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System restore of windows 2008

Jacob
Level 4

Hi,


I'm currently in the process of qualifying the use of NetBackup 6.5.3 to backup and restore of windows 2008 servers, but I'm having some problems.

 

The backup environment consist of a clustered master server and one media server, NetBackup version 6.5.3 on SuSE Linux. The Windows 2008 backup client is standard 32bit without any special applications (only OS and NetBackup 6.5.3).

I’m following the restore procedure covered in http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/295342.htm.

The filesystem restore doesn’t have any problems, the problems start then I restore Shadow Copy Components I have tried different backups and checked that those backups have been successful etc. Then I start a restore of Shadow Copy Components the following occur:

09:43:42 2/11/2009: Restore Started

09:43:45 (98391.xxx) Restore job id 98391 will require 1 image.
09:43:45 (98391.xxx) Media id 500436 is needed for the restore.

09:43:50 (98391.001) Restoring from image created Thu Feb  5 13:52:00 2009
09:43:53 (98391.001) INF - If Media id 500436 is not in a robotic library administrative interaction may be required to satisfy this mount request.
09:43:56 (98391.001) INF - Waiting for mount of media id 500436 on server congo for reading.
09:43:57 (98391.001) INF - TAR STARTED
09:44:40 (98391.001) INF - Waiting for positioning of media id 500436 on server congo for reading.
09:45:57 (98391.001) INF - Beginning restore from server congo to client w2k8x86stdv.corp.novocorp.net.
09:45:58 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\
09:46:01 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\
09:46:01 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\System Files\
09:46:01 (98391.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\System Files\
09:46:01 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\System Files\System Files
10:21:15 (98391.001) WRN - error writing object: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\System Files\System Files
10:21:15 (98391.001) WRN - error writing byte: -359807488
10:21:15 (98391.001) WRN - desired byte count: 65536
10:21:15 (98391.001) WRN - actual byte count: 45214

10:21:46 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\
10:21:46 (98391.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\
10:21:46 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\BCD\
10:21:46 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\BCD\BCD
10:21:49 (98391.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\BCD\BCD
10:21:49 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\COM+ Class Registration Database\
10:21:49 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\COM+ Class Registration Database\COM+ REGDB
10:21:50 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Registry\
10:21:50 (98391.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Registry\
10:21:50 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Registry\Registry
10:21:53 (98391.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Registry\Registry
10:21:53 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\
10:21:53 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\Windows Management Instrumentation\
10:21:53 (98391.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\Windows Management Instrumentation\
10:21:53 (98391.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\Windows Management Instrumentation\WMI
10:21:58 (98391.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\Windows Management Instrumentation\WMI
10:21:59 (98391.001) INF - TAR EXITING WITH STATUS = 0
10:21:59 (98391.001) INF - TAR RESTORED 13 OF 14 FILES SUCCESSFULLY
10:21:59 (98391.001) INF - TAR KEPT 0 EXISTING FILES
10:21:59 (98391.001) INF - TAR PARTIALLY RESTORED 1 FILES
10:21:59 (98391.001) INF - A REBOOT OF THE MACHINE IS REQUIRED FOR ALL FILES TO TAKE EFFECT.
10:22:01 (98391.001) Status of restore from image created Thu Feb  5 13:52:00 2009 = the requested operation was partially successful


It only report errors for restore Shadow Copy Components:\System State\System Files\System Files. The server can boot afterwards and it seems like nothing is restored.

Anyone have an idea about why this happen? Is there a technote which I just can’t find for Windows 2008 restores?

Best Regards,
Jacob

3 REPLIES 3

J_H_Is_gone
Level 6

Jacob.... side note...

are you actually getting good 2008 backups with 6.5.3 with VSS or VSP on?

 

I am not able to backup 2008 servers with 6.5.3 unless I turn that off. Meaning I cannot backup Shadow Copy Components.

 

Jacob
Level 4

We currently use VSP on windows 2008 and the file backups look consistent, run without problems and can be restored. But we haven’t run tests on data which is ‘alive’ yet.

