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NTFS Alternate Data Streams used by AFP Protokoll

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Hi,

we use Alternate Data Streams in NTFS Filesystems (AFP Network Protocol) with Windows 2012R2 Server.
After Restore a Single File or restore the full entired vmware disk file the Alternate Data Streams (Meta Data) are missing.
Does anybody knows a workaround for this issue?
We use B&R 7.0.0.839

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Re: NTFS Alternate Data Streams used by AFP Protokoll

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I can confirm that FLR and OtherOS FLR do not restore alternate data streams.
It should work if you restore the entire virtual disk file.
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Yes, I also doubt that ADS could be somehow affected during the restore of the entire VM hard disks, since metadata is stored along with the files. However, during file-level restore most likely only default stream is opened.

What particular type of restore do you use?
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It might be also interesting to understand on what stage alternate stream is disregarded - during mount or restoring operation. You can:
  • 1. Start the normal "Guest Files (Windows)" restore wizard in VB&R
    2. Open Windows Explorer (while leaving the Veeam File Browser up)
    3. Browse to C:\VeeamFLR\<servername>\<volume#\
    4. Find required file and check whether the alternate data stream is there, using PS:

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    Get-Item -Path <Path> -stream *
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Re: NTFS Alternate Data Streams used by AFP Protokoll

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If I do that, the alternate streams are there:

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Stream                   Length
------                   ------
:$DATA                        0
AFP_AfpInfo                  60
AFP_Resource              30740
If I copy the files manually to the original server, the streams get copied as well and all is right with the world ;)
If I use Copy To ... or Restore from FLR it does not copy the streams.
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Now we've limited the scope to the restoration operation. The information has been passed to QA team. So, thank you for the tests; much appreciated.
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v.Eremin wrote:Now we've limited the scope to the restoration operation. The information has been passed to QA team. So, thank you for the tests; much appreciated.
No thanks necessary, as I will profit as well from a working FLR with alternate data streams (in the future).
BTW I wanted to say that Veeam's support team is really good, reads the forum and participates in it. That is really appreciated; unlike some other big backup software vendor (who shall remain nameless) whose execution of support interaction with customers is far worse.
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Actually, the team behind this forum is not involved in support. But this does not challenge the fact that Veeam support is great, indeed. ;)
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my problem is solved. I deleted the backup store of this VM. I create a new backup Job with application aware settings and it works.
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Glad it works now, thanks for the update!
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