RE: VSS Event Error 12289 when doing System State backup

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Hi,
This is a bug with VSS after installing SP1. This error is BENIGN, it
indicates no actual issues, the backups should work as expected without any
issues. This may be fixed in SP2.

Lukesh


"Duelund" wrote:

>
> I have just installed two domain controller, with Windows Server 2003 Std.
> with SP1 included.
>
> On both servers I have setup Ntbackup to do a System State backup and on
> both I get the following error in the Application event log:
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Source: VSS
> Category: None
> Type: Error
> Event Id: 12289
> Description:
> Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error OpenService
> (shSCManager, 'VSS', SERVICE_QUERY_STATUS). hr = 0x80070005.
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> Immediatey after come these two events:
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Source: ESENT
> Category: ShadowCopy
> Type: Information
> Event ID: 2001
> Description:
> Isass (552) Shadow Copy 6 freeze started.
> --------------------------------------------------
> and
> --------------------------------------------------
> Source: ESENT
> Category: ShadowCopy
> Type: Information
> Event ID: 2003
> Description:
> Isass (552) Shadow Copy 6 freeze stopped.
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> and the backup log says:
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> Backup Status
> Operation: Backup
> Active backup destination: File
> Media name: "SystemStateBackup.bkf created 07-08-2005 at 23:00"
>
> Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
> Backup (via shadow copy) of "System State"
> Backup set #1 on media #1
> Backup description: "Set created 05-08-2005 at 09:17"
> Media name: "SystemStateBackup.bkf created 07-08-2005 at 23:00"
>
> Backup Type: Copy
>
> Backup started on 07-08-2005 at 23:00.
> Backup completed on 07-08-2005 at 23:01.
> Directories: 220
> Files: 2540
> Bytes: 523.864.456
> Time: 1 minute and 20 seconds
> --------------------------------------------------
>
> so it seems like the backup is running Ok with ShadowCopy - so how do I get
> rid of the 12289 error ?
>
> --
> Regards
> Bjarne Duelund
.

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