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Server 2008 Shadow Copy not working to antoher volume
I just installed Server 2008 64-bit. I'm getting an error trying to setup Shadow Copies of volume D (450GB) to save them to voluume S (260GB). I get popup error titled "Shadow Copies", "Failed to create the storage area association". There are no errors in the event log to say anything about the popup error.
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S is a volume on the local disk. I just converted it to Dynanmic but getting same error.
Thanks for updating.
I think you have some existing shadow copies on current drive and that's why you can't move them to another volume.
Try this:
Disable Shadow Copies on the D drive and delete the shadow copies using the command "vssadmin delete shadows".
Now you can try to configure it the way you want.
HTH
Martin
I think you have some existing shadow copies on current drive and that's why you can't move them to another volume.
Try this:
Disable Shadow Copies on the D drive and delete the shadow copies using the command "vssadmin delete shadows".
Now you can try to configure it the way you want.
HTH
Martin
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I tried it and got this result:
D:\>vssadmin delete shadows /all
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Servic
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
No items found that satisfy the query.
I then listed the shadow copies and tried to delete by shadowID and got this result:
D:\>vssadmin list shadows
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {1ba1c0c3-4ba2-4a13-af16-0 457d78432f 4}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 22/04/2009 10:36:33 PM
Shadow Copy ID: {6cdd867d-be52-4a99-a4a2-c aa412f6607 7}
Original Volume: (D:)\\?\Volume{25947a43-f4 ee-11dd-8f 94-001b212 ca377}
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\Hard diskVolume ShadowCopy 2
Originating Machine: CAGS01.cags.local
Service Machine: CAGS01.cags.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ApplicationRollback
Attributes: Persistent, No auto release, Differential
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {bf587d04-c6f0-436c-aa5d-a 861433cb93 0}
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 22/04/2009 10:47:53 PM
Shadow Copy ID: {a3485727-37bb-4b0c-83f4-6 8b15e1e839 1}
Original Volume: (Z:)\\?\Volume{308ced39-2b 73-11de-a9 a0-001e58a b10b4}
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\Hard diskVolume ShadowCopy 21
Originating Machine: CAGS01.cags.local
Service Machine: CAGS01.cags.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: DataVolumeRollback
Attributes: Persistent, No auto release, No writers, Differential
D:\>vssadmin delete shadows /shadow={1ba1c0c3-4ba2-4a1 3-af16-045 7d78432f4}
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Do you really want to delete 1 shadow copies (Y/N): [N]? y
Error: Shadow Copy ID: {1ba1c0c3-4ba2-4a13-af16-0 457d78432f 4} not found.
D:\>vssadmin delete shadows /shadow={a3485727-37bb-4b0 c-83f4-68b 15e1e8391}
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Do you really want to delete 1 shadow copies (Y/N): [N]? y
Error: Shadow Copy ID: {a3485727-37bb-4b0c-83f4-6 8b15e1e839 1} not found.
D:\>vssadmin delete shadows /all
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Servic
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
No items found that satisfy the query.
I then listed the shadow copies and tried to delete by shadowID and got this result:
D:\>vssadmin list shadows
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {1ba1c0c3-4ba2-4a13-af16-0
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 22/04/2009 10:36:33 PM
Shadow Copy ID: {6cdd867d-be52-4a99-a4a2-c
Original Volume: (D:)\\?\Volume{25947a43-f4
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\Hard
Originating Machine: CAGS01.cags.local
Service Machine: CAGS01.cags.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: ApplicationRollback
Attributes: Persistent, No auto release, Differential
Contents of shadow copy set ID: {bf587d04-c6f0-436c-aa5d-a
Contained 1 shadow copies at creation time: 22/04/2009 10:47:53 PM
Shadow Copy ID: {a3485727-37bb-4b0c-83f4-6
Original Volume: (Z:)\\?\Volume{308ced39-2b
Shadow Copy Volume: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\Hard
Originating Machine: CAGS01.cags.local
Service Machine: CAGS01.cags.local
Provider: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Type: DataVolumeRollback
Attributes: Persistent, No auto release, No writers, Differential
D:\>vssadmin delete shadows /shadow={1ba1c0c3-4ba2-4a1
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Do you really want to delete 1 shadow copies (Y/N): [N]? y
Error: Shadow Copy ID: {1ba1c0c3-4ba2-4a13-af16-0
D:\>vssadmin delete shadows /shadow={a3485727-37bb-4b0
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Do you really want to delete 1 shadow copies (Y/N): [N]? y
Error: Shadow Copy ID: {a3485727-37bb-4b0c-83f4-6
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Hey, that worked! The min you can set it to is 300mb. I set it to this and then chose the S drive. I then increaed the min to use up to 50gb. Thanks!
Great, thanks for the points:-)
Martin
Martin
This helped! Thanks!
is this S volume local disk or is it a SAN or something like that? Is it basic disk or dynamic?
Martin