Microsoft: don't reset your Server Manager disk, you could lose all your data

Date:
Fri, 28 Oct 2022 14:35:01 +0000

Description:
Microsoft has issued a workaround, but its unclear as to when a patch will arrive.

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Microsoft has acknowledged an issue with its Server Manager management console, causing IT admins to inadvertently wipe the wrong virtual disks, potentially erasing important data from company servers .

Describing the issue in a support document , the company said: when you use the Community Virtual driver, there are virtual disks that might have the
same UniqueId. This might create issues when you initiate a reset operation. The reset operation will reset the first disk that it finds. However, this might not be the disk you want to reset. Because of this, that disk will lose data.

The platforms affected by the issue are Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, and all editions of Windows 11 version 22H2. Microsoft Server Manager workaround

Though Microsofts acknowledgement of the issue didnt include a patch , it did provide a couple of commands for use within Windows Powershell by way of a workaround. This entails obtaining further information about the disk and using the DeviceID to wipe the drive instead.

You can use the PowerShell commands below to retrieve and reset (clear) a disk.

To retrieve details about the disks, type Get-PhysicalDisk | Select-Object -Property FriendlyName, DeviceID, UniqueId

Confirm the details about the disk that you want to reset. Use the disks DeviceId as the Number in the command: Clear-Disk [-Number] READ MORE

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This may be frustrating for IT Admins, who arent wiping drives as a result of human error, and are now being told to deal with it themselves by the tech giant. The workaround may be a simple one, but that doesnt explain why a fix isnt so easy, either.

Microsoft has form for issuing manual workarounds to address bugs within its software well in advance of a patch. Earlier this month, it did the same for an issue within Microsoft Outlook , the companys email client affecting Exchange Online, its organizational email provider . Heres our list of the best cloud backup services right now



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