Error using Window Server Backup on 2012R2 Hyper-V to network share
Hi
I have a Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V server. It runs a Windows 2012 R2 VM (called
server-1).
I want to backup the VM to a network location (\\network-1\server-1_backup$). To do this, I installed Windows Server Backup from the command line and configured a backup to look like this:
C:\Users\admin>wbadmin enable backup
wbadmin 1.0 - Backup command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
The scheduled backup settings:
Bare metal recovery : Not Included
System state backup: Not Included
Volumes in backup: (null)
Components in backup: HyperV\server-1
Files excluded: (null)
Advanced settings: VSS Backup Option (FULL)
Location to store backup: \\network-1\server-1_backup$\
Times of day to run backup: 04:00
But when I run this backup manually, I get the following error:
C:\Users\admin>wbadmin start backup
wbadmin 1.0 - Backup command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2013 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Do you want to create a backup using the same configuration that you use for
scheduled backups?
[Y] Yes [N] No y
The backup operation to Scheduled backup target is starting.
Creating a shadow copy of the volumes specified for backup...
Summary of the backup operation:
The backup operation stopped before completing.
The backup operation stopped before completing.
Detailed error: A component critical volume failed to snapshot.
Log of files successfully backed up:
C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup-23-02-2015_08-49-55.log
Log of files for which backup failed:
C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup_Error-23-02-2015_08-49-55.log
ERROR - The shared restore point operation failed with error (0x8100010c)
No valid component or volume to snapshot.
A component critical volume failed to snapshot.
The log file then looks like this:
Writer Failures
Writer Id: {66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}
Instance Id: {3976D373-854E-4527-B85D-7B61924C8597}
Writer Name: Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer
Writer State: 0
Failure Result: 81000112
Application Result: 0
Application Message: (null)
Component: 1DAF1C56-0635-4043-A933-E97A62EBC139
Logical Path:
Component Result: 8100010D
Component Message: Component reports path on network share which cannot be snapshotted. (0x8100010D)
Component: 30144C93-56A2-4259-B276-86D59AC767E9
Application backup
Writer Id: {66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}
Component: 1DAF1C56-0635-4043-A933-E97A62EBC139
Caption : Offline\server-1
Logical Path:
Error : 8078001D
Error Message : The operation ended before completion.
The odd thing is that if I set this up from a Windows 2012 Server using the GUI to exactly the same network destination, the backup works no problem. It just doesn't work when using Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V configured through a command line.
Any help appreciated,
Andrew
Hi Andrew,
I tested this in my lab server 2012R2 , but there's no error .
I would suggest you to create a new share folder on other server then check if the issue persists .
Writer Name: Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer
Writer State: 0
Failure Result: 81000112
Application Result: 0
Application Message: (null)
Component: 1DAF1C56-0635-4043-A933-E97A62EBC139
Logical Path:
Component Result: 8100010D
Component Message: Component reports path on network share which cannot be snapshotted. (0x8100010D)"
According to this error , please check if the VM's resource (such as VHD file) was restored on network share .
I also searched the error "ERROR - The shared restore point operation failed with error (0x8100010c)" , but I can not find it within following article :
http://blogs.technet.com/b/filecab/archive/2009/09/16/diagnosing-failures-in-windows-server-backup-part-1-vss-spp-errors.aspx
Any further information please feel free to let us know .
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Elton Ji
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<T>System.Enum</T>
<T>System.ValueType</T>
<T>System.Object</T>
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<ToString>VssFullBackup</ToString>
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</Props>
</Obj>
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Server 2008 R2 SP1 using Windows Server Backup connected to NAS via iSCSI. Scheduled nightly backups have been working correctly for over a year.
A running backup has been stuck for 12+hours with the message "Removing deleted items..." There is plenty of storage available on the NAS.
Attempting to cancel the job via GUI brings up another window "Please wait..." with a progress bar continually looping from 0 to 100%. Running cmd as Administrator using wbadmin stop job, prompts Yes or No , answering Y doesn't responds with
a blank line. I can't reboot the server until the weekend, are there processes or other services I can try to stop?
