WinServer 2003 SP2 X64 - VSS Problems

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

>I have a production server running Windows Server 2003 SP2 X64.
>This server also has Exchange 2007 installed (not SP1).
>
>Recently the server failing its backup's... listing
>Event ID: 12302
>Volume Shadow Copy Service error: An internal inconsistency was detected in
>trying to contact shadow copy service writers. Please check to see that the
>Event Service and Volume Shadow Copy Service are operating properly.
>
>Now upon trying to check the vss writers... there arnt any.
>CMD > vssadmin list writers < BLANK
>
>Upon checking a healthy server that can currently backup it has several VSS
>Writers. I was wondering if there is a way to copy healthy VSS Writers from a
>functioning server to this not so healthy server :)
>
>From memory Exchange also has its own VSS writer does it not? Which
>unfortunately this other server wouldnt have a copy of.
>
>Is there a way to reinstall the VSS Writers? Thanks in advance.

Did you happen to try the VSS Update Roll-up package yet?
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940349

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Nomad]

Thee Chicago Wolf,

please see replies already as MS Support fixed it and the solution is listed
above :)
Thanks! :)

"Thee Chicago Wolf" wrote:

> >I have a production server running Windows Server 2003 SP2 X64.
> >This server also has Exchange 2007 installed (not SP1).
> >
> >Recently the server failing its backup's... listing
> >Event ID: 12302
> >Volume Shadow Copy Service error: An internal inconsistency was detected in
> >trying to contact shadow copy service writers. Please check to see that the
> >Event Service and Volume Shadow Copy Service are operating properly.
> >
> >Now upon trying to check the vss writers... there arnt any.
> >CMD > vssadmin list writers < BLANK
> >
> >Upon checking a healthy server that can currently backup it has several VSS
> >Writers. I was wondering if there is a way to copy healthy VSS Writers from a
> >functioning server to this not so healthy server :)
> >
> >From memory Exchange also has its own VSS writer does it not? Which
> >unfortunately this other server wouldnt have a copy of.
> >
> >Is there a way to reinstall the VSS Writers? Thanks in advance.
>
> Did you happen to try the VSS Update Roll-up package yet?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940349
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf
>

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In news:0b10p3d8eqfne2ls320rmqd6036np24rms@4ax.com,
Thee Chicago Wolf <.@.> typed:
> Did you happen to try the VSS Update Roll-up package yet?
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940349
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf

The problem Nomad had could not have been fixed with the rollup. Did you
read what PSS said?

Ace

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

>Thee Chicago Wolf,
>
>please see replies already as MS Support fixed it and the solution is listed
>above :)
>Thanks! :)

I came in a bit late to the discussion and must have missed some of
the earlier responses. Sorry guv.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Thee Chicago Wolf]

>The problem Nomad had could not have been fixed with the rollup. Did you
>read what PSS said?
>
>Ace

I came in a bit late to the discussion and must have missed some of
the earlier responses. Sorry guv.

- Thee Chicago Wolf

[Ace Fekay [MVP]]

In news:l1b1p3th1qjcfs5pku62ci6n9s9e3bo6i8@4ax.com,
Thee Chicago Wolf <.@.> typed:

> I came in a bit late to the discussion and must have missed some of
> the earlier responses. Sorry guv.
>
> - Thee Chicago Wolf

No prob. :-)

[blewisHOT]

A few years later 09/08/11 and this thread proved amazingly useful and fixed an issue I was having with Veeam. Thanks Nomad.