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January 19th, 2016 10:00
T320 - 2GB OS Partition prevents Windows Backup from working + Missing Drivers from device manager.
Hi,
We recently setup two T320 servers, only to find out that:
- The 2GB OS Partition we left untouched during Windows Server 2012R2 installation, prevents Windows Server Backup from backing up system state & bare metal.
- There are a lot missing drivers from device manager.
The installation was done in an hurry in order to replace the old severs that failed, using the Windows DVD without going through Lifecycle Controller that we discovered later.
Since both, are production servers, we do not have the luxury of making a wrong move, so we need a solid solution on both issues.
Thanks
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DELL-Chris H
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January 19th, 2016 13:00
Digr,
The issue you are having sounds like the Fat32 partition issues I have seen prior. The issue itself is that the 2GB partition you are referring to is configured as a Fat32 partition, which is what stops Windows Backup. Now since the OS is already installed the Fat32 partition must be converted from Fat32 to NTFS from an elevated privilege command prompt.
To begin you will need to first assign a drive letter to the 2GB partition.
Then with the following command you will convert it to NTFS, which will allow the Windows Backup to complete.
convert e:\ /fs:ntfs (where e: is the drive letter you assigned for the Fat32 partition)
Now on a side note: Simply deleting the partition will result in the boot files being deleted, making the server unbootable.
Let me know how it goes.
DiGr
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January 20th, 2016 13:00
Chris,
Correct, I was referring to the FAT32 partition. This is a production server. Are you sure that this will work?
And how about the missing drivers in Device Manager -> Other devices -> Base system device? Is there anyway to find and install them?
Thanks.
DiGr
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February 11th, 2016 22:00
Chris,
Your solution about the FAT32 partition worked fine!
Thanks
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February 12th, 2016 05:00
Glad to hear Digr.