Unable To Release Guest. Error: VSSControl: Failed To Freeze Guest, Wait Timeout
I installed Veeam Backup and Replication 6 for VMware. It was backing up my virtual machines fine, but I got the following error on some SQL servers: Unable to release guest. Error: VSSControl: Failed...
View ArticleHow To Backup And Restore IIS 7 In Windows Server 2008 R2
Note: This article refers to IIS 7 which ships with Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.5, which ships with Windows Server 2008 R2. When this article talks about working with IIS 7, think IIS 7 or 7.5. Back...
View ArticleCompileFIB Failed Client Error: There Is Not Enough Space On The Disk – Veeam
Because Veeam Backup and Replication doesn’t currently do backups to tape, using a 3rd party tape backup solution can sometimes make archiving backups to disk cumbersome and cause you to run out of...
View ArticleFailed To Index Guest File System – Veeam
Veeam Backup and Replication can give the following error which causes a VM backup to fail: Failed to index guest file system. Details: Failed to connect to guest agent. Errors: ‘Cannot connect to the...
View ArticleCannot Use CBT Soap Fault Endpoint – Veeam
Veeam Backup and Replication can sometimes give the following warning when backing up: Cannot use CBT: Soap fault. Error caused by file /vmfs/volumes/GUID/VM Name/VM Disk Name.vmdk Detail: ”, endpoint:...
View ArticleUnable To Release Guest. Error: Unfreeze Error (over VIX)
If Veeam Backup fails with this error: Unable to release guest. Error: Unfreeze error (over VIX): [Freeze job already stopped.] This is actually caused by a failed VSS writer within Windows, rather...
View ArticleFailed To Prepare Guest For Hot Backup – Veeam
Veeam Backup and Replication can fail with the following error: Failed to prepare guest for hot backup This error typically accompanies a couple of other errors causing the backup to fail. The solution...
View ArticleFailed To Connect To Guest Agent – Veeam
Alongside other errors, you may find that Veeam’s backup fails with this error: Failed to connect to guest agent. As mentioned before, this error is typically accompanied by other errors, the details...
View ArticleSQL Server Backup Failed. Cannot Open Backup Device – Network Drive / UNC
When trying to backup a SQL Server database to a network drive or UNC path, you get the following error: Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Backup failed for Server <<SQL Server>>....
View ArticleDolphin Imaging Pre-Backup Failed – Error: Cannot Open Backup Device
When trying to complete a Pre-Backup on exiting Dolphin Imaging, you may get the following error: Dolphin Imaging Error: Cannot open backup device <<DolphinPlatformBackup.BAK>>. Operating...
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