Re: XP / NTbackup / VSS

From: Adi Oltean [MSFT] (aoltean_at_microsoft.com)
Date: 10/12/03

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    Hi Den,

    Questions:
    - Are there any VSS/COM+ errors in the Application Event Log?
    - Also, does this problem reproduce each time you run NTBackup?

    Thanks, Adi

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    "Den Murray" <nul@nul.nul> wrote in message news:<%mEhb.2045$843.609@nwrddc03.gnilink.net>...
    > Hi
    >
    > I'd really appreciate some input from the group.
    >
    > I'm using NTbackup under WinXT Pro to backup up files to an 'archive' disks.
    > All disks are NTFS.
    >
    > Every backup begins with this error:
    >
    > > Backup Status
    > > Operation: Backup
    > > Active backup destination: File
    > > Media name: "xyz.bkf created 09-Oct-03 at 16:04"
    > >
    > > Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:Catastrophic
    > failure
    >
    > >
    > > Reverting to non-shadow copy backup mode.
    >
    > VSSAdmin yields the following:
    >
    > > C:\>vssadmin list shadows
    > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line
    > tool
    > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
    > >
    > > No shadow copies present in the system.
    > >
    > > C:\>vssadmin list writers
    > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line
    > tool
    > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
    > >
    > > Error: 0x8000ffff
    > >
    > > C:\>vssadmin list providers
    > > vssadmin 1.0 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line
    > tool
    > > (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
    > >
    > > Provider name: 'MS Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
    > > Provider type: System
    > > Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
    > > Version: 1.0.0.7
    >
    > Under Services, both the MS Shadow Copy Provider and the Volume Shadow Copy
    > are in status 'started' with a startup Type of 'manual'.
    >
    > Any thoughts or pointers on where to go next to get the volume shadow copy
    > to work would be appreciated.
    >
    > Cheers
    >
    > Den

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