Open Files and Shadow Copies for Shared Folders

[Guest TREE65]

I just enabled Shadow Copies for Shared Folders on our new Windows Server

2003 file server. I have discovered that open files do not get shadow

copied. Furthermore, all previous shadow copies of the open files are

removed. When I look at the previous versions client, there are no previous

versions listed; however prior to the shadow copy that occurred while the

file was open there had been previous versions listed in the previous

versions client. Please note that the shadow copy occurs when the file is

open and then at some point later I save and close the file, and then I check

the previous versions.

 

Is this by design? I can live with shadow copies not being made for open

files, but I can't have all previous shadow copy versions removed. Please

help!

[Guest Coraleigh Miller]

Re: Open Files and Shadow Copies for Shared Folders

 

Are you storing your shadow copies on the same volume that is being shadow

copied?

 

"Select a storage area on a volume that is not being shadow copied. Using a

separate volume on another disk provides two advantages. First, it

eliminates the possibility that high I/O load will cause shadow copies to be

deleted. Second, this configuration provides better performance. This is the

recommended configuration for heavily used file servers. "

http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/c52e7438-cae3-4b93-88b7-6a083a9ad7e61033.mspx?mfr=true

 

 

Coraleigh Miller

 

 

"TREE65" <TREE65@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:433575DB-C70C-4765-94D2-5285C109300E@microsoft.com...

>I just enabled Shadow Copies for Shared Folders on our new Windows Server

> 2003 file server. I have discovered that open files do not get shadow

> copied. Furthermore, all previous shadow copies of the open files are

> removed. When I look at the previous versions client, there are no

> previous

> versions listed; however prior to the shadow copy that occurred while the

> file was open there had been previous versions listed in the previous

> versions client. Please note that the shadow copy occurs when the file is

> open and then at some point later I save and close the file, and then I

> check

> the previous versions.

>

> Is this by design? I can live with shadow copies not being made for open

> files, but I can't have all previous shadow copy versions removed. Please

> help!

[Guest TREE65]

Re: Open Files and Shadow Copies for Shared Folders

 

Thanks for your suggestion. I'm storing my shadow copies on the same volume,

but I did get this problem resolved today. Microsoft sent me the hotfix for

KB Article Number 933653. After installing the hotfix and rebooting Shadow

Copies for Shared Folders is working the way I expected it to.

 

"Coraleigh Miller" wrote:

> Are you storing your shadow copies on the same volume that is being shadow

> copied?

>

> "Select a storage area on a volume that is not being shadow copied. Using a

> separate volume on another disk provides two advantages. First, it

> eliminates the possibility that high I/O load will cause shadow copies to be

> deleted. Second, this configuration provides better performance. This is the

> recommended configuration for heavily used file servers. "

> http://technet2.microsoft.com/windowsserver/en/library/c52e7438-cae3-4b93-88b7-6a083a9ad7e61033.mspx?mfr=true

>

>

> Coraleigh Miller

>

>

> "TREE65" <TREE65@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:433575DB-C70C-4765-94D2-5285C109300E@microsoft.com...

> >I just enabled Shadow Copies for Shared Folders on our new Windows Server

> > 2003 file server. I have discovered that open files do not get shadow

> > copied. Furthermore, all previous shadow copies of the open files are

> > removed. When I look at the previous versions client, there are no

> > previous

> > versions listed; however prior to the shadow copy that occurred while the

> > file was open there had been previous versions listed in the previous

> > versions client. Please note that the shadow copy occurs when the file is

> > open and then at some point later I save and close the file, and then I

> > check

> > the previous versions.

> >

> > Is this by design? I can live with shadow copies not being made for open

> > files, but I can't have all previous shadow copy versions removed. Please

> > help!

>

>

>