One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client
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@scottalanmiller Is this the same client that is licensed for Server 2016, so you're installing Hyper-V 2016 rather than 2019?
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@DustinB3403 said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
@scottalanmiller Is this the same client that is licensed for Server 2016, so you're installing Hyper-V 2016 rather than 2019?
Yes. But they found the DVD, and the licensing. So that part is good.
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@scottalanmiller said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
@DustinB3403 said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
@scottalanmiller Is this the same client that is licensed for Server 2016, so you're installing Hyper-V 2016 rather than 2019?
Yes. But they found the DVD, and the licensing. So that part is good.
So to ask, why do they require a desktop on their hypervisor? You probably answered this on that other topic but I didn't see it.
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@DustinB3403 said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
@scottalanmiller said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
@DustinB3403 said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
@scottalanmiller Is this the same client that is licensed for Server 2016, so you're installing Hyper-V 2016 rather than 2019?
Yes. But they found the DVD, and the licensing. So that part is good.
So to ask, why do they require a desktop on their hypervisor? You probably answered this on that other topic but I didn't see it.
MSP's toolset. It requires Windows GUI to work (rolls eyes.)
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Duplicati is about halfway through the backup at this point.
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@scottalanmiller said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
Duplicati is about halfway through the backup at this point.
That's a good sign. An even better one is if you can restore files once it's done.
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48GB left to back up.
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@pchiodo should be landing at the customer site in about an hour.
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35GB left to go.
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I would suggest the following but you’re mostly done:
- macrium reflect
- shadow protect
- acronis true image
They might use VSS, I’m not 100% sure
Left field alternative create a VHDX file using the MS tools.
Hope your current tool does it right the first time
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@nadnerB said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
create a VHDX file using the MS tool
That's right... Their Disk2VHD tools has a checkbox for VSS you can uncheck.
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So after all of this work.... their backup media corrupted and completed died tonight. Backup lost.
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@scottalanmiller said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
So after all of this work.... their backup media corrupted and completed died tonight. Backup lost.
Well that blows chunks.
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@nadnerB said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
How did you lot end up sorting it/get around it?
We didn't. The good backup was lost. We did another with Altaro only to find out that they trick you and don't allow restores unless you have a working Windows server to restore on, they actually detect that you are on Hyper-V and/or Windows client and block you from restoring! Worst backup company EVER.
So right now, status is screwed until we figure something out.
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Let me tell you .... I've never been so disgusted by any backup vendor, ever.
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Well that sucks.
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@nadnerB said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
Well that sucks.
Yeah, trying a P2V now that we can test in the morning.
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@scottalanmiller said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
Ended up using https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/disk2vhd
Unchecking the use VSS checkbox I assume? Did it finish successfully and were you able to mount it afterwards and restore a test file from it?
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@Obsolesce said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
@scottalanmiller said in One Time, Non-Image, Windows Backup Client:
Ended up using https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/disk2vhd
Unchecking the use VSS checkbox I assume? Did it finish successfully and were you able to mount it afterwards and restore a test file from it?
Yes, we've restored to Hyper-V on a Windows 10 workstation so that we know that the backup is good BEFORE destroying the server!
