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    ntbackup windows 2003 sbs sp2

    Hi,

    I have Windows SBS 2003 SP 2 with Acronis Image installed and using RAID 1.

    My acronis works fine but my Ntbackup is not working. It hangs on "Preparing to backup using shadow copy". I have tried registering dll's mentioned from this forum NTbackup hangs - Preparing to Backup using Shadow Copy... but I did not update the VSS hotfix since I am already on SP 2.

    I want to make sure hotfix really is the fix before I will update but I never see any forum that after installing this hotfix, the problem on backup get resolved.

    I also tried, to disable VSS service and MS Shadow Copy Provider to no avail.

    My Volume shadow copy on drives are disabled.

    My other server which are identical in configuration works fines.

    What area did I missed?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Regards
    Cenon

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    Re: ntbackup windows 2003 sbs sp2

    Hello,

    We have similar setup (small business server on 03) at work and we are looking at arcronis also, as i understand it ntbackup on 03 isnt the best, there is a better way apparently through the "tasks to be completed" type area according to a outsourced backup pro weve had in at work recently, but its not the nt backup / wizard - command line entry its through the tasks to be completed wizard? area if i recall, could b wrong.

    I think the shadow copy is locked during ntbackup and therfore cant be accessed and do a full backup as such. Sorry cant be more helpful at this time just noticed your post in passing.

    Unsure about servicepak two and the vss entry it may not be part of the Sp maybe additional download from updates?? just trying to help - not confuse.


    G.luck
    Last edited by mike brabet; 11-11-2008 at 07:15 AM.

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    Re: ntbackup windows 2003 sbs sp2

    How much empty space on each drive? Where is the temp directory located? Size of the swap file? How much total memory on the system?

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    Re: ntbackup windows 2003 sbs sp2

    Quote Originally Posted by c3non View Post
    Hi,

    I have Windows SBS 2003 SP 2 with Acronis Image installed and using RAID 1.

    My acronis works fine but my Ntbackup is not working. It hangs on "Preparing to backup using shadow copy". I have tried registering dll's mentioned from this forum NTbackup hangs - Preparing to Backup using Shadow Copy... but I did not update the VSS hotfix since I am already on SP 2.

    I want to make sure hotfix really is the fix before I will update but I never see any forum that after installing this hotfix, the problem on backup get resolved.

    I also tried, to disable VSS service and MS Shadow Copy Provider to no avail.

    My Volume shadow copy on drives are disabled.

    My other server which are identical in configuration works fines.

    What area did I missed?

    Any help would be greatly appreciated.
    Regards
    Cenon


    see this suggestion : http://forums.techarena.in/windows-security/38441.htm
    NTbackup hangs - Preparing to Backup using Shadow Copy...
    This will help you, i think !

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    Re: ntbackup windows 2003 sbs sp2

    Hi All,

    Thanks for the reply.

    BigFish:
    I have 2 drives for c: free space is 46gb and drive d: is 243gb. my temp dir is in drive c: and i have 4gb ram.

    Thomas321:
    I tried registering dll mentioned on that forum before i posted but no luck.

    Any more ideas?

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