Tim,

If you are running the backup from within the VM (so a regular client
backup), please do check the status of your vsswriters.

Cheers,
Rick

On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 4:49 PM, Rick Harderwijk
<rick.harderwijk AT gmail DOT com>wrote:

> I believe one should not try to backup running VMs from the 'outside'
> without the proper tools that support that. You will not get a valid backup
> (just like you should not try to do a file backup from a SQL server
> database in that way).
>
> Exclude the drive(s) holding the VM drives, memory maps etc, and backup
> the VM from within the server itself (just as you would with a physical
> server). No problems here, except for the odd VSS hang now and then.
>
> Cheers,
> Rick
>
> On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 4:42 PM, Vandeventer, Harold [BS] <
> Harold.Vandeventer AT ks DOT gov> wrote:
>
>> Yes.....  significant hangs.
>>
>> TSM Server at 6.2.4.
>> TSM Client is 6.3.0.
>>
>> I'm not the HyperV manager, but I do know that D$ on that host holds the
>> virtual servers.
>>
>> If TSM client attempts to backup D$ the process stalls and never finishes.
>>
>> I don't know what, if any, work has been done by the node manager other
>> than exclude D$ as the immediate solution.  The exclusion allows the backup
>> to complete, but obviously the virtual servers aren't in the backup.
>>
>> I just saw the advice re "vssadmin list writers".
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On Behalf 
>> Of
>> Tim Brown
>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 8:57 AM
>> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> Subject: [ADSM-L] tsm and hyperv servers
>>
>> Is anyone experiencing an issue with using TSM to back up HyperV servers,
>> These servers seem to stop during the scheduled backups for no apparent
>> reason.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tim Brown
>> Supervisor Computer Operations
>> Central Hudson Gas & Electric
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