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

2007-12-13 18:46:02
Subject: Re: [Networker] how do i resolve vss errors during client backups?
From: Peter Viertel <Peter.Viertel AT MACQUARIE DOT COM>
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 10:42:40 +1100
No one's ever said anything bad about the 7.3.3 windows client...   I'm
not suggesting you upgrade your server to 7.3.3. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Werth, Dave [mailto:dave.werth AT garmin DOT com] 
> Sent: Friday, 14 December 2007 10:35 AM
> To: Peter Viertel; EMC NetWorker discussion
> Subject: RE: [Networker] how do i resolve vss errors during 
> client backups?
> 
>  
> Well, based on all of the comments I've seen here about 7.3 & 
> 7.4 we'll
> stay with 7.2.2 for a while.  This is a problem I can live with since
> it's just an irritating message and not any fundamental 
> problem with the
> backup working.
> 
> Dave
> 
> David Werth
> Garmin AT, Inc
> Salem, Oregon
> dave.werth<at>garmin.com
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Viertel [mailto:Peter.Viertel AT macquarie DOT com] 
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 3:28 PM
> To: EMC NetWorker discussion; Werth, Dave
> Subject: RE: [Networker] how do i resolve vss errors during client
> backups?
> 
> That's a bug in the windows clients from about version 7.1 
> through 7.3.2
> - upgrade your client to 7.3.3 to make it go away...
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On Behalf Of Werth, Dave
> > Sent: Friday, 14 December 2007 4:44 AM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: Re: [Networker] how do i resolve vss errors during 
> > client backups?
> > 
> > Mark,
> > 
> > I believe the "VSS:*=off" entry goes in the Save Operations 
> field, not
> > Application Information.
> > 
> > I had the same problem you have and that fixed it, however I'm still
> > getting this message:
> > 
> >     VSS Snapshot is disabled for C:\ and will not be used.
> > 
> > We don't use VSS at all so I just wish this message would 
> > disappear.  If
> > anyone can help I'd appreciate it.
> > 
> > Dave
> > 
> > David Werth
> > Garmin AT, Inc
> > Salem, Oregon
> > dave.werth<at>garmin.com
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: EMC NetWorker discussion 
> > [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On
> > Behalf Of mark wragge
> > Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2007 3:56 AM
> > To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
> > Subject: [Networker] how do i resolve vss errors during 
> > client backups?
> > 
> > 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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