Bill,

It may be a missing hotfix for VSS...
Not sure it will help, but I see this:

http://adsm.org/forum/showthread.php?24666-Restore-of-System-State-Error-ANS1973I

Thanks,

Del

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"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 11/09/2011
10:47:21 AM:

>> From: Bill Boyer <bjdboyer AT COMCAST DOT NET>
>> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu
>> Date: 11/09/2011 10:58 AM
>> Subject: Windows2003 BMR error
>> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>>
>> During the restore of the system state I get a failure with the
following in
>> the DSMERROR.LOG. Google searches don't find any hits. Any help will be
>> appreciated.
>>
>>
>>
>> 11/09/2011 10:39:56 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered.
>>
>>    TSM function name : vssRequestor::prepareForRestore
>>
>>    TSM function      : QueryInterface(IID_IVssBackupComponentsEx)
returned
>> unknown error 4346(dec) 0x000010fa
>>
>>    TSM return code   : 4346
>>
>>    TSM file          : vssreq.cpp (6924)
>>
>> 11/09/2011 10:39:56 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered.
>>
>>    TSM function name : vssPreRestore
>>
>>    TSM function      : prepareForRestore() returned '4346'
>>
>>    TSM return code   : 4346
>>
>>    TSM file          : vssrest.cpp (1111)
>>
>> 11/09/2011 10:39:58 ANS1951E Restore using Microsoft volume shadow copy
>> failed.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Windows 2003 32-bit
>>
>> TSM Client 5.5.4.0 and then tried again with 6.1.3.0
>>
>> TSM Server 5.5.4.0
>>
>>
>>
>> Bill Boyer
>> DSS, Inc.
>> (610) 927-4407
>> "Enjoy life. It has an expiration date." - ??
>>