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I have a server running Windows Server 2003 Standard on ESX setup to be cloned each night at 2:30am. Every night at 2:53am this server briefly loses the network connection causes application clients that connect to it to lose their connection.

I confirmed that the problem is due to the cloning by moving the backup to 3am which move the disconnect to 3:23am.

Has anybody seen this before? Is there anything I can do to prevent this from happen without having to cease cloning the machine?

Thanks in advance.

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Why are you cloning it? For backup purposes? If so, why not clone it once and then back it up using more conventional means? – joeqwerty Oct 28 '10 at 12:20
I clone all of my systems on a daily basis for backup purposes. If at any point a system needs to be recovered this makes it much quicker to restore. – Luniz Oct 28 '10 at 12:26
Didn't fancy VCB or VDR? – Simon Catlin Oct 28 '10 at 18:41
I have the systems clone themselves nightly using scheduled tasks and then a script ftps them to my storage server and deletes them from the VM inventory. It works well, this is the only problem I've had. – Luniz Oct 28 '10 at 19:40
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