Re: Volume Shadow Copies

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There will be no previous version of a file until there's a previous version
;-).

Meaning - make a change to the file, or delete a file, and then a previous
version will exist.

--
Les Connor [SBS Community Member - SBS MVP]
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SBS Rocks !


"Mark" <fastzrex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Thanks, Lee, for the help!
>
> 1) Shadow copies were working, as I assisted an user on how to restore her
> own file about one month ago.
> 2) The volume before failure was a hardware RAID1. All the replacement
> drives (36G SCSI) I was able to locate were slightly less in capacity and
> could not rebuild the RAID as hardware. I installed the new drive, and
> created a software RAID 1 between the remaining document drive (the last
> of
> the previous hardware RAID) and the new installed drive. The data was
> duplicated across the new software RAID 1.
> 3) I disabled Volume Shadow Copy on the disk. I then reenabled it. I used
> the schedule that was there (7AM and Noon). It created a copy when just
> enabled and I created two more copies manually. I waited a few minutes,
> but
> no previous versions show up on my previous version tab on a document. The
> data is a luxury; we have good backups of these files for the purpose they
> serve.
>
> I hope I have given you a clue of where I should start!
> --
> Best Regards,
>
> Mark
>
>
> ""Lee Li[MSFT]"" wrote:
>
>> Hi Mark,
>>
>> Thank you for posting.
>>
>> Here are the answers to your questions:
>>
>> Q1: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider' and 'Volume Shadow Copy'
>> services
>> "Volume Shadow Copy' and 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider' will
>> be set 'manually' by default.
>> You can take a look at the following URL for more information:
>> 829623 Default Services That Are Installed in Windows Small Business
>> Server
>> 2003
>> http://support.microsoft.com/?id=829623
>>
>> Q2: Volume Shadow Copy
>>
>> To this issue, please provide me the following information to clarify the
>> issue in more detail:
>> 1. Had the Shadow Copy been made before you replace the disk?
>> 2. Which RAID that you had build on the computer, RAID 0, 1 or 5?
>> 3. Also had you rebuild the RAID volume after you replaced the disk?
>> 4. If you disable the Volume Shadow Copy on the disk. Then re-enable it
>> and reset the schedule of the backup process, can the data be backed and
>> restored?
>>
>> Note: If you disable the Volume Shadow Copy on the disk, all the
>> previous
>> content will be lost on the disk.
>> So please do not perform the step 4 if the previous content is critical
>> to
>> your business.
>>
>> I will wait for your update. Have a nice day!
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Lee Li
>> Microsoft Online Partner Support
>>
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