How should I recover data from a failing RAID-0 volume with bad blocks?
I have a server using an HPE P800 controller with a RAID-0 volume and no current backup. After installing a Veeam agent, backups began failing during VSS reads…
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How can I automate reliable offline backups for Hyper-V VMs?
My organization runs a Hyper-V host with a couple of virtual machines, but we currently have no automated backup process. Some of the software inside the VMs does…
How do I scroll back inside a GNU Screen session?
Scrolling works normally in my terminal, but when I enter a GNU Screen session, pressing the usual scroll keys produces visible escape characters such as `^[[A` instead of…
Windows Server Backup fails with semaphore timeout until I retry
I'm running Windows Server 2022. Backups initially worked normally, but now the first attempt fails with either "Unknown error (0x8004245f)" or "The semaphore timeout period has expired." If…
Dealing with VSS Writer Issues During Backups
I'm having some trouble with VSS writers causing issues during backups. I've checked using 'vssadmin list writers' and everything reports no problems, but my backup software still claims…
Struggling with SentinelOne and Backup Vendor Compatibility
I've been using SentinelOne for a couple of years, and while I'm quite satisfied with its performance as an Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) tool, I'm running into…