What the KB article does NOT tell you is that after installing the hotfix, the workstation will need to apply an update to the Launchpad before the backup will function properly. There are plenty of web sites posting this information, but none fully address the process, which I will do. Then I discover that there is a Microsoft hotfix for the WHS server that is required to properly backup computers with UEFI/GPT disk partitions. I rebooted both the laptop and the server, with the same result.
I install the WHS connector, and attempt to backup the laptop, and it died sitting at 1%. He just obtained a Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro laptop. One of my customers is using a Windows Home Server (WHS) 2011 system to backup his office computers. Yes, this info is a year old, but I’m just getting around to having customers by Windows 8.1 computers
Leave the command window open, as we will need it in a minute.Open a command prompt (Start –> Run –> cmd).So, I dusted off an old post (kudos to Jim Clarke) that will do exactly what we need – reset the current WHS backup database, and free up all the disk space previously used. Yes, you “clean” the database, but that only removes backups older than your declared backup settings. What you will have found out is that there’s not an option for doing this from the WHS console. So, how do you wipe out the WHS backup database to essentially start clean? I tried many solutions, but none fixed the problem. Had an issue where the backup database got corrupted, not allowing me to retrieve any backups. I still have several Microsoft Windows Home Servers (WHS) running in some customer offices. In advance of the release of Windows 10, the Microsoft support team has released a blog post with a matrix identifying the availability and any restrictions for the client connector for each server platform, against each supported client operating system (Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10).Ĭlient Connector availability with Windows Home Server, Small Business Server and Windows Server Essentials for Supported Client OS One of the key parts to these products is the “client connector” which is run from a client workstation to properly connect it to the server, include it in the dashboard, setup appropriate security, and, where appropriate, configure the workstation for daily backup. Over the years Microsoft has released a family of server platforms for the home and small business environments – including Small Business Server (SBS), Windows Home Server (WHS), and Server Essentials.
Doing a manual download is a known issue that is expected to be resolved in the October 2015 timeframe. Once this updated connector is released, a link to download it manually will be posted. IMPORTANT NOTE: The client connector to connect Windows 10 to Windows Server Essentials 2012 R2 is currently being tested and is not yet available.