Hi Guys,
I've seen many questions regarding backup failures in SBS, but nothing quite answering my question, so I hope you can help by way of advice.
I have two external 2TB disks (Seagate) of which one is reporting imminent failure, however it is important to retain the existing backup data on SOON TO BE FAULTY DISK for future use. So I can't simply add NEW DISK into the backup rotation as I then lose the data on SOON TO BE FAULTY DISK.
My question is simple : Is there a documented way of migrating (keeping) the data from SOON TO BE FAULTY onto NEW DISK while keeping it usable in SBS Backup ? In essence, either clone SOON TO BE FAULTY to NEW DISK (which I don't think will work due to volume identifiers in SBS backup, as far as I can see the Backup destinations in SBS Backup are referenced not only by Volume Name such as is visible from Disk Management but also via a unique volume identifier which is then linked, probably somewhere in the registry to the Volume Name)
I have tried one or two of my tricks and though the data is visible on NEW DISK post insertion into the backup rotation, SBS Backup does not "see" the data as valid copies of the backup data.
What are my options to sort this out, I need to retain the old data. Should I try to clone the device using a 3rd party tool such as Acronis or Ghost ? Will this resolve my issue (somehow I don't think so, referring to Volume Identifier)
Any help will be appreciated.