Current solution (workaround) is 6.5.3+registry hack and it works for
(> 2TB DFSR) replicated folders.

Justin.

On Fri, 16 Oct 2009, Marc W. Bourgeois wrote:

> Hi Justin,
>
> I've gotten this to work, but only with very small replicated folders.
> I have the same issue as you with large replicated folders and have
> yet to find a solution.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marc
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
>
> Hi Judy,
>
> Yes, I am aware of that, this is a brand new host and the start/stop
> scripts were not installed on it (nor the registry hack).  If anyone has
> backed up a 6.5.4 w/DFSR I would be interested to hear how it was done,
> thanks.
>
> Justin.
>
> On Thu, 10 Sep 2009, judy_hinchcliffe at administaff.com wrote:
>
>> I have not gone to 6.5.4 yet, but I know you have to UNDO what you did
>> with 6.5 to get dfs to work.
>> So take away your scripts that stop and start dfs and take away the
>> stuff you put in with regedit
>>
>> See tech note
>>
>>
>> http://seer.entsupport.symantec.com/docs/326098.htm
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
>> [mailto:veritas-bu-bounces at mailman.eng.auburn.edu] On Behalf Of Justin
>> Piszcz
>> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2009 5:21 AM
>> To: veritas-bu at mailman.eng.auburn.edu
>> Subject: [Veritas-bu] DFSR backups with 6.5.4 not working
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Has anyone gotten DFSR backups to work with 6.5.4?
>>
>> When the backups run and it tries to backup the Shadow Copy Components:\
>>
>> which, in-turn contains the DFSR data, it sits there forever until the
>> job
>> times out.
>>
>> Has anyone experienced this issue and/or any workarounds/microsoft
>> hotfixes?
>>
>>> vssadmin list writers (after ~18hrs+ kicking off the job)
>>
>> Writer name: 'DFS Replication service writer'
>>    Writer Id: {2707761b-2324-473d-88eb-eb007a359533}
>>    Writer Instance Id: {79b2d7e7-feeb-416f-8cd8-26593620a358}
>>    State: [5] Waiting for completion
>>    Last error: No error
>>
>> In the system logs:
>>
>> VssAdmin: Unable to create a shadow copy: Another shadow copy creation
>> is
>> already in progress. Please wait a few moments and try again.
>> Command-line: 'C:\WINDOWS\system32\vssadmin.exe Create Shadow
>> /AutoRetry=5
>> /For=\\?\Volume{0c76a1cd-cd43-4fa4-b9d5-e8100311f339}\'.
>>
>> For more information, see Help and Support Center at
>> http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
>>
>> Has anyone run across this?
>>
>> Justin.
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