VSS Writers
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
Writer name: 'System Writer'
Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
Writer Instance Id: {ce85a722-f6d1-4593-afa4-33eb238bf138}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
Writer Instance Id: {a2ec1f06-0504-4acf-a0df-d394784e1f34}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'MSDEWriter'
Writer Id: {f8544ac1-0611-4fa5-b04b-f7ee00b03277}
Writer Instance Id: {252626a3-6780-4245-906a-5fccda972045}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
Writer Instance Id: {803db1fe-6491-4a74-b26b-e913e273822c}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
Writer Instance Id: {db59fcec-c41d-4080-ad59-9e0a42f14750}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Event Log Writer'
Writer Id: {eee8c692-67ed-4250-8d86-390603070d00}
Writer Instance Id: {074470a4-43e4-43e5-90ea-8956ed360b87}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'IIS Metabase Writer'
Writer Id: {59b1f0cf-90ef-465f-9609-6ca8b2938366}
Writer Instance Id: {30e5f3f0-302c-48b6-a658-4614fa326edd}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
VSS Providers:
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Provider type: System
Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
Version: 1.0.0.7
I ran bpclntcmd -pn on the Client and bptestbpcd on the Master
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masterserver_ip:49894 -> client_ip:1556
masterserver_ip:49895 -> client_ip:1556
PEER_NAME = masterserver.domain.co.uk
HOST_NAME = client.domain.co.uk
CLIENT_NAME = client.domain.co.uk
VERSION = 0x07100000
PLATFORM = win_x86
PATCH_VERSION = 7.1.0.3
SERVER_PATCH_VERSION = 7.1.0.3
MASTER_SERVER = masterserver.domain.co.uk
EMM_SERVER = masterserver.domain.co.uk
NB_MACHINE_TYPE = CLIENT
masterserver_ip:49896 -> client_ip:1556
Thanks, Mike