Microsoft Hyper-V • Re: Where are we at with in-guest clusters and backup?

@david.domask,

Yes, we are using VHDS. The error we seem to be getting all the time is:

Error: Failed to collect VM (ID: 9e940354-0b12-452d-88bf-4fffcf84e543) information. Failed to collect VM disks. Failed to get shared disk extents. Failed to get virtual disk (path: 'C:\ClusterStorage\Volume1\SQLCLUSTERFILES\SQLDatabase.vhds') setting data. Job failed ('Failed to get the disk information. Failed to open attachment 'C:\ClusterStorage\Volume1\SQLCLUSTERFILES\SQLDatabase.vhds'. Error: 'The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.'.'). Error code: '32774'.
Processing finished with errors at 7/22/2025 8:42:29 PM

Rebooting the cluster members does make that error go away only for it to come back within a few short days.

I have opened a support ticket (07775301) and sent logs; however, the initial response from support clearly shows the person has no idea what an in-guest cluster is. I'll check out the SQL plug-in. That may be the best path forward if the current path proves untenable.

James

Statistics: Posted by JamesNT — Jul 25, 2025 1:22 pm

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