Re: Volume shadow Copy error with ntbackup

From: Guillaume Tamisier (wrong_at_email.com)
Date: 03/18/05


Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 23:24:25 +0100

The Volume Shadow Copy service of Windows Server 2003 lets you backup files
even if they are in an opened state ! It works on all my other servers,
except on this one. So I think that the problem is not here...

Guillaume Tamisier

"TheThaiTech" <TheThaiTech@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:247FCFA6-0229-4633-82FE-FB578731BEAA@microsoft.com...
> That's the problem. ntbackup cannot backup opened files. You need third
> party
> software to backup while files are being opened e.g. BackupExec
>
>
> "Guillaume Tamisier" wrote:
>
>> But if I turn off Shadow Copy, the backup of opened files will fail. Am I
>> wrong ?
>>
>> Thanks.
>> Guillaume Tamisier
>>
>> --
>> Guillaume Tamisier
>> ALIANTIZ
>> "TheThaiTech" <TheThaiTech@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:730A6E9E-1752-45B1-85A1-20B1C19610CA@microsoft.com...
>> > Turn off Shadow Copy before running ntbackup.
>> >
>> > "Guillaume Tamisier" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> When I try to save the state of my server with ntbackup, it fails and
>> >> I
>> >> have
>> >> the following errors in the event log :
>> >>
>> >> Event Type: Error
>> >> Event Source: VSS
>> >> Event ID: 8193
>> >> Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine
>> >> RegSaveKeyExW. hr = 0x800703f8.
>> >>
>> >> Event Type: Error
>> >> Event Source: VSS
>> >> Event ID: 5013
>> >> Description:
>> >> Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Shadow Copy writer EventLogs called
>> >> routine BackupEventLogW which failed with status 0x80070021 (converted
>> >> to
>> >> 0x800423f4).
>> >>
>> >> Event Type: Error
>> >> Event Source: VSS
>> >> Event ID: 5013
>> >> Description:
>> >> Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Shadow Copy writer Registry called
>> >> routine
>> >> RegSaveKey which failed with status 0x800703f8 (converted to
>> >> 0x800423f4).
>> >>
>> >> I did not find any information about this error on the web.
>> >>
>> >> I tried reinstalling COM+, but it did not solve the problem. If I
>> >> backup
>> >> the
>> >> system without saving the system state, it works without any problem.
>> >>
>> >> Any idea ?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks.
>> >> --
>> >> Guillaume Tamisier
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>



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