DPM 2012 R2 fails to back up one of two disks on file server

Good day! I've built a new DPM 2012 R2 server and migrated or re-created jobs from my older 2012 SP1
DPM servers as trying to upgrade them was not working out. The DPM R2 server is running great besides this one issue. The problem is with a file and print server at a remote office. Since it has around 750 GB of user data on it I chose to do manual replica
creation on the data disk, (E:) but created the C:\ drive replica normally, over the WAN. The manual replica creation was successful, and the initial consistency check and recovery point creation worked as expected, however, since then it will not create another
RP or run a CC on the E:\ drive. Recovery points on the C:\ drive are being created properly. When I try to run a CC I get this error: "An unexpected error occurred while the job was running. (ID 104 Details: Access is denied (0x80070005))" I've
tried to drop protection on the two directories of the E:\ drive (retaining data) and re-create, but that didn't help. I've even done a recovery from the initial RP to verify that it was created properly, and that worked as well.

Open command prompt on target file and print server, change directory to
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Data Protection Manager\DPM\Temp> and run below command
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Data Protection Manager\DPM\Temp>find /i "[0x80070005]"
DPMRACur*.errlog >C:\Errors.txt
Paste the output here from C:\Errors.txt

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If you create a network share with the correct permissions does it work? You getting an access denied error.
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Use Add or Remove Programs in Control Panel to remove the DPM files and registry entries that were created during Setup. Verify that SQL Server is properly installed and that it is running, and then run Setup again.
ID: 811
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928840 You receive job status failure messages in Data Protection Manager
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;928840
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I'm hoping someone might be able to help me.
I've recently been getting an error on one of our backup jobs, I've tried searching around for solutions but no-one seems to have had the exact same issue that I'm experiencing.
The backup job is a shadow copy file backup of a complete volume.
It's been working for the past few weeks but I'm now getting the error below when I try to run a consistency check.
People have reported issues similar which suggest executing the pruneshadowcopiesdpm2010.ps1 which I've tried but this seems to make no difference.
The protection group is short term disk protection with a retention period of 14 days with file recovery points created at 11am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm and 8pm. The job is currently reporting 32 recovery points which leads me to believe it shouldn't need to
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Type: Consistency check
Status: Failed
Description: DPM failed to clean up data of old incremental backups on the replica for Volume D:\ on nas01.nwhs.local. Synchronization will fail until the replica cleanup succeeds. (ID 30134 Details: Cannot create a file when that file already exists (0x800700B7))
More information
End time: 29/04/2014 18:48:03
Start time: 29/04/2014 18:48:02
Time elapsed: 00:00:01
Data transferred: 0 MB
Cluster node -
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Protection group: User Data
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RIS,
The access denied can come if there is already a lock on the file( like Antivirus).
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"We do run Sophos Antivirus but it does have exceptions set and the volumes that are being protected do not store any Sophos related data."
I want to ensure all are set from -
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh757911.aspx - if you can test disabling AV that may help.
Can you check the event logs on DPM server and PS during the failure to see if there is anything else running that may lock the files?
There may also be a "failedfiles.dat" that may due to unsupported files see link below for assistance troubleshooting that -
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/f7de60cd-841f-4d22-862e-aaf3723717c7/dpm-could-not-log-files-that-were-skipped-during-backup-to-volumexxxxxfailedfilesdat-id?forum=dataprotectionmanager
How to read failedfiles.dat if there is one -
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/dataprotectionmanager/thread/27c48816-dabb-41a0-b800-6e1ac2fc1ed5
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http://blogs.technet.com/b/dpm/archive/2012/07/25/dpm-certificate-troubleshooting-part-3-certificates.aspx

7.5.2 fails to update on one of two Air port extremes

I have two Airport Extremes and one updated the firmware fine but the other has the airport utility just sitting there searching for the latest firmware version and never updates. THe one that updated fine is the extension unit and the one that will not udpate is the main unit.
Anyone else have this problem or have a solution?

Updated 4 devices with no issues, but I'm not sure how that information would apply to the 1 device you have that is having issues.
If the AirPort Extreme won't take the update...and you want to apply it...my suggestion at this point is to perform a Factory Default Reset on the AirPort Extreme to clear out all the old (and possibly corrupted settings) and start over again. There is no assurance that this will help...it's only a suggestion that has worked for me in the past with an update issue.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3728?viewlocale=en_US

DPM 2012 R2 CU4 protecting SQL 2014 AlwaysOn AG with Failover Cluster vs. DR location

