File Server Resource Manager

Windows Server 2003 R2 + 2008

Restore FSRM settings?

Microsoft dosn’t have any easy way to backup und restore only FSRM settings like Disk Quota.

supported workaround: full restore of the server!

But if we make some error within the FSR Management, in example deleting one quota, we need an easy way to restore this settings.

Backup FSRM settings!

step by step..

1. change the ownership to Administrators of  „System Volume Information“, cause all FSRM settings are stored inside this folder
2. stop the ( hidden ) services:
   srmSvc, srmReports, quota, Datascrn
3. backup the content from „E:\System Volume Information\SRM“ ore any needed Volume Information
4. start the hidden services described above

Restore FSRM settings!

1. stop the ( hidden ) services:
   srmSvc, srmReports, quota, Datascrn
2. restore files to „E:\System Volume Information\SRM“
3. start the hidden services described above

take a look after backup or restore into eventlog.

2 events tell us the state about this steps. it works

doing:

net stop srmSvc
net stop srmReports
net stop quota
net stop Datascrn

i.e. :
robocopy  „E:\Backup_Quota\%Date%“ „D:\System Volume Information\SRM“ /R:3 /W:5

net start Datascrn
net start quota
net start srmReports
net start srmSvc

Note:
not supported! but works without errors.