SP2... BLOG... some of these errors have been out for a while....

http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/

When will they be fixed in current sp2 update / download...?

As big as Microsoft is thought would be very easily to fix the early ones.

Tested one server update and maybe a coinceidence but SBS backup failing on
shadow copy and FAX routing by email isn't working...

 

I have the same backup issue, that worked fine until I approved the SP 2
updates. This is a mess.

 

Can you guys give me the exact errors on the backup you are seeing?

Ping me directly at

 

Sent off last two days logs.

However, as I had fax server issues also this was uninstalled. Reinstalled
and as did this thought I would reinstall SP2 (must be NT days
thinking...lol)

Backup was ok tonight...

Dare I say it JJ, how about reinstalling SP2. Reinstalling fixed another
server in the early days before the blogs came out.

I wonder, how about installing SP2 2 or 3 times maybe that is the
solution... ;-)

nb, I went for this 3rd installation ( many still left to go) as Im
comparing SP logs, Just for my own benefit to understand what is happening
as Im sure Microsoft is calling in logs.

 

Interesting, re-installion may be the only short term option here. When was
ran the install did you shut any services down prior? (hmm another late night
I guess...)

 

Hi JJ, nothing shutdown ( I know previous SPs say stop this etc, turn off
AV) never done this in the past.

Backup fine again. With reference to FAX Errors, client decided to put on
latest AV program update and this had a blocker' for mass mailing worms /
smtp which was blocking fax service emailing, excluded this and fax working
fine.

 

If you find that after the install of SP2 that your backups aren't
backing up (and don't panic this isn't widespread and occurred after SP1
as well) you may find that you need to kick your msde writers a
bit...Stephanie Doakes and Rod White
<http://blogs.technet.com/sdoakes/archive/2006/02/03/418722.aspx>blogged
about this a while back so I'm going to blog it again here:

Backing up the system state using NTBackup or Veritas Backup Exec may
fail if you are having issues with the dll registrations for the Volume
Shadow Copy service.



Running the vssadmin utility and using the “list writers†parameters
returns nothing. The syntax "vssadmin list writers".



Usually this issue can be resolved by registering the dlls that are
needed by the VSS service.



1. From command prompt:



Cd windows\system32

Net stop vss

Net stop swprv

regsvr32 ole32.dll

regsvr32 vss_ps.dll

Vssvc /Register

regsvr32 /i swprv.dll

regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll

regsvr32 es.dll

regsvr32 stdprov.dll

regsvr32 vssui.dll

regsvr32 msxml.dll

regsvr32 msxml3.dll

regsvr32 msxml4.dll



2. After completing the registration of the DLL’s open an
command prompt and type: vssadmin list writers

3. You should see the writers listed.

4. Open Ntbackup and attempt to backup file or systemstate.


Try that?

 

Not sure what to do now.

Nothing has worked, (and thanks for the suggestions by the way). I would
like to roll back, but unfortunately the failed ntbackup attempts have
rendered the backup files as useless empty 2 kb archives. So now I cannot
restore anything. The only good thing to say about this whole mess, is that
this has only happened to my own system, and thank God I haven't approved SP2
on any client systems.

This is certainly a disappointing turn of events, as everything was working
fine until I patched. Boy when Microsoft warns you cannot go back - they sure
mean it...