Outlook 2003 Open PST and VSS

[iaakadmin]

Having issues with backing up open PST's over the LAN. Here is my setup.

Server 2003 with NTFS User Directory running VVPro and VVScheduler as service under Domain Admin account, Clients XP SP2 with Z drive mapped to User Directory on server. Each user has a dedicated VV profile.
Profile File: c:\documents and settings\administrator.iaaksvr\my documents\viceversa pro 2\iaak362.fsf

Folders
- "\\iaak362\C$\Documents and Settings\jrandall\My Documents\" <to> "F:\Users\jrandall\VV Backup\My Documents\" (Include Subfolders)
- "\\iaak362\C$\Documents and Settings\jrandall\Desktop\" <to> "F:\Users\jrandall\VV Backup\Desktop\" (Include Subfolders)
- "\\iaak362\C$\Documents and Settings\jrandall\Favorites\" <to> "F:\Users\jrandall\VV Backup\Favorites\" (Include Subfolders)
- "\\iaak362\C$\Documents and Settings\jrandall\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\" <to> "F:\Users\jrandall\VV Backup\local Settings\" (Include Subfolders)
- Exclude files: "*.mp3"
- Exclude files: "*.mpg"
- Exclude files: "*.wma"
- Exclude files: "*.m4a"
- Exclude files: "*.jpg"
- Exclude files: "*.divx"
- Exclude files: "*.ost"
Comparison
- Comparison Type: Size and Timestamp
Execution
- Method: Backup (Mirror Source to Target)
- Log File: "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\ViceVersa PRO 2\log1.log"
- No archive for deleted/replaced source files
- No archive for deleted/replaced target files
- Copy files even if timestamp changes after initial comparison
- Use 'Volume Shadow Copy' to copy open files for source

The error I get is here
Initializing Volume Shadow Copy DLL ...
2008-05-28 10:29:04 : Creating Volume Shadow Copy for \\iaak362\C$ ... [Volume Shadow Copy creation failed for \\iaak362\C$. Volume not found. Volume Shadow Copies are only supported for local volumes]
2008-05-28 10:29:04 : [Volume Shadow Copy creation failed for \\iaak362\C$. Volume not found. Volume Shadow Copies are only supported for local volumes] Error.
2008-05-28 10:29:04 : Copying file \\iaak362\C$\Documents and Settings\jrandall\My Documents\Archive.pst <to> F:\Users\jrandall\VV Backup\My Documents\Archive.pst (1.05GB) [Can not open "\\iaak362\C$\Documents and Settings\jrandall\My Documents\Archive.pst". The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.] [ERROR].
2008-05-28 10:29:05 : Copying file \\iaak362\C$\Documents and Settings\jrandall\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\SharePoint Folders.pst <to> F:\Users\jrandall\VV Backup\local Settings\SharePoint Folders.pst (2.20MB) [Can not open "\\iaak362\C$\Documents and Settings\jrandall\Local Settings\Application Data\Microsoft\Outlook\SharePoint Folders.pst". The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process.] [ERROR].
2008-05-28 10:29:06 : -- Done: 0 (0) Err: 2 (1.05GB) Skipped: 0 (0) Tot: 2 (1.05GB) --

[TGRMN Software]

Hello

the Volume Shadow Copy can only be created for a local drive not for a network drive.... that's why the VSS is failing. And then Viceversa finds the PST file on the network in use.

thanks
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[iaakadmin]

So does that mean I need to purchase and install ViceVersa on the client machines to be able to backup open pst's to a mapped network drive?

[TGRMN Software]

Yes, Volume Shadow Copy only works locally.
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