Backup Exec Jobs Completed with Exceptions

[akamali]

Hello Everyone; 

We had an issue with backup jobs keeps failing. So we had to disable 

"Use Advanced Open File Option", since then we continue to have jobs 

completed with exception, normally the job finishes with few files 

skipped, but now the jobs are getting completed with over 30 

files skipped. 

I understand the reason behind this issue, and we would like to enable 

Microsoft Volume Shadow copy on all jobs, my question:

Do we have to enable "Microsoft Volume Shadow copy" on the disk? - By 

going to the volume properties and click on "Shadow Copies" tab, and 

enable the feature? Or I should just make sure that the Microsoft 

Volume Shadow copy service is running on the server we would like to 

backup? 

I don't really want to enable VSS feature all the time as it will 

consume a lot of disk space, in top it will make high I/O on the disk. 

Can someone assist? 

Thanks 

Adam

[akamali · Accepted solution]

I guess I found the answer to my own question, there is no need to enable "Microsoft Volume Shadow copy" feature on the disk, just make sure that the Microsoft Volume Shadow copy service is not disabled.