Lou H.Similar problem with WSE 2012 and backing up to an usb external drive. Backup hangs but I am unable to kill the Block Level Backup Engine Service. When I try either of the following commands from an elevated command prompt:
wbadmin stop job
taskkill /F /IM wbengine.exe
I get: "The process wbengine.exe with PID xxxx could not be terminated. Reason: There is no running instance of the taask. Lou H., did you encounter this and figure out another way? -
Scripting for Windows Server Backup for Exchange 2010
Hi,
I'm new to writing scripts and was wondering if anyone could assist with writing a script to backup an Exchange Server in a windows 2008 r2 environment. I currently use Windows Server Backup with a full VSS backup to run exchange backups, however,
each backup overwrites the previous one, and i would really like to have multiple backups. I would also like to specify backup log locations, and have emails sent upon successful backups or failed backups. I am trying to write this powershell
but cant seem to get things to work.
Thanks
DebbianYou can use PowerShell in conjunction with the Windows Backup command line utility, wbadmin.exe. The code below should help get you started. I have included the date in order to help maintain multiple back ups, but if you do more than one back up per day,
you will need to change the date format to include the time. You cannot control the built in logging of Windows Backup, but you could collect your own backup information and write that out to a text file. As far as sending emails, look into the Send-MailMessage
cmdlet including the -Attachment parameter that could send your log file with your mail message. Cheers.
$Date = Get-Date -Format 'MM-dd-yyyy'
$Path = "\\server\share\$Date"
New-Item -Path $Path -ItemType Directory | Out-Null
Start-Process wbadmin.exe -ArgumentList "start backup -backupTarget:$Path -allCritical -vssFull -quiet" -
Windows server backup Exchange 2013
Hello
I am running Exchange 2013 sp1 on windows 2008 R2 in a two node DAG. I am using windows server backup to backup the databases. Windows server backup is creating a .vhd file for ever volume that i selected to backup. Is this correct?
Bulls on ParadeHello,
Based on my known, it is normal.
When we use windows server backup to back up database or other files, it uses the vhd file format and support backing up to proper location.
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Windows Server backup Exchange 2010
Anybody has an idea how to perform a backup of a single database of Exchange 2010 using windows server backup. I don't really want to backup the whole server.
Please look at this informative resource that clarifies your concern in depth :
Backing Up Exchange 2010 using Windows Server Backup -
Symptom One
You attempt to
schedule a backup every day via Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2008 R2. At the beginning, the backup works without issue. But after a few days it failed and you receive the error “Windows Server Backup:
The system cannot find the path specified.”
Cause
The issue may occur if there is
no shadow copy storage space available on the backup volume.
Verify
You can use the List ShadowStorage command to check if you have enough storage space to store the newly created shadow copy. If you've reviewed the size of the backup snapshot and discovered
that there is no allocated space for the storage association, you need to resize shadowstorage.
Solution
You could run the command below to create shadow copy storage space on the backup volume:
vssadmin resize
shadowstorage /for=<ForVolumeSpec> /on=<OnVolumeSpec> [/maxsize=<MaxSizeSpec>]
More Information
Vssadmin resize shadowstorage
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc788050.aspx
Symptom Two
When you add
another external hard drive to backup schedule via Windows Server Backup on Windows Server 2012, it fails and you receive the error “The System cannot find the path specified.”
Cause
The issue is due to the
Original Destination Disk was not attached to the server.
Verify
You could check the disk status in Disk Management to see if the Original Destination Disk is offline or removed.
Solution
You need to attach
Original Destination Disk to the Server then choose another external hard drive as backup target. After that, you could remove the Original Destination Disk.
Workaround
To work around this issue, please use the WBADMIN command line tool to add disk.
WBADMIN ENABLE BACKUP -addtarget :{ DiskID}
The AddTarget parameter takes disk ID as parameter. It can be retrieved by running "WBADMIN GET DISKS" command.
