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There are articles on the veritas web site that go in detail about why the AOFO fails. &nbsp;I recall that diskspace and &quot;disk quiet time&quot; can be issues. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support/knowledge_base.jsp?SearchTerm=advanced+open+file&pid=15047&content=ATGsrch&searchText=advanced+open+file&ATGb=Search+Now" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support/knowledge_base.jsp?SearchTerm=advanced+open+file&pid=15047&content=ATGsrch&searchText=advanced+open+file&ATGb=Search+Now</a> <br />
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However, a good option is to also enable Windows Shadow Copy on each volume. &nbsp;Simply right click on your C drive, properties, Shadow Copy tab. &nbsp;This gives the software two options of advanced open file technology to chose from. &nbsp;Read a little about this feature before you do it. &nbsp;<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/scr.mspx" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/scr.mspx</a>
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There are articles on the veritas web site that go in detail about why the AOFO fails.  I recall that diskspace and "disk quiet time" can be issues.  http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support/knowledge_base.jsp?SearchTerm=advanced+open+file&pid=15047&content=ATGsrch&searchText=advanced+open+file&ATGb=Search+Now [http://www.symantec.com/enterprise/support/knowledge_base.jsp?SearchTerm=advanced+open+file&pid=15047&content=ATGsrch&searchText=advanced+open+file&ATGb=Search+Now]

However, a good option is to also enable Windows Shadow Copy on each volume.  Simply right click on your C drive, properties, Shadow Copy tab.  This gives the software two options of advanced open file technology to chose from.  Read a little about this feature before you do it.  http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/scr.mspx [http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/techinfo/overview/scr.mspx]

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Symantec Backup Exec is newly installed in Windows 2003 R2 Server, I checked the log of each backup job and got this error:<br />
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JOB COMPLETION STATUS: COMPLETED WITH EXCEPTIONS<br />
EXCEPTIONS:<br />
Backup - MyServerName<br />
V-79-57344-34110 - AOFO: Initialization Failure on: &quot;\\MyServerName\D:&quot;. Advance Open File Option used: Symanted Volume Snapshot Provider (VSP).<br />
Snapshot provder error (0xE0008523).<br />
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Need help, thanks.
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Symantec Backup Exec is newly installed in Windows 2003 R2 Server, I checked the log of each backup job and got this error:

JOB COMPLETION STATUS: COMPLETED WITH EXCEPTIONS
EXCEPTIONS:
Backup - MyServerName
V-79-57344-34110 - AOFO: Initialization Failure on: "\\MyServerName\D:". Advance Open File Option used: Symanted Volume Snapshot Provider (VSP).
Snapshot provder error (0xE0008523).

Need help, thanks.

Symantec Backup Exec Snapshot Error

The term "Backup" means the methods and processes involved to copy computer data (system data as well as application data) to media other than the ones where the data originally live (disk, tape, optical, cloud). "Restore" in turn means the methods and processes involved in data recovery, i. e., bringing back copied computer data to their original location. Backup/Restore primarily serves as a means of protection against data loss, be it due to disaster, corruption or sabotage. It can also be used for recovering data from an earlier point in time and even for cloning machines or applications. There is a wide variety of backup/restore software available, from expensive commercial products to free or open source tools.

Storage Software

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).