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Shadow copy backup failure error code 50

ankur1809
Level 5

Hi, I am having a server whose shadow copy components backup is failing with error code 50.

Windows client, master server:7.6

12/17/2014 02:06:14 - begin writing
12/17/2014 02:39:46 - Error bpbrm (pid=17545) from client dalmerc2: ERR - Unable to backup System State or Shadow Copy. Please check the state of VSS and associated Writers.ERR - Unable to backup System State or Shadow Copy. Please check the state of VSS and associated Writers.INF - Estimate:-1 -1
12/17/2014 02:39:46 - Error bpbrm (pid=17545) from client dalmerc2: ERR - Unable to backup System State or Shadow Copy. Please check the state of VSS and associated Writers.INF - EXIT STATUS 69: invalid filelist specification
12/17/2014 02:39:46 - Warning bpbrm (pid=17545) from client dalmerc2: WRN - archive bits will NOT be cleared
12/17/2014 02:39:47 - Critical bpbrm (pid=17545) unexpected termination of client dalmerc2
12/17/2014 02:39:47 - Error bptm (pid=17566) system call failed - Connection reset by peer (at child.c.1306)
12/17/2014 02:39:47 - Error bptm (pid=17566) unable to perform read from client socket, connection may have been broken
12/17/2014 02:39:47 - Error bptm (pid=17562) media manager terminated by parent process
12/17/2014 02:39:51 - Error bpbrm (pid=17545) could not send server status message
12/17/2014 02:39:52 - Info bpbkar (pid=4404) done. status: 50: client process aborted
12/17/2014 02:39:52 - end writing; write time: 0:33:38
client process aborted  (50)

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Nicolai
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Please see the link below.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH224229

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/err-unable-backup-system-state-or-shadow-copy#comment-9540251

This is definitive a problem with the Windows VSS writers.

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Nicolai
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Please see the link below.

http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH224229

https://www-secure.symantec.com/connect/forums/err-unable-backup-system-state-or-shadow-copy#comment-9540251

This is definitive a problem with the Windows VSS writers.