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MooNBeaR's avatar
MooNBeaR
Level 3
16 years ago

VSS Snapshot Warning

  I get the following exception on every backup when it gets to the system state.  The backup then takes a very long time at this point as well:   ================================== EXCEPTI...
12.x and Earlier
Backup and Recovery
Backup Exec
Configuring
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Windows
  • CoastalRange's avatar
    CoastalRange
    16 years ago

    See this article:

     

    http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/303664.htm

    A workaround that is not mentioned in the article is as follows:

    Create a blank text file with the exact same name and location as the files reported to not be in the snapshot. Then the file will exist, and the backup will be happy. As far as I can tell it's a bug in how BE 12.x talks to the VSS service on Server 2008.

MooNBeaR's avatar
MooNBeaR
Level 3
16 years ago

Previous solution didn't make any difference...  Still trying to figure this one out.

Also recently tried exluding those 2 (non-existent) files in via the registry FilesNotToBackUp key.  Still made no difference.  If anyone has any other suggestions, that would be fantastic, as I am drawing a blank.