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Windows Server file server backup without VSS?

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Hello

Is it possible to do a Windows Server file server data backup without VSS?

I want to backup only the data, as is. The virtual machine, OS wise, is on another volume, and I will back that up separately
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Re: Windows Server file server backup without VSS?

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Hello,
sure, just keep the default settings :-)

(no application aware processing, no VMware tools quiescing)

If you only want one disk, just exclude the others.

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I will try that out. That automatically disables using VSS???
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yes it does (at least if you are talking about image level VM backup which I expect as you posted in the VMware forum. Veeam Agent for Windows backup is a different story)
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Re: Windows Server file server backup without VSS?

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riahc3 wrote: Apr 04, 2019 9:03 pm Hello

Is it possible to do a Windows Server file server data backup without VSS?

I want to backup only the data, as is. The virtual machine, OS wise, is on another volume, and I will back that up separately
But to backup a file server "data" (=files), shouldn't be VSS used to guarantee the data integrity?
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In some scenarios, VSS cant be used.
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