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PostPosted: Sun Sep 04, 2011 11:26 am 
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Hi, my v1 server crashed the other night so I decided to install within my Hyper-V server. The New installation and upgrades went without a hitch. After the Hyper-V instance was patched to the latest as my initial v1 server was fully patched it was time to restore my last Client BDBB backup (dated 8/17/2011, 920MB). It went through the long process and when it completed WHS reported a corrupt DB, prior to fixing the corrupt DB I made sure I could see all the client PC's, they all showed up and all were grayed since I haven't installed the client software on any of the clients yet. So I performed the fix for a corrupt DB (forgot the exact verbiage) and when it completed it deleted ALL of the client backups, no more computers showed up under "Computers & Backups".

Checked the Event viewer and there's a lot of these:

Error getting Client GUIDs from Registry:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Microsoft.HomeServer.HomeServerConsoleTab.WHSBDBB.HomeServerSettingsExtender.GetClientGUIDsFromRegistry()

I suppose that's because I haven't re-installed the client tools but should be OK to proceed?

So, fellow WHS users ... NOW WHAT?


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Did you download and install all the Microsoft Updates? I ask this only because if the server is not fully updated WHS will report the client backup data base as being corrupted and will recommend that your repair it. What I would do is check for additional updates and keep downloading and installing them until there are no more left. If I am correct then WHS will stop alerting you that the Client Backup Data Base is corrupt.

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Yes all updates have been applied ...

Windows Home Server Console: 6.0.2423.0
Windows Home Server Backup & Restore: 6.0.2423.0
Windows Home Server Drive Extender: 6.0.2423.0
Windows Home Server Remote Access: 6.0.3436.0
Windows Home Server Storage Manager: 6.0.3039.0

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That exception you posted is benign, it shouldn't be related to your new server not recognizing the backup DB. I can only suspect that the backup DB is in fact corrupt, does it work correctly on your v1 server?

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PostPosted: Wed Sep 07, 2011 8:26 am 
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Thanks Alex for the reply, not the answer I wanted to hear but I understand. I don't have the original v1 server anymore, it died. I guess I should practice what I preach, "a backup is only as good if you can restore it!"


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