A reader of my blog mentioned that it’s wasn’t possible to backup to a a share while using Windows Server 2008 backup. Indeed, using the GUI it’s not possible but you can use wbadmin to start a backup to a netwerkshare : Use the following command : wbadmin startRead More →
Sometimes you can’t use Hypervisor backup software, for example when using physical machines (huh?) or Xenserver with unavailable storage for creating snapshots. Ofcourse commercial backup software is nice, but sometimes you don’t want to pay for that (whitebox home environment) or the customer doesn’t have the licenses. Why don’t useRead More →
After my review of Xackup XenServer backup software I received serveral emails and tweets with people asking me if I had ever done a restore test. The answer is : ….. YES! Ofcourse. 🙂 Volledig album bekijken I did several migrations and restores for testing purposes and they allRead More →
The last couple of days I ran into some problems with restoring VM’s on Xenserver. I started looking for Hypervisor backup software for Xenserver. I took a deep dive into the wonderful world called the Internet and found Xackup from Fungusware. Alright, strange name but let’s take a look atRead More →
Do you want to demonstrate or test Veeam Backup and Recovery V7? When you are holding the vExpert/VCP/MCP/MCTS or MVP status then you’re entitled for a free 180-day NFR license for Veeam Backup & Recovery for the new 7 version. Check it out here.Read More →
I’m running Altaro Hyper-V back-up for some time now. Approx 1 year ago I installed it on my Hyper-V server and it has been running all the time with no problems. It never missed a back-up and so I didn’t saw the need to update to other versions. Most ofRead More →
My sponsor, Altaro, developers of Altaro Hyper-V backup are giving away presents this holiday season! 🙂 Every Hyper-V administrator is entitled for 50 licenses of their desktop backup software, that’s up to $ 2000 worth of software! All you need to do is send them a screenshot of Hyper-V thatRead More →
While upgrading to the latest version everything seemed to be working fine, but when I started Veeam B&R for the first time it wanted to upgrade some components and while upgrading one component it stalled with the error “no access”. This is how I fixed this problem. Go to yourRead More →
Some time ago I received a license from my sponsor Altaro to install and review their Hyper-V Backup. I’ve installed their latest version of Hyper-V Back-up (HVB) I’m running Altaro Hyper-V on my Hyper-V cluster. After installing HVB I opened the management console (dashboard) which looks like this : IRead More →