AhsayCBS (DIY)Hyper-V Cluster Backup Error: Incorrect Temporary Directory setup
April 16, 2025
Product Version
AhsayOBM: 7 and above
Operating System
Windows
Symptom
When creating a MS Hyper-V backup set for Hyper-V servers in Failover Cluster environment, the following error message is displayed in the AhsayOBM client user interface.
Temporary directory must set to remote share or cluster shared volume.
Cause
For backup of virtual machine(s) in a Hyper-V Failover Cluster environment, the temporary directory for the backup set must be set to a network shared path (accessible to all cluster nodes) or a Cluster Shared Volume.
Resolution
To resolve the issue, configure the Temporary Directory setting to a network shared path accessible to all cluster nodes, or a Cluster Shared Volume.
