Backup Fails. Backup log shows 0.ffffffff. Event log: VSS Error 8019 and 20. Followed all instructions inKB940032 for re-registering dll's. Checked all Hotfixes available for solving the problem- all were install with SP2. Related r maybe the cause: VSSADMIN list writers produces a NIL list, no Writers.
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I did method 2, same result. My client is using SBS running SP2. I think I may have a bad DLL, of maybe the VSSADMIN LIST WRITERS show NO writers attached, nothing nul output. I really don't want to reinstall VSS. Having tried all the Hotfix's and various KB's related to my problem I'm lost on were to go now. Your help greatly appreciated, thank you.
Here's my Backup log:
11/10/2007 12:51 PM
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Date: 11/10/2007
Time: 12:51 PM
User: SYSTEM
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Backup Runner started.
Launching NTBackup: ntbackup.exe backup "@C:\Program Files\Microsoft Windows Small Business Server\Backup\Small Business Backup Script.bks" /d "SBS Backup created on 11/10/2007 at 12:51 PM" /v:yes /r:no /rs:no /hc:off /m normal /j "Small Business Server Backup Job" /l:s /f "F:\SBS Backup\Backup Files\Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf" /UM
NTBACKUP LOG FILE: C:\Documents and Settings\SBS Backup User\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Windows NT\NTBackup\data\backup07.
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Backup Status
Operation: Backup
Active backup destination: File
Media name: "Small Business Server Backup (01).bkf created 11/10/2007 at 12:51 PM"
Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
Timeout before function completed
Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:0xffffffff.
Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:ffffffff
Aborting Backup.
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The operation did not successfully complete.
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NTBackup finished the backup with errors.
For more information about failed backups, see the article on troubleshooting your backup at the following Web page: http://go.microsoft.com/fw
Backup ended at Saturday, November 10, 2007 12:56 PM
Backup Runner finished.
you problem is with the shadow copy
in order to test if i am right or wrong
disable shadow copy on all the drives
run a backup an check the results just as a test if they are successfully
then you need to go trough all this
net stop vss
Then register the following DLLs and services (be sure you're in
the WINDOWS\system32 directory at your command prompt):
regsvr32 ole32.dll
regsvr32 vss_ps.dll
Vssvc /Register
regsvr32 /i swprv.dll
regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll
regsvr32 es.dll
regsvr32 stdprov.dll
regsvr32 vssui.dll
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
regsvr32 msxml4.dll
Start the Volume Shadow Copy service by running "net start vss"
reboot the server
I also will try this if you are running 64 bit edition
http://support.microsoft.c
Solved the problem. I originally registered the dll's using a bat file, then didn't restart the server immediately.
'Copy o my BAT.'
Net stop vss
Net stop swprv
regsvr32 ole32.dll
regsvr32 oleaut32.dll
regsvr32 vss_ps.dll
Vssvc /Register
regsvr32 /i swprv.dll
regsvr32 /i eventcls.dll
regsvr32 es.dll
regsvr32 stdprov.dll
regsvr32 vssui.dll
regsvr32 msxml.dll
regsvr32 msxml3.dll
regsvr32 msxml4.dll
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Ran these same commands from the keyboard, received the same dll registed reponse as from the bat. This time I immediately restarted the sever. After the reboot VSSADMIN LIST WRITERS worked and the backup started. Why the BAT file failed I have no idea.
I have the same problem and i followed the procedures above but it didn't work for me. I am running windows server 2003 R2 SP2. The server is use as an Intranet server with sharepoint 3 and IIS installed. The intranet crashed and while we were recovering the system back to its normal state, we did some changes on the metabase file. Some stuff we saw online that was going to fix the problem we were facing, unfortunately it never did.
Do you know why our NT backup is always failing even though we did the above steps??
Is it this one you are after?
http://support.microsoft.c
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by: sabioitPosted on 2007-11-10 at 14:23:12ID: 20257231
Do you have exchange on the box ??
Did you try this already
http://www.jsifaq.com/SF/T
http://support.microsoft.c