Hello all,
I'm running a variety of Backup Exec software solutions and run into this problem with every version.
VSS Writer errors -
I have tried changing the options for Advanced file open portion of the backup and have found I see better results with
Use Snapshot Technology - Automatically select snapshot technology - Process logical volumes for backup one at a time and ENable checkpoint restart.
However I still periodically get Errors Listed below:
V-79-57344-65233 - Snapshot Technology: Initialization failure on: "\\CMI1730\System?State". Snapshot technology used: Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS). Snapshot technology error (0xE000FED1): A failure occurred querying the Writer status. Check the Windows Event Viewer for details. Writer Name: Automated System Recovery, Writer ID: {BE000CBE-11FE-4426-9C58-531AA6355FC4}, Last error: The VSS Writer timed out (0x800423f2), State: Failed during freeze operation (9). Writer Name: COM+ Class Registration Database, Writer ID: {542DA469-D3E1-473C-9F4F-7847F01FC64F}, Last error: The VSS Writer timed out (0x800423f2), State: Failed during freeze operation (9). Writer Name: Internet Information Services, Writer ID: {2A40FD15-DFCA-4AA8-A654-1F8C654603F6}, Last error: The VSS Writer timed out (0x800423f2), State: Failed during freeze operation (9). Writer Name: Internet Information Services, Writer ID: {59B1F0CF-90EF-465F-9609-6CA8B2938366}, Last error: The VSS Writer timed out (0x800423f2), State: Failed during freeze operation (9). Writer Name: Registry, Writer ID: {AFBAB4A2-367D-4D15-A586-71DBB18F8485}, Last error: The VSS Writer timed out (0x800423f2), State: Failed during freeze operation (9). Writer Name: System Files, Writer ID: {E8132975-6F93-4464-A53E-1050253AE220}, Last error: The VSS Writer timed out (0x800423f2), State: Failed during freeze operation (9). Writer Name: Windows Management Instrumentation, Writer ID: {A6AD56C2-B509-4E6C-BB19-49D8F43532F0}, Last error: The VSS Writer timed out (0x800423f2), State: Failed during freeze operation (9).
WHen it fails it seams to fail for weeks at a time.
I've even written a script to reset the All the Writers before the backup job runs as a pre command for the backup job I have running.
I have verified the Writer status is good before the snapshot proccessing begins.
HELP!!!!