vssadmin list writers Shows a failure?!

[Paul_Ramirez]

Any ideas?

Writer name: 'FRS Writer'
Writer Id: {d76f5a28-3092-4589-ba48-2958fb88ce29}
Writer Instance Id: {30301376-8303-40f6-8867-a590ee43538e}
State: Failed
Last error: Retryable error

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AOFO: Initialization failure on: "\\AD01\Shadow?Copy?Components". Advanced Open File Option used: Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS).
Snapshot provider error (0xE000FED1): A failure occurred querying the Writer status.
Check the Windows Event Viewer for details.
Writer Name: Registry, Writer ID: {AFBAB4A2-367D-4D15-A586-71DBB18F8485}, Last error: The VSS Writer timed out (0x800423f2), State: Failed during freeze operation (9). Consult your Microsoft documentation for details. Check the Windows Event Viewer for corresponding application or system errors.
Writer Name: SYSVOL, Writer ID: {D76F5A28-3092-4589-BA48-2958FB88CE29}, Last error: The VSS Writer timed out (0x800423f2), State: Failed during freeze operation (9). Consult your Microsoft documentation for details. Check the Windows Event Viewer for corresponding application or system errors.

[Deepali_Badave]

Hello,

Please refer the following technote:

http://support.veritas.com/docs/278212

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[Paul_Ramirez]

We don't have this error for exhange. It's on a domain controller. It's the FRS file replication writer, not the exchange writer...

[tejashree_Bhate]

Hello,

Please check if the following technote applies

(title) The backup of shadow copy components fails with the error "0xe000fed1 - A failure occurred querying the Writer status."
http://support.veritas.com/docs/274993

Also upgrade to ver 9.1

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Thanks,
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