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Re: [Networker] Windows Server 2008 with 7.4 SP4 - VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\

2009-04-03 10:13:12
Subject: Re: [Networker] Windows Server 2008 with 7.4 SP4 - VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\
From: Mark Davis <davism AT UWO DOT CA>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 3 Apr 2009 10:08:00 -0400
Fazil,

The 2008 server backup is a fresh OS install on a box with no file scan or anti virus. It is just a clean OS install. There aren't even any users on the box. So there is no activity, and yet an incremental "All" backup generates this very large saveset for the VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\. I am hoping the hot fix Mike Borkowski has pointed out will do the trick.

Mark

Fazil Saiyed wrote:
Hello,
Is there a file scan or virus scanner type of program running on the server daily, that could change the archive bit of the client every day ? which files are backed up, have you tried restoring them to check, if they indeed changed or not ? What is the total size on the server file system, which windows partition are this file on ?also, look into the patch mentioned below.
Thanks



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Re: Windows Server 2008 with 7.4 SP4 - VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\






We've seen > 200GB "VSS SYSTEM FILESET"'s. After working with EMC for eight months they came out with a 7.4.3 and 7.4.4 fix. The fix was LGTsc20343. Our saveset's are now under 1GB :-)

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Mark Davis wrote:
Hello,

I am just starting to backup Windows Server 2008 systems using Networker

7.4 SP4. The Save set: is "All". When doing incremental backups, even with no activity on the host between backups, I always get a HUGE saveset for the VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\.

server.name.ca: VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ level=full, 11 GB 01:10:01 73151
files
Has anyone else experienced this? Is there a workaround? Getting 11 GB of data on every incremental backup really adds up over time.

Thanks,

Mark


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