What exactly are the errors?

I will say that we use Flashbackup on Windows extensively and exclusively with 
VSS, and have had to install several VSS patches- especially on clustered 
systems.  When it's patched and properly configured, it works like a champ.  We 
can't survive without it.

Tom Burrell



Leidy, Jason D wrote:
> I recently started using the FlashBackup feature of the Advanced Client to 
> backup our Windows file servers. I?ve noticed that on 4 of the 6 servers I 
> see ntfs errors in the event logs right when the backup starts. If I force 
> the policy to use VSP as opposed to VSS then the issue goes away, however 
> using VSP creates snapshot errors so I?d rather use VSS. Here is what I can 
> tell you: 
> 
> I?m using 5.1 MP6 
> This never happened before they were in a FlashBackup policy (we still used 
> NetBackup) 
> All 6 servers are about as identical as you can get, within reason (OS 
> version, patches, hardware, etc.) 
> The volumes do not need to have chkdsk run on them, though we?ve done it 
> anyway 
> The backups are still good on the volumes that are getting the ntfs errors 
> (I?ve successfully restored and read the data) 
> 
> Anyone run into this? I have a case open with Microsoft and they have asked 
> me to apply a VSS and ntfs.sys hot fix, which I will do. 
> 
> Jason Leidy 
> Con-way Enterprise Services 
> Windows Server Group 
> 503-450-3958


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