Hi,

On Wed, 05 Aug 2009, James Harper wrote:

> >     We're primarily a 95% linux desktop and server environment, with some
> > Macs, but we have a couple of pain in the necks we need to back up and I'm
> > concerned about VSS.  One is a Windows Server 2008 64-bit, and another is
> > Vista 64-bit.  Some things back up fine, but, I get the following VSS error 
> > on
> > both jobs:
> > 
> > Warning: VSS was not initialized properly. VSS support is disabled. ERR=An
> > attempt was made to reference a token that does not exist.
> > 
> >     This using version 2.4.4 across the entire network, using Ubuntu Jaunty
> > amd64 server for director - which is also 2.4.4.  I've found bits and pieces
> > out there about "Oh blah blah x64 VSS support doesn't work with 32-bit whine
> > whine" - but, no resolutions - was this fixed already in later versions?
> > Sorry if this is redundant.
> > 
> >     It doesn't seem to matter if I put Enable VSS = yes, or no - in this
> > FileSet after the "Name =" field.
> > 
> 
> Not sure about 2.4.x but 3.0.[012] has a 64 bit windows binary available
> which works fine for me with VSS on a Windows 2008 x64 server (two of
> them). The 64 bit windows binary is only the fd and it is a royal pain to
> install alongside the 32 bit sd and director on the same machine, but you
> just want to install the fd so you shouldn't have any problems at all.
> Uninstall the 32 bit version first though as it will get upset about the
> installation directories.

I asked a similar question some time back.  It appears that VSS on 64-bit
windows doesn't like being initialised by a 32-bit app so you have to run
a 64-bit bacula-fd and that's only available for v3+.

        http://www.adsm.org/lists/html/Bacula-users/2009-07/msg00029.html

> I don't think it's recommended but I don't think you'll have any problems
> installing a 3.0.2 fd and using it with a 2.4.4 dir+sd.

I'm pretty sure I had a problem doing that.  Off the top of my head there's
some complaint about a hello not getting responded to properly.  Possibly
the v3 bacula-fd doesn't like talking to a v2 bacula-sd, I'm not sure.

I'd love to be wrong on this, if someone can point out that I am.

Gavin


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