. The USB backup drive is E: drive. It is a 3 Terabyte Seagate Backup Plus USB Drive. I am a bit confused. Is the shadow copy stored on the E: drive? Do I have to create a partition on the E: drive for the shadow copy of the C: drive files to be stored? The E drive is NTFS format same as the main C: drive. I set the shadow copy size to 10000 Mg. The drive I want the shadow copy of is the C: drive, correct?
Under disk management my C: drive has a 100Mg partition (System Reserved) and a 931Gig partition. The E: drive shows a 2794Gig Partition. All NTFS format. My C drive is Raid (Mirror). So can someone tell me what I am doing wrong or what I am missing? My backup on the old drive was working fine but I thought it time to upgrade. Also, since this E: drive is so huge can I partition it so that 1/2 works for bare metal backup and 1/2 works for my other backup needs?
Thanks for your help. We have a music store on the Commons Campus in the SubMixer. We are just across from Tech Link. But those guys don't work on servers ...