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Jason
Asked: 2012-10-06 10:07:07 +0800 CST

Server 2008 SP1 VSS Writers Not Responding

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I've got a Windows Server 08 box on SP1 that is having some problems. We've experienced backup problems and I've traced it down to VSS Writers not responding. From the command line, if I type vssadmin list providers, I get

Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0' Provider type: System Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5} Version: 1.0.0.7

If I type vssadmin list writers, I get this

vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool (C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.

Waiting for responses. These may be delayed if a shadow copy is being prepared.

I could wait this out for hours and it won't move.

I looked up how Server 2008 handles VSS writers, and you can't reregister them like you could in Server 2003 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/windowsserver2008r2general/thread/062cc52c-899b-45f3-8d0c-798b92363f41

Does anyone know how to fix something like this or where to turn next?

windows-server-2008

2 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    I figured out the answer is to re-register the vss writers using the following batch file on this particular server.

    net stop "System Event Notification Service"
    net stop "Background Intelligent Transfer Service"
    net stop "COM+ Event System"
    net stop "Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider"
    net stop "Volume Shadow Copy"
    cd /d %windir%\system32
    net stop vss
    net stop swprv
    regsvr32 /s ATL.DLL
    regsvr32 /s comsvcs.DLL
    regsvr32 /s credui.DLL
    regsvr32 /s CRYPTNET.DLL
    regsvr32 /s CRYPTUI.DLL
    regsvr32 /s dhcpqec.DLL
    regsvr32 /s dssenh.DLL
    regsvr32 /s eapqec.DLL
    regsvr32 /s esscli.DLL
    regsvr32 /s FastProx.DLL
    regsvr32 /s FirewallAPI.DLL
    regsvr32 /s kmsvc.DLL
    regsvr32 /s lsmproxy.DLL
    regsvr32 /s MSCTF.DLL
    regsvr32 /s msi.DLL
    regsvr32 /s msxml3.DLL
    regsvr32 /s ncprov.DLL
    regsvr32 /s ole32.DLL
    regsvr32 /s OLEACC.DLL
    regsvr32 /s OLEAUT32.DLL
    regsvr32 /s PROPSYS.DLL
    regsvr32 /s QAgent.DLL
    regsvr32 /s qagentrt.DLL
    regsvr32 /s QUtil.DLL
    regsvr32 /s raschap.DLL
    regsvr32 /s RASQEC.DLL
    regsvr32 /s rastls.DLL
    regsvr32 /s repdrvfs.DLL
    regsvr32 /s RPCRT4.DLL
    regsvr32 /s rsaenh.DLL
    regsvr32 /s SHELL32.DLL
    regsvr32 /s shsvcs.DLL
    regsvr32 /s /i swprv.DLL
    regsvr32 /s tschannel.DLL
    regsvr32 /s USERENV.DLL
    regsvr32 /s vss_ps.DLL
    regsvr32 /s wbemcons.DLL
    regsvr32 /s wbemcore.DLL
    regsvr32 /s wbemess.DLL
    regsvr32 /s wbemsvc.DLL
    regsvr32 /s WINHTTP.DLL
    regsvr32 /s WINTRUST.DLL
    regsvr32 /s wmiprvsd.DLL
    regsvr32 /s wmisvc.DLL
    regsvr32 /s wmiutils.DLL
    regsvr32 /s wuaueng.DLL
    sfc /SCANFILE=%windir%\system32\catsrv.DLL
    sfc /SCANFILE=%windir%\system32\catsrvut.DLL
    sfc /SCANFILE=%windir%\system32\CLBCatQ.DLL
    net start "COM+ Event System"
    net start "System Event Notification Service"
    net start "Background Intelligent Transfer Service"
    net start "Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider"
    net start "Volume Shadow Copy"

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  2. Have you tried stopping and starting the volume shadow copy service on the server? Re-registering the writers may help.

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