Hello!
We have a problem protecting any Database of SQL 2014 AlwaysOn Availability Group with SQL Failover Cluster Instance when moved to DR location. Everything is protected using DPM 2012 R2 CU4 from Primary location.
FACTS
- all servers are Windows Server 2012 R2
- all servers are Virtual (except Hyper-V hosts obviously:)
- that means virtualization is based on Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V
- all clusters (SQL, Exchange,...) are Guest Clusters on Hyper-V
- SQL 2014
- DPM 2012 R2 CU4
- Primary and DR location
SETUP
SQL
- Primary location: SQL 2014 Guest Cluster with SQL Failover Cluster Instance using Shared VHDX disks
- DR location: SQL 2014 Standalone using VHDX disks
- AlwaysOn Availability Group expands between the primary and DR location.
DPM
- Primary location: DPM 2012 R2 CU4
- DPM 2012 R2 CU4 Agents installed on every possible SQL 2014 Server.
SCENARIO
- DPM is backing up all the SQL Databases normally as long as they exist on any SQL Cluster Node on Primary location.
- As soon as any Database is moved to DR location, that Database is not backed up anymore with the following error.
DPM ERROR
Starting synchronization on SqlServerName\DatabaseName failed:
Error 104: An unexpected error occurred while the job was running.
Error details: The system cannot find the path specified (0x80070003)
Recommended action: Retry the operation.
TROUBLESHOOTING
- Tried to modify SQL Protection Group in DPM Server while Database was active on DR location
> error enumerating volumes or drives D:\, E:\, F:\ (I don't have exact error atm)
> this looks like DPM is not aware that DPM is active on DR location to me
- Checked Technet, blogs and forums; no useful information
QUESTION
Is this expected or by-design behavior? Is this a bug? I am aware there were quite some issues backing up AG's from DPM 2012 SP1 ans SQL 2012 on.
Does anybody have a lab of that kind to try it out?
Thank you!
Best Regards,
Damjan Grimšič
Lpd

OK. The issue has been resolved. Issue was related to possible Disks Owners in Failover Cluster Manager Console for SQL Cluster.
In Primary's site SQL Cluster Failover Manager Console / Storage / Disks.
SQL Server(s) from Secondary location need(s) to be unchecked as Possible owner(s) in Advanced Policies for all relevant Volumes.
Lpd

Which role do I need DFS or File server on fail over cluster server 2012 R2?

what I want to achieve is that I want to share all my user data files in a central location and to be highly available all the time whether it's a general share or folder redirection data. BUT I'm a bit confused; I have fail over cluster set-up
on server 2012, now I would like to add DFS as a role but than we have another role called File server and virtually it does the same thing as DFS? Means it creates a namespace share that can be access even one of the nodes goes down. Now I am thinking is
that DFS does the replication between two physical location but fail over cluster works slightly differently and with file server it pretty much does the same thing except for replicating data from one drive to another. Now what do you suggest I do or
did I get the concept wrong like a noob?

DFS and Failover Clustering for file shares provides a similar end result for file access, but they are significantly different implementations.
Clustering provides high availability to files by presenting shared access to set a files served from a cluster. With 2012 R2 Microsoft added the ability to create a Scale-out File Server that even allows all nodes of the cluster to server access to
the files for a higher level of performance and other great things. Bottom line with Failover Clusters for files is that there is a single copy of the file presented from the cluster.
DFS on the other hand provides high availability to files by presenting multiple copies of the file by making a copy in two or more locations and presenting a naming space that allows access to the file through any of the network paths. DFS works very
well for files that are primarily read-only. When you get into a situation where there is a lot of updating of the shared files, DFS is not a very good solution. There are ways to implement DFS for read/write files, but it generally requires a
good knowledge of how the files are used and how you want to manage them.
The key to answering your question comes in your first sentence "I want to share all my user data files in a central location and to be highly available all the time". My initial reaction to this is that central location means Failover Cluster
- there is only a single copy of the file. However, "all the time" can be compromised by network failures to the central site. Remote sites would not have access if they can't access the central site. DFS provides the ability to
have copies remotely, but then if you allow updating at multiple sites, you have to manage the merging of the changes, among other things.
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DPM 2012 R2 cannot backup VM online

Hi Everyone,
I'm having a problem trying to backup a VM with DPM, as it shows "offline" backup only (not online).
Our environment:
DPM 2012 R2 server with UR5, running on Windows 2012 R2. This server backs up all Virtual Machines running on a Windows 2012 R2 Hyper-V cluster. All the VMs are running Windows 2008 R2, with the latest Hyper-V Integration Tool (v6.3.9600.16384).
Only a few VMs on that cluster cannot be backed up "online".
I already checked the following:
- The backup (volume snapshot) integration service is installed and enabled in the VM configuration
- The VM does not have any dynamic disks
- All Disks on the VM are NTFS
- The VM Cluster resource is online
- The VM is running
- The Shadow storage assignment inside the VM for all volumes are set on the respective volume (not different)
- The VM has a SCSI controller
- Although meant for another version of DPM and OS, I tried to add the following registry key:
HKLM\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\SystemRestore - REG_DWORD ScopeSnapshots 0x0
(solution found here: https://mvanvliet.wordpress.com/2013/04/10/issue-windows-server-2012-virtual-machines-can-only-be-backed-up-using-saved-state/)
- Also tried to remove all VHDX from the VM configuration, save the config and re-add the VHDX
(solution found here: http://blog.metasplo.it/2014/02/dpm-2012-r2-only-allows-offline-backups.html)
- All the disks within the VM have plenty of free space (more than 30% on each volumes)
- Try to move the VM around on different hosts on the Hyper-V cluster
I've run out of troubleshooting steps...
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Stephane

Hello Stephane.
It seems that we have the same Problem.
Since we have installed the UR5 we have some VM’s that
can no more backed up Online. Last Sunday we had a crash on a host. After we
have investigated the issue we think it have to do with the Backup and the UR5.
We have found some errors where the host have lost the iscsi Target when the
Backup have begun.
We have 2 Infrastructures with the same configuration HP
Store Virtual and the Hardware VSS Provider. We can see that on the Storage no
Snapshots are created.
We try now to add (Workaround) a little Disk to this
Vm’s that is configured as DynamicDisk. So we hope to make an Offline backup.
I think we have to open a case.
Andreas

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