Exchange 2010 Backup fails with the error 0xe0008516 - Resources specified for snapshot do not have any valid data on them. Check if files were deleted or renamed.
| Article:TECH139703 | | | Created: 2010-09-13 | | | Updated: 2011-04-15 | | | Article URL http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH139703 |
Problem
Exchange 2010 Backup job fails with the error 0xe0008516 when backing up database from DAG
Error
0xe0008516 - Resources specified for snapshot do not have any valid data on them. Check if files were deleted or renamed.
Final error category: System Errors
For additional information regarding this error refer to link V-79-57344-34070
Cause
Cause 1:
Exchange Store has been added/modified since the last reboot and VSS is not aware of the new content.
Remote Agent debug on Exchange server will show:
volumelist is empty nothing to snap
aborting
get dependentvolumelist failed. no snap possible
Cause 2:
"Microsoft Exchange Replica writer" may be in failed state on the active exchange node
Solution
For Cause 1:
A reboot of the Exchange server is needed to allow VSS to become aware of the changes. After the Reboot run the backup job again.
For Cause 2:
Backup exchange from the active copy by selecting the option under settings in job properties.
Or
Reboot the Exchange server and verify that all the Exchange VSS writers get stable by running the following command Vssadmin list writers
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| Source | Error Code |
| Value | 0xe0008516 |
| Description | 0xe0008516 Resources specified for snapshot do not have any valid data on them |
| Source | UMI |
| Value | v-79-57344-34070 |
| Description | 0xe0008516 Resources specified for snapshot do not have any valid data on them |
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