Hi Tim Have you check the event log in Windows and also try VSSAdmin to see if VSS Works OK. I'm suggesting that you look on MS Website. This page can help you to test your MS Volume Shadow Copy Services and see if it works OK.
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc754968.aspx Cheers Christian ________________________________ Från: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [EMAIL PROTECTED] för Timothy Hughes [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skickat: den 14 augusti 2008 16:36 Till: ADSM-L@VM.MARIST.EDU Ämne: Windows client failing more VSS request issues Hello all, We have a Windows 2003 client that failing with the following message in the client error.log. Has anyone had this problem with a 5.5.0.2 Windows Client? 'NOGICIANP2\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState' failed with error code: 4353. 08/14/2008 00:16:43 ANS1228E Sending of object 'NOGICIANP2\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState' failed 08/14/2008 00:16:43 ANS5258E An error occurred initializing a VSS request. For more information, see the TSM client error log. 08/14/2008 00:16:43 ANS1375E The snapshot operation failed. 08/14/2008 00:16:43 ANS5258E An error occurred initializing a VSS request. For more information, see the TSM client error log. 08/14/2008 00:16:43 ANS1512E Scheduled event 'MIDNIGHT' failed. Return code = 12. 08/14/2008 10:06:00 ANS1959W Removing previous incomplete group '\System State\0\SystemState' Id:0-836409676 08/14/2008 10:06:00 ANS2054E Operating system error 13: ????????d. 08/14/2008 10:06:00 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : verifyLocalBackups() TSM function : Unable to lock local repository TSM return code : 101 TSM file : vssback.cpp (6353) 08/14/2008 10:06:00 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : verifyLocalBackups() TSM function : Verifying Local Backups Failed! TSM return code : 101 TSM file : vssback.cpp (5725) 08/14/2008 10:06:02 VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus: VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus() failed with hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_NONRETRYABLE 08/14/2008 10:06:02 ANS5269E The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services writer 'Cluster Service Writer' current state (VSS_WS_STABLE) is not valid for the current operation or cannot be determined. The last error reported is '800423f4'. Also, When I ran a Manual backup of the "System State" and recieved the following Ans5258e - And error occured Initializing a VSS request Ans1375E - The snapshot operation failed TSM Server 5.5.0.3 Aix 5.3 Windows 2003 sp1 Client/TSM Client 5.5.0.2 Thanks for any help, comments, suggestions in advance!
