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automating sql express backup via VSS backup
I need to set up on my server automated daily SQL db backups (sql express, so no maintenance plans). To keep things simple I’m gonna use a backup solution (JungleDisk) that uses VSS to back up the DB...
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Command line backup of running Hyper-V images using Volume Shadow Copies...
I need to backup running Hyper-V virtual machines with minimal downtime via a command prompt. Backups should be stored on another local disk or remote share. Below are sample scripts used to backup...
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Recover overwritten file
I accidentally overwrite my file with another file. It was happened when take the latest version from Visual Source Safe(VSS). Can I recover my old file? Been there, done that. Ended up losing lots of...
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Schedule kill of port connections
We use VSS in our company, but have numerous cases were we can’t backup the databases as users have locked them. Is there a way to schedule a kill of all connetions to the source safe service. Or any...
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Volume Shadow Copy and auditing restores
Is it possible to determine whether a restore has been carried out on a file or folder from a Volume Shadow Copy snapshot? If you mean can you tell if a file has been replaced by an older version...
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What is VSS and what is it used for?
I’m pretty sure when SysAdmins talk about VSS they aren’t talking about Visual Source Safe… Volume Shadow Copy Service. It takes a snapshot of files so they can be backed up even while they’re in use....
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VSS Copies from Network SMB/CIFS File Share on Mac OS X Client
We have a file share we want to roll out at work, and someone asked if there is a way OS X clients can see VSS copies on the network share they mount (to restate: a SMB/CIFS share on a server on the...
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Rsync for Windows with support for ACLs
I have a need for a free rsync-like tool for Windows (very preferably with some sort of delta encoding) that supports synchronizing Windows ACLs and can copy open files, probably via VSS/Shadow...
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Exchange DiskShadow/Robocopy backup does not purge log files
I have a series of scripts setup to backup my Exchange. The following command is executed to start the process: diskshadow /s C:\Backup_Scripts\exchangeserverbackupscript1.dsh This is...
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Set up DPM to use hardware VSS Provider with EMC Clariion SAN
We recently purchased an EMC Clariion AX4 SAN and we’re using it to provide storage for our Hyper-V virtual machines. I’ve already got the servers registered with it and configured the failover...
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