Hello Guys,
I am upgrading SCVMM 2012 to SCVMM 2012 SP1 (and then ultimately to SCVMM 2012 R2). We will use the existing database option. During the installation, it throws the error: “Virtual Machine Manager Setup cannot create a backup of the existing database. Verify that you have necessary rights to back up the Virtual Machine Manager database, and then restart Setup.” (error snapshot attached below)
I checked the permissions on the SQL backup folder; my service account has Full Permissions on this folder. I restarted the server, and then again tried the installation. It gave the same error again.
Then I changed the default location of the backup folder through the registry path: HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL11.MSSQLServer\MSSQLServer\ Key name 'BackupDirectory'. Assigned Full Control permissions to my service account on the SQL backup folder, and tried the installation of SCVMM 2012 SP1. It is throwing the same error again. My service account is a member of Local Users and Computers of SQL Server machine. This service account is member of Security of all Server Roles in SQL.
I am stuck in this issue.
I came across the KBhttp://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb963730.aspx, it says on the last line of this KB: “Note that by default SQL Server will run as a Network Service. The backup operation will fail, unless you specifically provide permissions to the Network Service on the folder you want to save the backup to.”
I don’t know which ’special permissions’ need be specifically provided for this operation.
Please help me.
Thank you.
~ Hasan Bin Hasib