My backup is failing, and when I type vssadmin list writers, I get the following: Microsoft Windows [Version 5.2.3790] (C) Copyright 1985-2003 Microsoft Corp. C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator>vssadmin list writers vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool (C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp. Waiting for responses. These may be delayed if a shadow copy is being prepared. Writer name: 'WMI Writer' Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} Writer Instance Id: {534068be-6d51-461d-a16c-217db7d98a22} State: [9] Failed Last error: Retryable error Writer name: 'WINS Jet Writer' Writer Id: {f08c1483-8407-4a26-8c26-6c267a629741} Writer Instance Id: {ea6b0eca-ae8f-444c-86c6-76e76c2a3493} State: [9] Failed Last error: Retryable error Writer name: 'NTDS' Writer Id: {b2014c9e-8711-4c5c-a5a9-3cf384484757} Writer Instance Id: {aae561b3-f997-45de-a848-83d0aa0a920d} State: [9] Failed Last error: Retryable error Writer name: 'Dhcp Jet Writer' Writer Id: {be9ac81e-3619-421f-920f-4c6fea9e93ad} Writer Instance Id: {1f51c4d7-9ffc-40f5-a29b-8eeefbe1f18b} State: [9] Failed Last error: Retryable error Writer name: 'System Writer' Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220} Writer Instance Id: {ba5f11ed-f9a7-4cb3-939c-f42013728ab1} State: [5] Waiting for completion Last error: No error Writer name: 'MSDEWriter' Writer Id: {f8544ac1-0611-4fa5-b04b-f7ee00b03277} Writer Instance Id: {70195a09-8575-4eac-8f34-3dcbccfaf32a} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'IIS Metabase Writer' Writer Id: {59b1f0cf-90ef-465f-9609-6ca8b2938366} Writer Instance Id: {af09cca0-a3ec-44da-bf3a-4d78479e4b0a} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'FRS Writer' Writer Id: {d76f5a28-3092-4589-ba48-2958fb88ce29} Writer Instance Id: {4c234439-27fb-498b-89d6-392e80e6d6de} State: [5] Waiting for completion Last error: No error Writer name: 'Registry Writer' Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485} Writer Instance Id: {cda038ec-99ee-45ea-9865-50cf31658834} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'Event Log Writer' Writer Id: {eee8c692-67ed-4250-8d86-390603070d00} Writer Instance Id: {7e92575a-8d55-40e7-becc-ec421e193651} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer' Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f} Writer Instance Id: {efbc8f3f-ebb0-4245-92b6-7c5b8d238489} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error Writer name: 'BITS Writer' Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0} Writer Instance Id: {cec318b4-7f28-403d-a714-67c305f96e53} State: [1] Stable Last error: No error C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator> What's going on, and how can I fix it? Any suggestions would be a huge help. Thanks! Bob
HI Bob, Welcome to our SBS newsgroup. Issue description: From your description, I understand that you encountered some problems when running backup on SBS 2003. Analyzing: It appears that you are using Veritas Backup Exec. Does the issue occur when you use SBS Backup/NTBackup? Suggestions: 1. Please check if you run SBS backup does the issue still exist or not. If it also occurs when you use SBS Backup/NTBackup, please also paste the following log to newsgroup: - SBS Backup: The log files are in the "C:\Documents and Settings\SBS Backup User\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data" folder. - NTBackup: The log files are in the "%userprofile%\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data" folder. 2. For Veritas Backup Exec, you might refer to following page for detailed information: How to troubleshoot the error "A failure occurred querying the Writer status" (a000fed1 HEX or e000fed1 HEX) using VSSADMIN http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/261993.htm You may also want to contact Veritas for more information. More info: In addition, the following update fixes a few VSS issues: 833167 A Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) update package is available for Windows Server 2003 http://support.microsoft.com/?id=833167 826936 Time-out errors occur in Volume Shadow Copy service writers, and shadow http://support.microsoft.com/?id=826936 I appreciate your time to perform tests, in the mean time if you have any further concerns, please let me know. I am here waiting for your updates. ============================================== NOTE: This response contains a reference to a third party World Wide Web site. Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. Microsoft does not control these sites and has not tested any software or information found on these sites; therefore, Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or information found there. There are inherent dangers in the use of any software found on the Internet, and Microsoft cautions you to make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any software from the Internet. =============================================== Best regards, Charles Yang (MSFT) Microsoft CSS Online Newsgroup Support Get Secure! - www.microsoft.com/security ===================================================== When responding to posts, please "Reply to Group" via your newsreader so that others may learn and benefit from your issue. ===================================================== This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
