Has anyone received this error when trying to capture an image "Capture failed: cannot capture/append image cannot create a file when that file already exists"?
i have been able to capture multiple images before with no issues. i am not sure if it's an issue with my image or the SDA. there is an article about this on the Quest site, but it keeps telling me that i need permissions to see the article even though i am logged in with our companies quest account and we have an active license.
quest article: https://support.quest.com/kb/4294531/error-during-replication-job-cannot-create-a-file-when-that-file-already-exists
update: 11/09/22 3:03PM.
i was able to access the logs file from the SDA\petemp folder. i am still not entirely sure why this error is coming up. There is no file with the same name in the "SDA\petemp\captures" or in the "SDA\peinst" directory the where the SDA is putting the .wim file.
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] Klonewin - Start [Build: Sep 21 2021 15:38:27]
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Capture: True
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Deploy: False
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Direct to/from server: True
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...ImageName: 1025
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...ImageType: wim
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...LocalDir: C:\
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...TempDir:
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] Capturing directly to server: tempDir=T:\captures\1025
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] Capture Image - Start
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Original Capture Location: [C:\]
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Drive Size=487756, Space Needed=66872, Available=420884
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Creating temp dir: T:\captures\1025
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Capture Directory: C:\
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Image File: T:\captures\1025\C.wim
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Temp Directory: T:\captures\1025
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Compression Type: 1
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Verification: 0
2022-11-09 16:07:13-0800 [info] ...Capturing...
2022-11-09 16:09:09-0800 [info] Number of files applied/captured: 0
2022-11-09 16:26:35-0800 [error] Capture Image Error: C [err = 59]
2022-11-09 16:28:29-0800 [error] ...Cannot capture/append image: Cannot create a file when that file already exists.
2022-11-09 16:28:31-0800 [info] Klonewin - Done, exit code: -1
update: 11/06/2022 at 5:10pm
i reached out to Quest and they provided the article i had mentioned, but it has to do with "Recovery Manager for AD Forest Edition". i'll provide an update if i find a solution.
Answers (2)
Hello josed558, about this issue.
What version is your SDA running? / 9.0.146 recommended.
Are you capturing the image from a virtual machine? / This is a best practice.
Are you using kace tool to sysprep before attempting to capture the image? / these instructions will help if followed carefully https://support.quest.com/kace-systems-deployment-appliance/kb/4232511/how-to-system-image-sysprep-capture-and-deploy
Is this a clean image, or did you run Windows update on it? / it is recommended to avoid upgrading the Windows image, instead, deploy the latest Windows build you need, customize the image and capture it.