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This article shows how I applied some troubleshooting to get to the final solution.
Cause:
Unable to start "Microsoft Exchange Server Extension for Windows Server Backup service” (wsbexchange).
Resolution:
Fixed "Microsoft Exchange Server Extension for Windows Server Backup service” (wsbexchange) issue.
Troubleshooting steps:
Observed above events after the backup fails.
Executed VSSadmin list writers and verified all the VSSwriters are in stable state.
For testing purpose created a new database "Database" & "Test" mailbox in it.
Performed backup of it but got the same above error.
Took system stat data backup & it was successful.
Performed consistency check of the databases - passed.
Observed Exchange 2010 was installed with SP1.
Upgraded Exchange 2010 SP3 with update rollup5.
Tried to start the service ‘Microsoft Exchange Server Extension for Windows Server Backup service” (wsbexchange) and got error 193:0xc1.
Verified the regisrty for (wsbexchange) & {D8A2E312-3B17-4293-B71E-C
D72A7C04BF
3} with the working machine and seems to be fine.
Verified the permissions of object "CExchangeHelper Class" in DCOM config.
Took a backup of the registry.
Deleted and recreated ‘Microsoft Exchange Server Extension for Windows Server Backup service” (wsbexchange) service using SC delete/create command.
sc delete wsbexchange.
sc create wsbexchange binPath= "C:\program files\microsoft\exchange server\v14\bin\wsbexchange
.exe" DisplayName= "Microsoft Exchange Server Extension for Windows Server Backup service" type= own start= demand
Tried to started "Microsoft Exchange Server Extension for Windows Server Backup" & it failed with error 193:0xc1.
Went to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
currentCon
trolSet\Se
rvices\wsb
exchange and in imagepath found the value was C:\program files\microsoft\exchange server\v14\bin\wsbexchange
.exe
In the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
currentCon
trolSet\Se
rvices\wsb
exchange imagepath Value data box, added quotation marks around the complete path as "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\wsbexchange.exe
" of the executable file wsbexchange.
e.g, the path of the wsbexchange service is C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\wsbexchange.exe
, change the entry in the Value data box for the wsbexchange service to the following "C:\Program Files\Microsoft\Exchange Server\bin\wsbexchange.exe
"
Started "Microsoft Exchange Server Extension for Windows Server Backup" service and it started successfully. It should be in manual state.
Performed a Exchange backup using windows backup and it was successful & purged the log files.
After having done that, exchange backup was successful & transaction logs purged.
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