It was recommended to me to wait for 7.3.2 which addresses a number of
fixes. I am guessing my original estimate to be on 7.3.x by October is
accurate.

Best of luck either way...

Off-Topic: Why is Blue Cross in Canada? I thought your insurance was
gov't provided up there? Of course that does not mean an Insurance
company providing service to other countries could not he HQ in CA.
/shrug Just made me curious when I saw your email address... /ALE

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Legato NetWorker discussion 
> [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Langford
> Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 1:14 PM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] VSS: intermittent failure because 
> Legato tries to use VSS
> 
> We are on 7.2.1 on my backup servers.  The clients are at the 
> same level.
> I've only had to use it for a couple of months, and for a 
> couple of clients.
> Haven't had any issues so far. We are going to 7.3.1 in a month or so.
> 
> Paul
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Albert Eddie Contractor AFRPA CIO/IT 
> [mailto:Eddie.Albert AT AFRPA.PENTAGON.AF DOT MIL]
> Sent: August 18, 2006 10:57 AM
> To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [Networker] VSS: intermittent failure because 
> Legato tries to use VSS
> 
> 
> Maybe this is a 7.2.x FLAW but I have entered this and the 
> system seems to LOSE this setting every once in a while. I 
> don't know how or why, I am (supposedly) the only one 
> changing settings on backup servers and I have never taken 
> changed this but I have had to reset it several times over 
> the past year.
> 
> //SIGNED//
> Eddie Albert, Enterprise Archive Engineer
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Legato NetWorker discussion
> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Langford
> > Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 12:32 PM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: [Networker] VSS: intermittent failure because Legato 
> > tries to use VSS
> > 
> > Turn off the VSS backup.
> > 
> > 1. Open NetWorker Administrator / nwadmin and connect to your 
> > NetWorker Server 2. Edit the client resource that you do 
> not want to 
> > use VSS backups for 3. Click the Miscellaneous tab under the client 
> > resource and type the following into the "save operation" attribute 
> > (without quotes): "VSS:*=off"
> > 
> > Paul L.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Pascal Rijs [mailto:pascal.rijs AT UNILEVER DOT COM]
> > Sent: August 18, 2006 1:47 AM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: [Networker] VSS: intermittent failure because 
> Legato tries to 
> > use VSS
> > 
> > 
> > Recently we moved from a W2K 7.2.2 Legato server to a Windows
> > 2003 7.2.2 Legato server. In the last month I've seen 
> Legato making a 
> > mistake twice for trying to backup via VSS while not 
> configured to do 
> > so.
> > 
> > The clients were configured to backup "ALL" savesets and 
> the savegroup 
> > completion report shows the following:
> > 
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM BOOT:\ 5 retries attempted
> >   hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM BOOT:\: No full backups of this save set 
> > were found in the media database; performing a full backup
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM BOOT:\ save: Diagnostic: This 
> client is not 
> > licensed for VSS.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM BOOT:\ save: VSS SYSTEM BOOT:\ is a VSS 
> > SYSTEM save set name and is invalid for use with this save 
> operation; 
> > VSS is either disabled or a VSS license was not obtained.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM SERVICES:\ 5 retries attempted
> >   hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM SERVICES:\: No full backups of this save 
> > set were found in the media database; performing a full backup
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM SERVICES:\ save: Diagnostic: 
> This client is 
> > not licensed for VSS.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM SERVICES:\ save: VSS SYSTEM 
> SERVICES:\ is a 
> > VSS SYSTEM save set name and is invalid for use with this save 
> > operation; VSS is either disabled or a VSS license was not obtained.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS USER DATA:\ 5 retries attempted
> >   hostname.fqdn:VSS USER DATA:\: No full backups of this 
> save set were 
> > found in the media database; performing a full backup
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS USER DATA:\ save: Diagnostic: This 
> client is not 
> > licensed for VSS.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS USER DATA:\ save: VSS USER DATA:\ is a 
> VSS SYSTEM 
> > save set name and is invalid for use with this save 
> operation; VSS is 
> > either disabled or a VSS license was not obtained.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS OTHER:\ 5 retries attempted
> >   hostname.fqdn:VSS OTHER:\: No full backups of this save set were 
> > found in the media database; performing a full backup
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS OTHER:\ save: Diagnostic: This client is not 
> > licensed for VSS.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS OTHER:\ save: VSS OTHER:\ is a VSS 
> SYSTEM save set 
> > name and is invalid for use with this save operation; VSS is either 
> > disabled or a VSS license was not obtained.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ 5 retries attempted
> >   hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\: No full backups of 
> this save set 
> > were found in the media database; performing a full backup
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ save: Diagnostic: This 
> client is 
> > not licensed for VSS.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ save: VSS SYSTEM 
> FILESET:\ is a 
> > VSS SYSTEM save set name and is invalid for use with this save 
> > operation; VSS is either disabled or a VSS license was not obtained.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS ASR DISK:\ 5 retries attempted
> >   hostname.fqdn:VSS ASR DISK:\: No full backups of this 
> save set were 
> > found in the media database; performing a full backup
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS ASR DISK:\ save: Diagnostic: This client is not 
> > licensed for VSS.
> > * hostname.fqdn:VSS ASR DISK:\ save: VSS ASR DISK:\ is a VSS SYSTEM 
> > save set name and is invalid for use with this save 
> operation; VSS is 
> > either disabled or a VSS license was not obtained.
> > 
> > 
> > Restarting the same client would be normal again and backup 
> > successfully.
> > Has anyone seen the same happening and what did you do to resolve 
> > this?
> > 
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