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VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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When backing up a windows 2008 r2 server this is a DC and also running exchange I get the following error. Veeam backup ver.5.

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Freezing guest operating system
VSSControl: 0 Backup job failed.
Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data.
Cannot prepare the [NTDS] data to a subsequent restore operation.
Cannot process NTDS data.
Cannot create a backup copy of the BCD.
Can anyone provide a pointer for me?
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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From the error, it kooks like some Microsoft VSS framework issue to me. First troubleshooting step should be running the following 2 commands on the affected VM, and investigating output for any issues. If any issues are present, best would be to open support case with Microsoft. But before doing that, you may want to search for, and uninstally any 3rd party VSS writers and providers (these are usually installed with different backup/DR tools "agents").

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vssadmin list writers
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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Backed up server with application aware off. Backed up fine. Turned back on, error disappeared and backup completed.
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Hello Matt, thanks for the update! Even though you have successfully backed up this VM, I would recommend checking Windows Event log to see what was the reason for the previous failure. Having done that, you might be able avoid the same errors in the future.
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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Since upgrading to 5.0.1 this appear to have started again. I have found the following error in the event log.

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Faulting application name: VeeamGuestAgent.exe, version: 5.0.1.198, time stamp: 0x4cf52ddb
Faulting module name: ntdll.dll, version: 6.1.7600.16559, time stamp: 0x4ba9b802
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x000000000005411d
Faulting process id: 0x2b88
Faulting application start time: 0x01cba0fd49d03afd
Faulting application path: C:\Windows\VeeamVssSupport\VeeamGuestAgent.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
Report Id: 8d7886a7-0cf0-11e0-bfff-005056b70708
Could you offer assistance?
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Matt, have you had a chance to check out what Anton has advised in his post above?
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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The solution for this is to enable disk auto mounting. Open a command window with elevated privileges and run:

diskpart

Check the status of auto mount by typing automount into the DISKPART window.

Automatic mounting of new volumes disabled.

Enable auto mount by typing automount enable

Type exit

Reboot.
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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Just make sure you do not try and do this on your Veeam Backup server running jobs in Direct SAN Access or Virtual Appliance modes. Since automount is enabled by default in Windows, I am guessing you might be talking here about Veeam Backup server (as our setup program disables automount automatically to prevent Windows from corrupting VMFS datastores and backed up disks respectively by re-signaturing them). Thanks!
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Diskpart fix solved the same issue for me as well. No idea why it was disabled and Veeam never suggested this. Thanks guys!
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I got this exact same error on a Win2k8 R2 and it turned out the C: drive was running low on space so that's an additional thing to check. Once I increased the drive space the error went away.
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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Ah, that's is right, I heard before that VSS is affected when there is very low disk space on the volume. Thanks Kenn for sharing this.
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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bluecoffee wrote:diskpart

Check the status of auto mount by typing automount into the DISKPART window.

Automatic mounting of new volumes disabled.

Enable auto mount by typing automount enable

Type exit

Reboot.
Legend, that resolved my issue as well, funnily enough only seems to have affected DC's so far for me. - Thanks!
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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I know this thread is a little old, but I wanted to add to it and say that automount was an issue for me as well on a 2008 R2 domain controller. Enabling it solved the issue. I am running 6.1 with update 1 installed.
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Thank you for sharing the solution that helped you, much appreciated.
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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bluecoffee wrote:The solution for this is to enable disk auto mounting. Open a command window with elevated privileges and run:

diskpart

Check the status of auto mount by typing automount into the DISKPART window.

Automatic mounting of new volumes disabled.

Enable auto mount by typing automount enable

Type exit

Reboot.
+1

I had two domain controllers at a customer with exactly same issue.

Thanks!
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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hi,
I've the same error with sbs 2011 and the auto-mount is enabled(it was already enabled) and i get this error

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22/11/2013 21:06:15 :: Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. Details: VSSControl: 0 Backup job failed.
Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data.
Cannot prepare the [NTDS] data to a subsequent restore operation.
Cannot process NTDS data.
Cannot create a backup copy of the BCD.
i run the system state backup from within sbs2011 and it pass with success.
what else do i need to check to correct this error?
THX
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Guest processing log.
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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nothing in the windows event log about this error.
the server is run on vmware 5.5 and veeam 7 R2.
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I never said anything about Windows event log... it is Veeam's guest processing debug log that contains the required information.
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ok.
where i can few those logs?
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Please, open a support case for further assistance. Even if I tell you where you can find those logs, your next post will obviously be "OK, so how do I make sense of them" :D and we don't do log research through the forum posts.
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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Worth noting that I was getting this error because the system drive had run out of space. HTH
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Re: VSS Failed Windows 2008 R2

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I also got this same error and it was because the drive ran out of disk space. Win 7.
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[MERGED] Backup job Failed [case ID 02297804]

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I am soliciting your help because I have a backup problem with my domain controller.
I get this error:

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Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. Error: VSSControl: -2147217406 Backup job failed. Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data. Cannot prepare the [NTDS] data to a subsequent restore operation. Cannot process NTDS data. Cannot create a backup copy of the BCD. Cannot get [BcdStore] object. COM error: Code: 0x80041002
The problem has arisen since I moved the DC from ESX1 to ESX2. Do you have any idea?
Thank you for your help

CASE ID: 02297804

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