I have a Server 2008 R2 fully patched that I inherited.
Tried to run Symantec System Recovery 2013r2.
I get failed snapshot and here is a list of the writers that failed:
C:\Users\Administrator>vssadmin list writers
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
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Waiting for responses.
These may be delayed if a shadow copy is being prepared.
Writer name: 'Task Scheduler Writer'
Writer Id: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124}
Writer Instance Id: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'VSS Metadata Store Writer'
Writer Id: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06}
Writer Instance Id: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Performance Counters Writer'
Writer Id: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2}
Writer Instance Id: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'ASR Writer'
Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}
Writer Instance Id: {8834b135-ff2d-4de2-9a6b-4c1cfd06a1a0}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'System Writer'
Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
Writer Instance Id: {a133833c-3c75-4a47-803b-bcfa4765c2fc}
State: [7] Failed
Last error: Timed out
Writer name: 'FSRM Writer'
Writer Id: {12ce4370-5bb7-4c58-a76a-e5d5097e3674}
Writer Instance Id: {9f0aadfb-5650-43ff-82f9-ce2ce7fdbd41}
State: [7] Failed
Last error: Timed out
Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
Writer Instance Id: {614d66b7-0b4e-4bd5-97fe-6d5f0db6b40b}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
Writer Instance Id: {1a059586-74c6-44ef-a1d4-e5fa4b59bec9}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer'
Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
Writer Instance Id: {b1649346-fa73-4a89-9a55-aa47e96869c2}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'DFS Replication service writer'
Writer Id: {2707761b-2324-473d-88eb-eb007a359533}
Writer Instance Id: {a732be08-52d6-40d3-a8c1-315fd901e7f7}
State: [7] Failed
Last error: Timed out
Writer name: 'MSSearch Service Writer'
Writer Id: {cd3f2362-8bef-46c7-9181-d62844cdc0b2}
Writer Instance Id: {341cc554-c83f-43d9-9b76-5c98f3704f1e}
State: [7] Failed
Last error: Timed out
Writer name: 'IIS Metabase Writer'
Writer Id: {59b1f0cf-90ef-465f-9609-6ca8b2938366}
Writer Instance Id: {773a2aa3-ddb0-45fc-80f0-d787a409aa5b}
State: [7] Failed
Last error: Timed out
Writer name: 'BITS Writer'
Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}
Writer Instance Id: {5bb194ce-e15d-4095-bd94-61ec7c6b6284}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'IIS Config Writer'
Writer Id: {2a40fd15-dfca-4aa8-a654-1f8c654603f6}
Writer Instance Id: {91cbe666-f1d1-4793-8c8f-e53617c73d8e}
State: [7] Failed
Last error: Timed out
Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
Writer Instance Id: {dd7087f2-42a3-4c56-9b7a-04c48382735b}
State: [7] Failed
Last error: Timed out
Writer name: 'NTDS'
Writer Id: {b2014c9e-8711-4c5c-a5a9-3cf384484757}
Writer Instance Id: {7aa71b89-225e-414f-ab67-fd4bb2ab6087}
State: [7] Failed
Last error: Timed out
Any ideas?
Storage SoftwareWindows Server 2008
Last Comment
pgm554
8/22/2022 - Mon
Systech Admin
Writers are unstable. you will need to reboot the server and then check the status of the writers.
if you dont want to restart the servers then refer the link for all vss writers related services. you can restart the respective services and then check the status
if you dont want to restart the servers then refer the link for all vss writers related services. you can restart the respective services and then check the status
https://support.software.dell.com/appassure/kb/129774