 

It might be an idea to try doing backups with VSS instead and see if that solve the restore problem. Your post might have lead me on the right track. We will see :)

Message Edited by Jacob on 02-11-2009 11:41 AM

Jacob
Level 4

I have now tried to perform the backup with VSS instead of VSP, but there is more files in Shadow Copy Components which can't be restored...

 

21:59:25 2/11/2009: Restore Started

21:59:31 (99957.001) Restoring from image created Wed Feb 11 20:46:02 2009
21:59:37 (99957.001) INF - TAR STARTED
21:59:39 (99957.001) INF - Beginning restore from server congo to client w2k8x86stdv.corp.novocorp.net.
21:59:40 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\
21:59:43 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\
21:59:43 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\System Files\
21:59:43 (99957.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\System Files\
21:59:43 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\System Files\System Files
22:03:45 (99957.001) INF - Continuing restore from server congo to client w2k8x86stdv.corp.novocorp.net.
00:49:01 (99957.001) INF - Continuing restore from server congo to client w2k8x86stdv.corp.novocorp.net.
02:06:01 (99957.001) INF - Continuing restore from server congo to client w2k8x86stdv.corp.novocorp.net.
02:13:29 (99957.001) WRN - error writing object: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\System Files\System Files
02:13:29 (99957.001) WRN - error writing byte: 6691328
02:13:29 (99957.001) WRN - desired byte count: 65536
02:13:29 (99957.001) WRN - actual byte count: 0
02:14:57 (99957.001) INF - Continuing restore from server congo to client w2k8x86stdv.corp.novocorp.net.
02:15:44 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\
02:15:44 (99957.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\
02:15:44 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\BCD\
02:15:44 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\BCD\BCD
02:16:08 (99957.001) WRN - error writing object: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Automated System Recovery\BCD\BCD
02:16:08 (99957.001) WRN - error writing byte: 10784768
02:16:08 (99957.001) WRN - desired byte count: 65536
02:16:08 (99957.001) WRN - actual byte count: 0
02:16:08 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Registry\
02:16:08 (99957.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Registry\
02:16:08 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Registry\Registry
02:16:10 (99957.001) WRN - error writing object: Shadow Copy Components:\System State\Registry\Registry
02:16:10 (99957.001) WRN - error writing byte: 839680
02:16:10 (99957.001) WRN - desired byte count: 65536
02:16:10 (99957.001) WRN - actual byte count: 0
02:16:12 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\COM+ Class Registration Database\
02:16:12 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System State\COM+ Class Registration Database\COM+ REGDB
02:16:17 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\
02:16:17 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\Windows Management Instrumentation\
02:16:17 (99957.001) WRN - System needs to be rebooted for restored object to take effect: Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\Windows Management Instrumentation\
02:16:17 (99957.001) TAR - Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\Windows Management Instrumentation\WMI
02:16:17 (99957.001) WRN - error writing object: Shadow Copy Components:\System Service\Windows Management Instrumentation\WMI
02:16:17 (99957.001) WRN - error writing byte: 9728
02:16:17 (99957.001) WRN - desired byte count: 65536
02:16:17 (99957.001) WRN - actual byte count: 0
02:16:23 (99957.001) INF - TAR EXITING WITH STATUS = 0
02:16:23 (99957.001) INF - TAR RESTORED 10 OF 14 FILES SUCCESSFULLY
02:16:23 (99957.001) INF - TAR KEPT 0 EXISTING FILES
02:16:23 (99957.001) INF - TAR PARTIALLY RESTORED 4 FILES
02:16:23 (99957.001) INF - A REBOOT OF THE MACHINE IS REQUIRED FOR ALL FILES TO TAKE EFFECT.
02:16:24 (99957.001) Status of restore from image created Wed Feb 11 20:46:02 2009 = the requested operation was partially successful

02:16:25 (99957.xxx) INF - Status = the requested operation was partially successful.