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    Running WHS 2011 on a custom server. The server backup has been backing up OS and the C:\ drive for some time now. Wanted to add another folder to the server backup as well, but then I notice that the whole D: drive has also been added. It won't let me remove the D: drive from the list of drives to backup. Saying something like:

    "WHS system backup requires that you back up this item to ensure you can recover for a catastrophic failure"

    At first I though it was because I'd moved the Windows Swap file to D:, but moving it back to C: and rebooting still won't let me deselect D: from the server backups. On D: I'm also running SubVersion source control as well as SQL Server 2008 Express. Can it be that SQL Server has added something the makes WHS think it needs to backup the D: drive?

    Forcing a full backup of D: as a part of the server backup prevents me from using this drive since it is "bigger" than the server backup disk and will not fit if I start filling it up.

    Anyone know how to identify what is causing WHS to want to backup D: so I might move it to C: instead?

    Pål Andreassen
    Tuesday, January 10, 2012 9:12 AM

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    As I suspected it turned out to be SQL Server 2008 R2 Express that caused this behavior. I uninstalled it from the D-drive and now I'm not forced to backup that drive anymore. If this is some behavior that Microsoft has added to SQL Server 2008 R2 or if this is common behavior for all drives with windows services on I don't know. The lesson learned is to install all servers and services to the C: drive even though the partition is small.
    Pål Andreassen
    • Marked as answer by Ken Warren Thursday, January 12, 2012 6:56 PM
    Thursday, January 12, 2012 6:44 PM

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    In a clean install of WHS2011 there is no reason why you must back up D:, although it is the default drive for all your data shares.

    It sounds as though you have been doing lots of configuration outside the Dashboard which may well be the cause of your problems.

     

    Phil P.S. If you find my comment helpful or if it answers your question, please mark it as such.
    Thursday, January 12, 2012 4:13 PM
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    As I suspected it turned out to be SQL Server 2008 R2 Express that caused this behavior. I uninstalled it from the D-drive and now I'm not forced to backup that drive anymore. If this is some behavior that Microsoft has added to SQL Server 2008 R2 or if this is common behavior for all drives with windows services on I don't know. The lesson learned is to install all servers and services to the C: drive even though the partition is small.
    Pål Andreassen
    • Marked as answer by Ken Warren Thursday, January 12, 2012 6:56 PM
    Thursday, January 12, 2012 6:44 PM
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    So I just hit this.  For me it is Drive E which contains my Videos Share.  I install Oracle Database software (Several months ago) on that share and now when I went to add a new share and configure backup it now forces me to back that whole drive (2TB).  It will no longer let me uncheck specific directories.  So is there anyway around this?  I am hoping to avoid having to uninstall the Database and try to move the software and set it up again.  Just seems odd that the backup will not let me turn off the ServerFolders or even specific ones in there. 

    At least I am pretty sure it is not something special in SQL Server 2008.


    Wednesday, June 27, 2012 4:07 PM
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    I suspect that the WHS backup system forces you to backup all drives with installed services on. Without these a restore would at least end up with a system that is partially not working and in worst case not work at all. I wish there was some advanced settings that would allow you to override this.

    Pål Andreassen

    Wednesday, June 27, 2012 4:41 PM
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    I suspect that the WHS backup system forces you to backup all drives with installed services on.

    Your assesment makes sense.  If it turns out to be correct, couldn't you manually uninstall the offending service(s), configure your backups, then manually recreate the service(s)?  It's not ideal, but then again neither is stuffing something onto the system drive you weren't planning for :)

    Tuesday, September 4, 2012 6:13 PM