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Computers Will Not Wake for Backup

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I have Win7 Pro (64bit) and XP Pro (32bit) computers. None will wake up for the backup. How do I get them to wake up? I have that selected in the system tray option, of course. None of these are laptops, and the network is wired. The Win7 machine is connected to a UPS but via the power cable only, and the UPS is about 7 years old. (I would rather not enable hibernation, if possible. One of the computers has an SSD for the OS.)
Based on reading the other threads, it appears that there's a timer installed on the client machines. Does this mean I should reinstall the connector software?
Thanks.
Matt
Wednesday, October 27, 2010 2:10 AM
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Disabling hybrid sleep solved the problem. While I was in there I turned off/on the "Allow Sleep Timers" in the advanced power settings. So either one may have done it. Hopefully this will help someone in the future!
-Matt
- Marked as answer by Matt Greer Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:08 AM
Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:08 AM
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If you power your computers off, they won't wake for backup. That only works if the computer is on, but in a power saving state (standby or hibernation).
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)Wednesday, October 27, 2010 2:26 AMModerator -
On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:26:52 +0000, Ken Warren [MVP] wrote:
If you power your computers off, they won't wake for backup. That only works if the computer is on, but in a power saving state (standby or hibernation).
Not sure this is relevant to the original poster, but:
I've seen the settings for some motherboards include a "Wake on LAN"
option. I've never tried it, but assume it means some signal from the
network will start up the computer when it is off. But as I wrote
this, I realized it may work only if the network adapter and
motherboard get some power, which depends on how the power switch(es)
work.Wednesday, October 27, 2010 4:40 PM -
Wake On LAN isn't applicable to Windows Home Server client backup; backups are initiated from the client rather than the server.
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)Wednesday, October 27, 2010 5:32 PMModerator -
The computers are NOT off. They are in sleep mode. Any suggestions?
Thursday, October 28, 2010 3:41 AM -
Should I call Microsoft? I think I get some free tech support with Win7 for a while. Since this action takes place on the client machine, perhaps they can solve my problem?
-Matt
Friday, October 29, 2010 4:50 AM -
Everyone disappeared from my thread. :(
I just found that Win7 had "hybrid sleep" enabled. I disabled it, so hopefully this will fix the problem. I guess this forum has run out of suggestions? ;)
Monday, November 1, 2010 12:28 PM -
Sleep/Wake issues are, unfortunately, very difficult to troubleshoot. Basically all your hardware, and every bit of code that's running when a computer is awake, all get an opportunity to decline to enter sleep or hibernation for any reason, and they also get the opportunity to mess with wake condiitions. This leads to all sorts of dependencies which can be impossible to sort out. The generic answer is to keep your computers as "clean" as possible. Don't install/uninstall/update software constantly. That's not very practical, I realize, but it's about the best anyone can do.
Disabling hybrid sleep isn't a bad thing to try, but I don't honestly expect it to fix anything. :( And yes, you can call Microsoft, but I don't expect they'll be able to help. I'll be very happy to be wrong about that, though. :)
I'm not on the WHS team, I just post a lot. :)Monday, November 1, 2010 1:08 PMModerator -
Disabling hybrid sleep solved the problem. While I was in there I turned off/on the "Allow Sleep Timers" in the advanced power settings. So either one may have done it. Hopefully this will help someone in the future!
-Matt
- Marked as answer by Matt Greer Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:08 AM
Saturday, November 6, 2010 8:08 AM