Sometimes I get this message

Waiting for pre-restore to complete ['o_'].

instead of this

Waiting for pre-restore to complete ['._'].

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Tom Alverson <tom.alverson AT gmail DOT com>
wrote:

> I made a bootable disk but the SYSTEMSTATE restore always fails with this
> message:
>
> Total number of objects restored: 19
> Total number of objects failed: 0
> Total number of bytes transferred: 2.06 MB
> Data transfer time: 0.82 sec
> Network data transfer rate: 2,566.27 KB/sec
> Aggregate data transfer rate: 210.28 KB/sec
> Elapsed processing time: 00:00:10
>
> Waiting for pre-restore to complete ['._'].
> ANS1459E VSS Automated System Recovery (ASR) failed. "
>
> I found this old posting
>
> https://adsm.org/forum/index.php?threads/tsm-disaster-
> recovery-problems-with-server-2012-and-uefi.27388/
>
> where a few people had this same issue, so I tried the command they said
> worked to create a good boot image:
>
> oscdimg -m -n -o -bootdata:2#p0,e,bc:\winpe_x64\fwfiles\etfsboot.com#pEF,
> e,bc:\winpe_x64\fwfiles\efisys.bin c:\winpe_x64\media c:\winpe_x64.iso
>
> This did not make any difference.  Any idea what the issue might be?
>
>
>
> On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Andrew Raibeck <storman AT us.ibm DOT com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> I have it quite near the top of my to-do list to provide an update for
>> Windows Server 2016. In the mean time...
>>
>> The main difference is in the steps used to put the backup-archive client
>> code in the bootable ISO image, given that verbatim instructions we
>> currently have work only with the pre-spinstall packages. Another change
>> (improvement) is in the command used to create the ISO image, which can be
>> used for both BIOS and UEFI based systems. You no longer need to build one
>> image for UEFI and another for BIOS.
>>
>> The steps for restore are the same as for earlier versions of Windows.
>>
>> Preparation: Install and use the latest ADK from Microsoft. As I write
>> this, the latest version is for Windows 10, version 1703. Go to
>> https://www.microsoft.com and search on "windows assessment and
>> deployment
>> kit" (without the quotes). Once you have that in place, proceed with the
>> step 1.
>>
>> 1. Extract the 8.1 backup-archive client package. For example, if you get
>> the package from our download site, you can extract it to directory
>> C:\download with this command:
>>
>>    8.1.0.0-TIV-TSMBAC-WinX64.exe -oC:\download
>>
>> The root of the install image is TSMClient, so that directory structure
>> will be created in C:\download.
>>
>> 2. In the ADK Deployment command prompt, issue:
>>
>>    copype amd64 C:\WinPE_x64
>>
>> 3. Run this command to copy the client image to the WinPE media directory:
>>
>>    robocopy C:\download\TSMClient C:\WinPE_x64\media /e
>>
>> 4. cd into C:\WinPE_x64\media
>>
>> 5. Run this command:
>>
>>    dsmc-pe-x64 set
>>
>> 6. (optional) Clean up unneeded files:
>>
>>    del *.ini *.mst *.msi *.htm *.exe *.spd *.cmd
>>
>>    rd /s /q common64 commonappdata ibmspjvm issetupprerequisites system64
>> win windows
>>
>> 7. Run this command to build the WinPE bootable ISO image:
>>
>>    MakeWinPEMedia /ISO C:\WinPE_x64 C:\WinPE_x64.iso
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Andy
>>
>> ____________________________________________________________
>> ________________
>>
>> Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | storman AT us.ibm DOT com
>>
>> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links:
>> Product support:
>> https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/tivo
>> li_storage_manager
>>
>> Online documentation:
>> http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7/landing/
>> welcome_ssgsg7.html
>>
>> Product Wiki:
>> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/
>> wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager
>>
>> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU> wrote on 2017-04-20
>> 14:38:13:
>>
>> > From: Tom Alverson <tom.alverson AT GMAIL DOT COM>
>> > To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
>> > Date: 2017-04-20 14:39
>> > Subject: BMR with Spectrum Protect 8.1 on Windows 2016 ??
>> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>> >
>> > The only instructions I can find for BMR do not mention Server 2016 (see
>> > link below).  Are there any updated instructions so I don't waste my
>> time
>> > trying this old procedure?  This says to make a Windows 8.1 boot disk?
>> >
>> > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/
>> > wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager/page/Best%20practices%20for%
>> > 20Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager%20backup-archive%20client
>> >
>>
>
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