Windows home server 2011 Backup with PC Windows 8 Pro - Backup failed (Unsuccessful)

On the PC under Windows 8 Pro, Event message: Backup job 1 on HCGSERVER did not succeed.  Reason: ClientVssProblem, System.String[]
 Windows Operating System; Version: 6.1.8800.16385; ID: 514;
On the Server, following message:An error prevented backup from creating a snapshot of volumes on this PC
Could you help on this issue? Many thanks in advance

Your Win8 PC is likely to have come with UEFI and uses GPT hard disks, so you need to install a hotfix on the server to allow it to back up the client PCs.
There’s a separate fix for each server version: 
SBS 2011 Essentials
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2781270
Windows Storage Server 2008R2 Essentials
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2781274
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http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2781272
Install the hotfix, reboot the server, and you should be able to back up the PC, although in my experience, you also need to exclude any partitions on the PC that don't have drive letters.
John
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