Exchange backups run once (and that's it) after reboot

Created: 27 Nov 2012 | Updated: 14 Feb 2013 | 2 comments

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Hi,

So I'm having the issue that seems to be well-documented here (http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH125176) in which the Exchange backup fails due to some VSS problem. I checked out the Microsoft KB article (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/930800) which suggests dismounting the store or rebooting every time this happens.

As I troll the forums, it looks like most people have this error every once in a while, and so a reboot or dismount/mount of the database is no big deal. However, I have this error EVERY time Exchange backups run. So that would mean setting up some kind of script to unmount/dismount the databases (or reboot the server) every night.

Does anybody have any other workarounds or solutions to recommend? I am all ears and would really appreciate it!

Thanks,

Brian

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Donald Eady Symantec Employee

Exchange backups run once (and that's it) after reboot - Comment:12 Dec 2012 : Link

VSS writer failure is a microsoft issue more so than a B.E. issue. Though Backup Exec uses Microsoft writers for the snap when backing up databases, the writers themselves are managed and troubleshot by/with Windows/Microsoft

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