Sometimes I get this message Waiting for pre-restore to complete ['o_'].
instead of this Waiting for pre-restore to complete ['._']. On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Tom Alverson <tom.alver...@gmail.com> wrote: > I made a bootable disk but the SYSTEMSTATE restore always fails with this > message: > > Total number of objects restored: 19 > Total number of objects failed: 0 > Total number of bytes transferred: 2.06 MB > Data transfer time: 0.82 sec > Network data transfer rate: 2,566.27 KB/sec > Aggregate data transfer rate: 210.28 KB/sec > Elapsed processing time: 00:00:10 > > Waiting for pre-restore to complete ['._']. > ANS1459E VSS Automated System Recovery (ASR) failed. " > > I found this old posting > > https://adsm.org/forum/index.php?threads/tsm-disaster- > recovery-problems-with-server-2012-and-uefi.27388/ > > where a few people had this same issue, so I tried the command they said > worked to create a good boot image: > > oscdimg -m -n -o -bootdata:2#p0,e,bc:\winpe_x64\fwfiles\etfsboot.com#pEF, > e,bc:\winpe_x64\fwfiles\efisys.bin c:\winpe_x64\media c:\winpe_x64.iso > > This did not make any difference. Any idea what the issue might be? > > > > On Thu, Apr 20, 2017 at 2:58 PM, Andrew Raibeck <stor...@us.ibm.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Tom, >> >> I have it quite near the top of my to-do list to provide an update for >> Windows Server 2016. In the mean time... >> >> The main difference is in the steps used to put the backup-archive client >> code in the bootable ISO image, given that verbatim instructions we >> currently have work only with the pre-spinstall packages. Another change >> (improvement) is in the command used to create the ISO image, which can be >> used for both BIOS and UEFI based systems. You no longer need to build one >> image for UEFI and another for BIOS. >> >> The steps for restore are the same as for earlier versions of Windows. >> >> Preparation: Install and use the latest ADK from Microsoft. As I write >> this, the latest version is for Windows 10, version 1703. Go to >> https://www.microsoft.com and search on "windows assessment and >> deployment >> kit" (without the quotes). Once you have that in place, proceed with the >> step 1. >> >> 1. Extract the 8.1 backup-archive client package. For example, if you get >> the package from our download site, you can extract it to directory >> C:\download with this command: >> >> 8.1.0.0-TIV-TSMBAC-WinX64.exe -oC:\download >> >> The root of the install image is TSMClient, so that directory structure >> will be created in C:\download. >> >> 2. In the ADK Deployment command prompt, issue: >> >> copype amd64 C:\WinPE_x64 >> >> 3. Run this command to copy the client image to the WinPE media directory: >> >> robocopy C:\download\TSMClient C:\WinPE_x64\media /e >> >> 4. cd into C:\WinPE_x64\media >> >> 5. Run this command: >> >> dsmc-pe-x64 set >> >> 6. (optional) Clean up unneeded files: >> >> del *.ini *.mst *.msi *.htm *.exe *.spd *.cmd >> >> rd /s /q common64 commonappdata ibmspjvm issetupprerequisites system64 >> win windows >> >> 7. Run this command to build the WinPE bootable ISO image: >> >> MakeWinPEMedia /ISO C:\WinPE_x64 C:\WinPE_x64.iso >> >> Best regards, >> >> Andy >> >> ____________________________________________________________ >> ________________ >> >> Andrew Raibeck | IBM Spectrum Protect Level 3 | stor...@us.ibm.com >> >> IBM Tivoli Storage Manager links: >> Product support: >> https://www.ibm.com/support/entry/portal/product/tivoli/tivo >> li_storage_manager >> >> Online documentation: >> http://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSGSG7/landing/ >> welcome_ssgsg7.html >> >> Product Wiki: >> https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home/ >> wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager >> >> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> wrote on 2017-04-20 >> 14:38:13: >> >> > From: Tom Alverson <tom.alver...@gmail.com> >> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU >> > Date: 2017-04-20 14:39 >> > Subject: BMR with Spectrum Protect 8.1 on Windows 2016 ?? >> > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> >> > >> > The only instructions I can find for BMR do not mention Server 2016 (see >> > link below). Are there any updated instructions so I don't waste my >> time >> > trying this old procedure? This says to make a Windows 8.1 boot disk? >> > >> > https://www.ibm.com/developerworks/community/wikis/home?lang=en#!/ >> > wiki/Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager/page/Best%20practices%20for% >> > 20Tivoli%20Storage%20Manager%20backup-archive%20client >> > >> > >