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bret_miller
Level 4
12 years ago

Backup Exec 2012 VSS Failure on Windows Server 2008R2

I recently replaced our backup server running Backup Exec 2010 R3 on Windows Server 2003 standard with Backup Exec 2012 running on Windows Server 2008R2. I chose not to upgrade because of a few stran...
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  • bret_miller's avatar
    bret_miller
    12 years ago

    So... the solution was to do this:

    1. Use DISKPART to assign a drive letter to the OS partition
    2. Use CONVERT to make the OS partition NTFS
    3. Remove the drive letter with DISKPART
    4. Remove the utility partition selection in BackupExec

    Now since all the partitions are NTFS, the full backup completes successfully. The Dell OEM partition isn't essential to the functioning of the server anyway, so if I have to restore without it, the server will still work.

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lmosla
Level 6
12 years ago

bret.miller,

Check your System events or any errors that could identify a third party application that may be interfering with the VSS writers, and make surethe Volume Shadow Copy service is set to manual. 

The problem with the system state backup seems more like a Microsoft or Dell issue whom should be contacted to reccomend the next steps.

also from the Backup Exec 2012 Admin guide pg 729 “If you have OEM partitions such as Dell Utility partitions on thesystem, they are considered part of a computer's critical systemcomponents and are backed up and restored as such.”