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[Networker] how do i resolve vss errors during client backups?

2007-12-13 07:00:21
Subject: [Networker] how do i resolve vss errors during client backups?
From: mark wragge <mark_t_wragge AT YAHOO DOT IE>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:55:46 +0000
I am receiving a number of VSS errors on savesets during backups of some 
clients. Two of the clients are nodes of a win2003 cluster and the VSS errors 
appear only on the System State Components - is this backup supported on a 
cluster.
  The other client is a non clustered windows client and the VSS errors appear 
on the filesystems and system state. Some of the system state components work. 
The error message seen on this client is:
  save: VSS USER DATA: ERROR: Failed to initialize backup, error=0x80042301: 
VSS Backup or Restore is not in the correct state for the operation, or the 
writer is not in the correct state.
   
  I have tried to solve the problem by putting the  VSS:*=off entry in the 
application information of the client but it has no effect. What is the best 
way to resolve these errors and get a successful client backup?
   
  Thanks, Mark

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