I will not apply patches to Windows 2003 on a TSM client running on Windows
2008, even a critical server. How not spotted patches VSS for Windows 2008,
will not apply any correction.

And as posted by the copy of systemstate with vssadmin finish without any
problems which leads to believe that the problem is in the TSM. I tried also
to copy the systemstate with native backup of the Windows 2008 and it
worked.

2009/9/29 Zoltan Forray/AC/VCU <zforray AT vcu DOT edu>

> Problems with VSS are common/constant.  Did you apply all the recommended
> M$ patches for VSS (no, they don't seem to come in with the regular
> service).
>
> Here is a M$ page with various VSS problems described and an "update
> rollup package" for VSS:
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/940349
>
> We backup hundreds of 2K3 servers and any time a TSM/VSS problem pops-up,
> it usually goes away with them applying these VSS patches!
>
>
>
> From:
> Bruno Oliveira <brnolvr84 AT GMAIL DOT COM>
> To:
> ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Date:
> 09/29/2009 08:44 AM
> Subject:
> [ADSM-L] VSS Error
> Sent by:
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU>
>
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a TSM v5.5 server running on a Windows 2003 and a TSM v6.1
> client running Windows 2008. That has errors during the copy of
> SystemState
> only, file copy is normal.
>
> In dsmerror.log appears the following error message:
>
> *09/29/2009 09:22:19 ANS1959W Removing previous incomplete group '\System
> State\0\SystemState' Id:0-2609054
> 09/29/2009 09:22:21 VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus:
> VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus() failed with
> hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_NONRETRYABLE
> 09/29/2009 09:22:21 ANS5269E The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services
> writer 'NTDS' current state (VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_POST_SNAPSHOT) is not valid
> for the current operation or cannot be determined.  The last error
> reported
> is '800423f4'.
> 09/29/2009 09:22:21 ANS5271E A Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services
> writer
> is in an invalid state before snapshot initialization.
> 09/29/2009 09:22:21 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered.
>   TSM function name : baHandleSnapshot
>   TSM function      : BaStartSnapshot() failed.
>   TSM return code   : 4353
>   TSM file          : backsnap.cpp (3745)
> 09/29/2009 09:22:21 ANS1327W The snapshot operation for
> 'PROBHSRV01\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState' failed with error
> code: 4353.
> 09/29/2009 09:22:21 ANS5283E The operation was unsuccessful.
> *
> Searching the internet for codes spotted the following sites:
>
> *
>
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&dc=DB560&dc=DB520&uid=swg21392932&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en&rss=ct663other
>
> *<
>
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?rs=663&context=SSGSG7&dc=DB560&dc=DB520&uid=swg21392932&loc=en_US&cs=UTF-8&lang=en&rss=ct663other
> >
> *
>
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v6/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsm.messages.doc/msgs6603.html
>
> *<
>
> http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/tsminfo/v6/index.jsp?topic=/com.ibm.itsm.messages.doc/msgs6603.html
> >
> *http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21295294*<
> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21295294>
>
> None of the solutions proposed by IBM decided. I am having 12 GB available
> on C: \ drive, I made a copy of the volume using the Windows and returned
> the following output:
>
> *vssadmin 1.1 - Ferramenta de linha de comando administrativa de c¢pias de
> sombra de volume
> (C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.*
> *Cópia de sombra para 'C:\' criada com êxito
>    Identificação da cópia de sombra:
> {82bfd321-5616-49ec-b01e-e77043d0a158}
>    Nome do volume da cópia de sombra: **
> \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy68*<
> file:///?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy68>
>
> Does anyone know why this error is happening on the copy of SystemState?
> --
> abs,
>
> Bruno Oliveira
> Beagá - Minas Gerais - Brazil
> 55 31 9342 4111
>



-- 
abs,

Bruno Oliveira
Beagá - Minas Gerais - Brazil
55 31 9342 4111