Re: [Networker] Question about Windows VM servers and backups

Not really. If you have Windows 2008 clients, you need to be running 7.6.2.x. 
It supports windows 2008 and the new 2008 VSS.



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> From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] 
> On Behalf Of Matthew
> Powell
> Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 11:06 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] Question about Windows VM servers and backups
> 
> So I cannot  ignore it by just specifying the drives I want backed up?
> 
> 
> On 11/14/11 10:58 AM, "STANLEY HORWITZ" <stan AT temple DOT edu> wrote:
> 
> > On Windows 2008, backing up VSS stuff cannot be disabled. Perhaps that is 
> > the
> > source of the error you are seeing. Also, if you are running NetWorker 7.5.3
> > on those Windows 2008 clients, you should definitely do test restores 
> > because
> > their may be some compatibility issues.
> >
> > On 11 14, 2011, at 10:51 AM, Matthew Powell wrote:
> >
> >> I am running Legato Networker 7.5.3 on Solaris 10 and I am backing up a 
> >> bunch
> >> of VMWARE servers that are running Windows Server 2008. We stopped backing 
> >> up
> >> the VSS stuff since we did not need it. Now I am getting a bunch of errors
> >> that look like this in my reports.
> >>
> >> * client:Probe savefs client: succeeded.
> >> * client:C: 70331:save: bad file name C: in Shadow Copy Saveset Directives,
> >> ignored
> >> client: C:                        level=full,      5 KB 00:00:03      2 
> >> files
> >> * client:D: 70331:save: bad file name C: in Shadow Copy Saveset Directives,
> >> ignored
> >> clinet: D:                        level=full,      5 KB 00:00:03      2 
> >> files
> >> samqfs4: index:client              level=full,     58 KB 00:00:02     39
> >> files
> >> --
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