Michael,

Search PowerLink for "NetWorker VSS missing files" or some such similar
term. PowerLink has a document that shows how to set up a Windows 2003 or
2008 client to skip backing up files that VSS cannot find.

On 6/27/2011 2:38 PM, "Michael Leone" <Michael.Leone AT PHA.PHILA DOT GOV> 
wrote:

>I am seeing this error, on one of my Win 2008 (not R2)  NW 7.5.2 clients:
>
>--- Unsuccessful Save Sets ---
>
>* dctrdev017:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ savegrp: suppressed 1 lines of output.
>* dctrdev017:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ System Writer - Get file attributes
>returned error 2 for VSS file
>\\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy8\windows\inf\oem26.inf
>* dctrdev017:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ System Writer - Error saving file path
>C:\windows\inf\oem26.inf that is associated with Shadow Copy path
>\\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy8\windows\inf\oem26.inf.
>The 
>system cannot find the file specified.
>* dctrdev017:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\
>* dctrdev017:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ System Writer - ERROR: Failed to save
>FileGroup files, writer = System Writer
>* dctrdev017:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ System Writer - Error saving writer
>System Writer
>* dctrdev017:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ System Writer - ERROR: Aborting backup
>of saveset VSS SYSTEM FILESET: because of the error with writer System
>Writer.
>* dctrdev017:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ System Writer - Error saving
>* dctrdev017:VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\ 7162:save: save of VSS SYSTEM FILESET:\
>to admnman004.wrk.ads.pha.phila.gov failed
>
>That file (oem26.inf) doesn't exist anywhere on the client, that I can
>see. And web searches haven't yielded any sort of definitive "Do *this*,
>to resolve or even make this error go away".
>
>I realize it is a bit OT, but has anyone seen a similar issue, and how to
>resolve it?
>
>-- 
>Michael Leone
>Network Administrator, ISM
>Philadelphia Housing Authority
>2500 Jackson St
>Philadelphia, PA 19145
>Tel:  215-684-4180
>Cell: 215-252-0143
><mailto:michael.leone AT pha.phila DOT gov>
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