Re: [Networker] Backing up open files in a Win2008 cluster

> Do you have antivirus software loaded?  If so you might what to 
> exclude the save process. 

On the server? We use Kaspersky; I should be able to tell it to exclude 
the NW server bin directory. But I never saw this problem before updating 
the client to Win2008, so I doubt the antivirus suddenly decided to have 
problems with only 1 client that it never had a problem with before ...

> They are a few MS updates to VSS. 

All already applied. Hasn't been a VSS update from MS in a couple years, 
at least.


> 
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> 
> On Jul 28, 2011, at 9:45 AM, Michael Leone 
> <Michael.Leone AT PHA.PHILA DOT GOV> wrote:
> 
> > I have a Win2008 cluster that is one of my main file shares. And 
sometimes 
> > files are not backed up because they are in use (most likely left open 
by 
> > a user). I thought that VSS (which can not be disabled for Win2008 
> > clients) allowed for backing up open files, by taking a snapshot 
(whether 
> > open or not), and then NW does its backup from that snapshot.
> > 
> > There used to be an open file manager addon that took care of that for 
NW, 
> > IIRC (it's been a long time). What should I be doing to make sure I 
get 
> > these files backed up?
> > 
> > (as an aside, VSS is a real pain. I will get notifications like "VSS 
> > Backup or Restore is not in the correct state for the operation, or 
the 
> > writer is not in the correct state..". And if I do absolutely 
nothing... 
> > the next night it will run fine. I don't touch anything, I don't reset 

> > anything, I don't restart anything. It just magically Goes Away ...)
> > 
> > -- 
> > Michael Leone
> > Network Administrator, ISM
> > Philadelphia Housing Authority
> > 2500 Jackson St
> > Philadelphia, PA 19145
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> > Cell: 215-252-0143
> > <mailto:michael.leone AT pha.phila DOT gov>
> > 
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