Example:
WBADMIN ENABLE BACKUP
-addtarget :{ aa123d14-bba0-1dd9-0d93-80aaaa6bbb63}
More Information
Wbadmin enable backup
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc742130.aspx
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How are Windows Server Backup and Command Line Tools used in vCSHB installation?
How are Windows Server Backup and Command Line Tools used during the installation of vCSHB? Is it required in all types of deployments (PtoV, VtoV, PtoP)? Is it used to create the files that are put in the file share for the second node to use during vCSHB installation or is it only used during a vCSHB clone operation of a Physical to Physical deployment? Are these tools not used in some deployments?
You need Windows Server Backup installed on source and destination, and during the installation of vCSHB the installer will invoke the wbadmin (Windows Server Backup Utility) and will backup configuration and application data (application data is optimal but can decrease the sync time after installation of secondary node). On the secondary node you will need only run the vCSHB installer and everything will be restored.
Check this blog entry for some more info about some problems in P2P deployment: http://www.vcoportal.de/2013/12/vmware-vcenter-server-heartbeat-restore-on-a-second-node-a-journey/ -
A fatal error occurred during a windows server backup snap-in operation;
Unable to get windows server backup to work, I believe it was running fine not too long ago.
getting the following errors in the event log;
Faulting application name: wbengine.exe, version: 6.3.9600.17415, time stamp: 0x54504543
Faulting module name: wbengine.exe, version: 6.3.9600.17415, time stamp: 0x54504543
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000011e4d7
Faulting process id: 0x1a20
Faulting application start time: 0x01d01a1b546c5049
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\wbengine.exe
Report Id: 99e58796-860e-11e4-80c4-40167e73010e
Faulting package full name:
Faulting package-relative application ID:
and
Fault bucket , type 0
Event Name: APPCRASH
Response: Not available
Cab Id: 0
Problem signature:
P1: wbengine.exe
P2: 6.3.9600.17415
P3: 54504543
P4: wbengine.exe
P5: 6.3.9600.17415
P6: 54504543
P7: c0000005
P8: 000000000011e4d7
P9:
P10:
Attached files:
These files may be available here:
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportQueue\AppCrash_wbengine.exe_a2f5333556c4387ec0eb41803df32b5ef88b1de_6e4602a0_1b3ef3fb
Analysis symbol:
Rechecking for solution: 0
Report Id: 8a7a7549-860e-11e4-80c4-40167e73010e
Report Status: 0
Hashed bucket:Hi,
It seems that there is an error accessing the catalog. You could run the "wbadmin delete catalog" to delete the catalog to resolve the issue.
For more detailed information, please refer to the thread below:
Windows Server 2k8 Backup Errors
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/9051f767-2e25-44f9-a4cf-d49f75513da6/windows-server-2k8-backup-errors?forum=winservergen
Please note: The command "wbadmin delete catalog" will remove all backups existed on your server.
Best Regards,
Mandy
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Can I use Azure Backup and Windows Server Backup in a Windows Server ?
Can I use Azure Backup and Windows Server Backup in a Windows Server ?
I want to use both Azure Backup and Windows Server Backup for two senarios.
For Disaster Recovery = Azure Backup to Azure Storage.
For non-Disacter Recovery = Windows Server Backup to a on-premises disk.
The non-Disaster Recovery mean a file or folder recovery, disk crash recovery, migrate to another servers.
The non-Disaster Recovery need the speed of recovery just like 10 TB recovery as soon as possible.
If I can use both Azure Backup and Windows Server Backup in a Windows Server,
Are there any notes for using both ?
Regards,
Yoshihiro KawabataHi Yoshihiro Kawabata,
Thanks for posting here!
Azure Backup to Azure Storage and Windows Server Backup to a on-premises disk. These are two different question and can be answered individually.
Azure Backup to Azure Storage - Possible.
Windows Server Backup to a on-premises disk - Possible.
Can I use Azure Backup and Windows Server Backup in a Windows Server? Is a question.
I will check on this and get back to you at the earliest.
Thanks!
Sadiqh
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