DPM 2022 Bare Metal Recovery not working

Question

Hy!

I am testing the DPM 2022 BMR in test environment. I created a BMR and System State backup. I recovered it a folder, and share the WindowsImageBackup above folder, I followed this:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/system-center/dpm/back-up-system-state-and-bare-metal?view=sc-dpm-2022

I boot an original Windows Server 2019 install ISO, configured IP address for the network adapter, and I can ping the DPM server, where the shared folder is reside. When I try to connect the netwrok share, I got the following error:

"An internal error occured: The following infromation might help you resolve the error:

A device attached to the system is not functioning. (0x8007001F)"

I have no idea why can not recover.

Answer 1

Hello there,

Please check the protected server (PS) and make sure the Windows backup feature is installed and if already installed look for any event messages on the PS for Windows backup that may detail the cause of the failure.

To test BMR backup outside of DPM, try this command:

1. Set up a network share on a remote machine \server\bmrshare
2. From an administrative command prompt on the PS, type:

wbadmin.exe start backup -allcritical -backuptarget:\server\bmrshare

This should show you the list of volumes included in the BMR backup and ask "Do you want to start the backup operation?. - Type Y to continue..

3. Troubleshoot any Windows backup problems that occur, once this works, DPM should be able to take BMR backups.

Backup logs are located in the %windir%\logs\WindowsServerBackup folder.

Hope this resolves your Query !!

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