mikeabc27
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Problems with NT Backup
One of the SBS 2003 servers I support is having a backup problem.
We use NT Backup to do a daily backup (around 20Gb) to a 500Gb USB drive and this has worked perfectly for 6 months. Now we get the following error message:
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Backup Status
Operation: Backup
Active backup destination: File
Media name: "Small Business Server Backup (02).bkf created 19/02/2009 at 11:41"
Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
"MSDEWriter" has reported an error 0x800423f4. This is part of System State. The backup cannot continue.
Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:800423f4
Aborting Backup.
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The operation did not successfully complete.
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NTBackup finished the backup with errors.
I've searched the EE database on "0x800423f4" and see I'm not alone.
1. We're on SP2, so it's not the service pack.
2. I re-registered the DLL and that didn't work.
3. There are no open files when the backup is running.
Any ideas please.
Thanks,
Mike
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VSS in run started in Services.
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Doh!! Should read "VSS is NOT started in Services.
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net stop vss
The second one should run
net start vss
Try this & if it works, then VSS is probbaly running or doing something at the same time or during your backup job.