I am running version 7.5.3 and have the same problem with just regular client 
connections. It is not on all of them either. Just sporadic hosts.  I was 
hoping it would have improved with the new NMM but from what I have been 
reading Legato is still having trouble with Microsoft VSS components. 

Matt Powell
Storage Administrator
Clemson University
CCIT
(864) 656-0589 (office)
(864) 247-3457 (cell)

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From: EMC NetWorker discussion [mailto:NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU] On 
Behalf Of Eivind Antonsen
Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2011 8:18 AM
To: NETWORKER AT LISTSERV.TEMPLE DOT EDU
Subject: [Networker] nsrsnap_vss_save error on Windows 2008 SYSTEM COMPONENTS 
saveset

Hello all

Networker server 7.5.3.2.Build.541.

Trying to back up three Windows 2008 R2 x64 servers with NMM 2.2 SP1
Backup of drives is successful
Backup of SYSTEM COMPONENTS:\ fails on two of the three clients with the 
following errors:

All three clients are configured the same.

Client1:
savegrp: suppressed 6 lines of verbose output
48462:nsrsnap_vss_save:PS: (CMTDXlator::ProcessChildrenComponents)  FAILED
48462:nsrsnap_vss_save:PS: (CMTDXlator::ProcessWriterSavesetComponents)  
FAILED
48462:nsrsnap_vss_save:PS: (CMTDXlator::ProcessWriterSavesets)  FAILED
48462:nsrsnap_vss_save:PS: (CMTDXlator::PrepareSnapshotObjects)  FAILED
NMM .. Error generating files and directives list for the backup.
64036:nsrsnap_vss_save:NMM .. Error preparing list of files for backup: 
Error generating files and directives list for the backup.
63372:nsrsnap_vss_save:NMM .. Registration of snapshot set failed -- Error 
generating files and directives list for the backup 
77175:nsrsnap_vss_save:NMM ..  completed commit replica with status of 
false. 
63335:nsrsnap_vss_save:NMM backup failed to complete successfully.
Internal error.
68151 1305197355 2 0 0 576 1256 0 <hostname> nsrsnap_vss_save 39 
nsrsnap_vss_save: Exiting with failure. 0
 
Client2:
savegrp: suppressed 20 lines of verbose output
48462:nsrsnap_vss_save:PS: (CMTDXlator::ProcessSelectedComponent)  FAILED
48462:nsrsnap_vss_save:PS: (CMTDXlator::ProcessWriterSavesetComponents)  
FAILED
48462:nsrsnap_vss_save:PS: (CMTDXlator::ProcessWriterSavesets)  FAILED
48462:nsrsnap_vss_save:PS: (CMTDXlator::PrepareSnapshotObjects)  FAILED
NMM .. Error generating files and directives list for the backup.
64036:nsrsnap_vss_save:NMM .. Error preparing list of files for backup: 
Error generating files and directives list for the backup.
63372:nsrsnap_vss_save:NMM .. Registration of snapshot set failed -- Error 
generating files and directives list for the backup 
77175:nsrsnap_vss_save:NMM ..  completed commit replica with status of 
false. 
63335:nsrsnap_vss_save:NMM backup failed to complete successfully.
Internal error.
68151 1305198300 2 0 0 5800 5676 0 <hostname> nsrsnap_vss_save 39 
nsrsnap_vss_save: Exiting with failure. 0

Any thoughts on this ?

Thanks
Eivind

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