Can 2011 be back up to V1?

[mailman1988]

I know this has been talked about before, but can I load the V1 connector onto my 2011 and than have it perform automatic back ups of the Shares/pooled drives?

I'm running Drive Bender on my 2011. I currently have 3 2T + 1 4T drive + 160g ssd (os).

Thanks in advance.

 

[ikon]

Something about this rings a bell that it's not do-able - wish I could remember why.

[diehard]

Yes I do this myself. You just need to have enough free space on your WHSv1 box. Also your WHS2011 is not a UEFI motherboard.

 

The issue if try to install the WHS2011 & WHSv1 connectors on the same PC to backup to each server. Then you need to modify the WHSv1 connector which I have also running.

[ikon]

Thanks diehard. That's cool. Don't know why I thought it couldn't be done, but I'm glad to hear it can.

[Drashna Jaelre]

I think he meant installing the v1 connector onto the WHS2011 Server directly.

 

If that is the case.... I think you can install the connector, but it disables backup.

[ikon]

I, too, thought he meant installing the v1 Connector directly onto WHS2011. So you're saying there is an issue with doing it?

[Drashna Jaelre]

I'm pretty sure it was later patched (in PP3, I  want to say) that blocked it from being installed on server OS's... or at least blocked the backup functionality.

[mailman1988]

I was able to install V1 connector and perform a successful backup of the OS drive. However, when I try to configure the back up on the Pooled-Drive Bender drive letter, I could not perform the "Exclude" folders option. as I don't want to back up the duplications portion of the Pooled drive.

Or should I be backing up the individual HD themselves? and not the Pooled drive letter.?

Thanks

[ikon]

You cannot back up the pooled drive letter; you have to back up the individual drives that make up the pool. This is a known issue.

[mailman1988]

So how will that work when it comes to performing a restore?