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prs246191
Level 5
10 years ago

VSS Snapshot error

Hello, I am running BE 2012 and I'm trying to back up a new server. Since the server is offsite it is acting as it's own media server. When I try to back it up I am receiving: - Snapshot Technolog...
2012
Agent for DB2 on Windows Servers
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec
Backup Exec (media server only)
Windows Server (2003-2008)
  • prs246191's avatar
    prs246191
    10 years ago

    I think Maurijo has a good point...  Why not try to reregister the vss writers via script...  Obvisously I will back up all of my files before trying and then give it a go...  If it works great, I saved myself a 4 hour round trip car ride and a long day...  If not I am going to have to rebuild it anyway...  I know it seems like a shortcut but honestly this is a very small server that really is only used for roaming profiles at the momment...  Does anyone have a script to reregister the vss writers on a server 2008 r2 x64 box?

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    maurijo
    10 years ago

    I used the one that is on the microsoft technote.

David_F's avatar
David_F
Level 6
10 years ago

Looking at the error at the begining only:

 

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error calling a routine on a Shadow Copy Provider {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}. Routine details EndPrepareSnapshots({4a616c26-02a5-42f0-a4a0-f35e21f6925c}) [hr = 0x8000ffff]. Operation: Executing Asynchronous Operation Context: Current State: DoSnapshotSet

 

This reminds me of:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd364859(v=ws.10).aspx

 

Which lead me to this: 

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2009513

 

Which makes sense with the symptoms that was being discribed.

-Dave