Tom, glad to hear this is making progress. What does your exclude list look like? For backups, make sure to do the following:
- Use the SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS VSS option during backup, so you get a "crash consistent' backup of the system (system state and drives). - Don't exclude anything unless you are 100% certain that the files are not needed for restore. For example, excluding C:\Users\Tom\*.mp3 is probably okay, but excluding ntuser.dat or usrclass.* is not a good idea (actually I am guessing you either have excludes for the latter files I mentioned or you are not using SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS VSS). 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/tivoli_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 2017-05-18 13:55:10: > From: Tom Alverson <tom.alver...@gmail.com> > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > Date: 2017-05-18 13:56 > Subject: Re: BMR with Spectrum Protect 8.1 on Windows 2016 ?? > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > I have been able to complete restores without errors now, and the restored > computer will boot but the profiles do not work. I can log on with the > administrator account but with an empty temporary profile, and I cannot log > on to other accounts. > > Has anyone done a successful test restore with 8.1.0.0? I tested with both > Server 2016 and Server 2012 backups with the same results. Is this fixed > in 8.1.0.2 ?? (I need to try that next). > > On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 2:19 PM, Andrew Raibeck <stor...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > > > Hi Tom, > > > > One immediate thought occurs to me: did you launch the ADK command prompt > > using "Run as administrator" If not, try launching a new prompt with "Run > > as administrator", change into to the C:\WinPE_x64\media directory, and > > re-run the MakeWinPEMedia command as before, see if that clears up the > > issue. > > > > 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/ > > tivoli_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 2017-04-21 > > 13:49:48: > > > > > From: Tom Alverson <tom.alver...@gmail.com> > > > To: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU > > > Date: 2017-04-21 13:53 > > > Subject: Re: BMR with Spectrum Protect 8.1 on Windows 2016 ?? > > > Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU> > > > > > > I was with you right up to the last command and I got this: > > > > > > C:\WinPE_x64\media>MakeWinPEMedia /ISO C:\WinPE_x64 > > C:\temp\WinPE_x64.iso > > > Creating C:\temp\WinPE_x64.iso... > > > Scanning source tree (500 files in 123 directories) ERROR: Failed to > > create > > > "C:\temp\WinPE_x64.iso" file. > > > > > > 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/ > > > > tivoli_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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >