Win2k3 Server and External Drives - Problems :(

themistry · 18 Jun 2007 at 13:23

Hi guys,

it seems there is a bug in Win2k3. It can't transfer large files to an external USB1/2 drive. Some sort of inability to handle queuing/priorities.

I did not know this until I had bought a eSata/USB2 caddy + a seagate 500gb hard drive to backup onto.

If using USB2, I get inconsistency errors after a random amount of time and the transfer fails. If I try the eSata interface, I get an error saying the drive could not be found, and low and behold, the eSata drive has vanished. The only way to get it back on this interface is to reboot my server (not desirable).

So, what the hell can I do? I need to move backups onto the external drive, windows won't let me.

Any help or advice appreciated.
TM

themistry · 19 Jun 2007 at 19:10

aww there has to be an experts brain to be picked in here somewhere!

Please help!

TM

csmager · 19 Jun 2007 at 19:15

Sounds more like a hardware or driver failure in the external drive controller rather than a bug in the OS.

themistry · 19 Jun 2007 at 19:35

csmager said:
Sounds more like a hardware or driver failure in the external drive controller rather than a bug in the OS.

Definate bug in the O/S. Documented by MS.

TM

csmager · 19 Jun 2007 at 19:39

themistry said:
Definate bug in the O/S. Documented by MS.

TM

Any links?

Not quite sure you're expecting from here if that's the case. If the OS has a fundamental problem with what you're trying to do, you need a different OS. Or to wait for it to be fixed.

smids · 19 Jun 2007 at 20:09

Buy a NAS enclosure and transfer backups like that?

bledd · 19 Jun 2007 at 20:15

never had any troubles with 2003 + external drives myself

do you have SP2 installed?