Open Files and Shadow Copies for Shared Folders

[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!

 

[Coraleigh Miller]

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/windo...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!

 

[TREE65]

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/windo...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!
>
>
>