Hello All,

A windows 2003 Tivoli backup client  using   5.5.2.0 is failing with the
following

question >> If we use the  SNAPSHOTPROVIDERFS VSS  option in the
dsm.opt  would that be a option the solve this

or do we need to install a 2003 patch?

Also, someone said that the latest Windows Tivoli backup client  6.2.1.1
eliminates VSS issues has anyone found that to be true?



09/14/2010 02:40:53 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'MIDNIGHT' failed.  Return
code = 12.
09/15/2010 02:03:14 ANS1959W Removing previous incomplete group '\System
State\0\SystemState' Id:0-450200835
09/15/2010 02:03:18 VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus:
VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus failed with hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE
09/15/2010 02:03:18 ANS5268W The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services
writer 'System Writer' current state (VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_PREPARE_BACKUP)
is not valid for the current operation.
09/15/2010 02:03:19 ANS5261W An attempt to create a snapshot has failed.
Another attempt will be made to create the snapshot in 30 seconds.
09/15/2010 02:03:49 VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus:
VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus failed with hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE
09/15/2010 02:03:49 ANS5268W The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services
writer 'System Writer' current state (VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_PREPARE_BACKUP)
is not valid for the current operation.
09/15/2010 02:03:49 ANS5261W An attempt to create a snapshot has failed.
Another attempt will be made to create the snapshot in 30 seconds.
09/15/2010 02:04:19 VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus:
VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus failed with hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE
09/15/2010 02:04:19 ANS5268W The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services
writer 'System Writer' current state (VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_PREPARE_BACKUP)
is not valid for the current operation.
09/15/2010 02:04:19 ANS5261W An attempt to create a snapshot has failed.
Another attempt will be made to create the snapshot in 30 seconds.
09/15/2010 02:04:49 VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus:
VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus failed with hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE
09/15/2010 02:04:49 ANS5268W The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services
writer 'System Writer' current state (VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_PREPARE_BACKUP)
is not valid for the current operation.
09/15/2010 02:04:49 ANS5271E A Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services
writer is in an invalid state before snapshot initialization.
09/15/2010 02:04:49 ANS1327W The snapshot operation for
'Soldor\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState' failed with error
code: 4353.
09/15/2010 02:04:49 ANS1228E Sending of object
'Soldor\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState' failed
09/15/2010 02:04:49 ANS5258E An error occurred initializing a VSS
request. For more information, see the TSM client error log.

09/15/2010 02:04:49 ANS1375E The snapshot operation failed.

09/15/2010 02:04:49 ANS1999E Incremental processing of '\\Soldor\d$'
stopped.

09/15/2010 02:04:49 ANS5258E An error occurred initializing a VSS
request. For more information, see the TSM client error log.

09/15/2010 02:04:49 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'MIDNIGHT' failed.  Return
code = 12.


C:\>vssadmin list writers
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.

Writer name: 'System Writer'
   Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
   Writer Instance Id: {62f5e318-fc0e-4ed3-b295-942dbb5ff8c2}
   State: [7] Failed
   Last error: Retryable error

Writer name: 'MSDEWriter'
   Writer Id: {f8544ac1-0611-4fa5-b04b-f7ee00b03277}
   Writer Instance Id: {64dabe0d-1a48-4ef1-aff9-814b83b1a9f2}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error

Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
   Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
   Writer Instance Id: {8210000a-191a-46e3-acb8-09884ce2998b}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error

Writer name: 'Event Log Writer'
   Writer Id: {eee8c692-67ed-4250-8d86-390603070d00}
   Writer Instance Id: {bccee1c0-6770-4368-b0b6-cef613695fb8}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error

Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
   Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
   Writer Instance Id: {11c7b420-ab2e-4616-ad09-05ab83802edf}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error

Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
   Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
   Writer Instance Id: {f6e85119-7db0-4698-84a3-3b2ff0e122f0}
   State: [7] Failed
   Last error: Retryable error

Writer name: 'BITS Writer'
   Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}
   Writer Instance Id: {79d24f8e-095f-4e86-97cd-a264ff7a4988}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error


Thanks for any response in advance!