Exchange / VSS

[nferrin]

I am using VV to backup Microsoft Exchange 2010 on Server 2012. I am performing backups once a week using the Exchange VSS Writer, and my backups look good; however, I am concerned. I am getting constant Exchange VSS Writer errors every time a snapshot is taken. Like I said, the results of the backups are good (I’m getting all the files), except that I am getting VSS errors. Also Exchange is never purging old log files, and I suspect that this might be because VSS is never successfully completing. I can replicate this issue by simply doing a compare in VV.

Pertinent Windows Event Log entries:

Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeIS
Date: 12/29/2014 2:22:54 PM
Event ID: 9705
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: FERRINEX1.ferrin.name
Description:
Exchange VSS Writer (instance aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916) failed with error code -2147221233 when preparing components (databases) for backup.


Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeIS
Date: 12/29/2014 2:22:54 PM
Event ID: 9607
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: FERRINEX1.ferrin.name
Description:
Exchange VSS Writer (instance aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916) failed with error code -2147221233 when preparing for backup.


Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeIS
Date: 12/29/2014 2:23:01 PM
Event ID: 9609
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: FERRINEX1.ferrin.name
Description:
Exchange VSS Writer (instance aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916) failed with error code 1295 when preparing for Snapshot.


Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeIS
Date: 12/29/2014 2:23:01 PM
Event ID: 9611
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: FERRINEX1.ferrin.name
Description:
Exchange VSS Writer (instance aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916) failed with error code 1295 when freezing the database(s).


Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeIS
Date: 12/29/2014 2:23:02 PM
Event ID: 9613
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: FERRINEX1.ferrin.name
Description:
Exchange VSS Writer (instance aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916) failed with error code 1295 when thawing the database(s).


Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeIS
Date: 12/29/2014 2:23:06 PM
Event ID: 9702
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: FERRINEX1.ferrin.name
Description:
Exchange VSS Writer (instance aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916) failed with error code 1295 when processing the post-snapshot event.


Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeIS
Date: 12/29/2014 2:24:21 PM
Event ID: 9617
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: FERRINEX1.ferrin.name
Description:
Exchange VSS Writer (instance aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916) failed with error code 1295 when processing the backup completion event.


Log Name: Application
Source: MSExchangeIS
Date: 12/29/2014 2:24:21 PM
Event ID: 9648
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level: Information
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Computer: FERRINEX1.ferrin.name
Description:
Exchange VSS Writer (instance aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916) has processed the backup shutdown event successfully.





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Profile Started.
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Version: ViceVersa PRO 2.5 Build 2513 64-bit (SN385) [Registered][Server][VSS]****
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\ViceVersa Pro\ViceVersa.exe"
System: Windows Server 2012, (Standard Edition), (64 Bit Edition), (HyperV), (x86-64 Processor) v6.2 Build:9200
User: *****
Computer: *****
**** Profile: *****
**** - Folders -
**** Source: "vss:\\Microsoft Exchange Writer"
**** Target: *****
**** Include Subfolders: Yes
**** - Comparison Settings -
**** Comparison Type: Size and Timestamp
**** - Execution Settings -
**** Method: Backup (Mirror Source to Target)
**** No overwrite / read-only / error confirmations
**** Log File: "C:\ProgramData\ViceVersa PRO\Exchange-Online.log" (max 10000 KB)
**** No archive for deleted/replaced source files
**** Archive deleted/replaced target files to: *****
**** Smart archive
**** Remove archive copies older than 31 day(s)
**** Use 'Volume Shadow Copy' to copy open files for source
**** Create Volume Shadow Copy before comparing source and target
**** Copy file/folder permissions
**** Do not copy file/folder data streams
**** Replace newer target files with older source files (backup only)
**** Send notification e-mail after execution to *****
Creating Volume Shadow Copy for source volume(s)...
Gathering writer metadata...
Initializing writer metadata...
Listing writer metadata ...
Selecting VSS components ...
* Writer 'Task Scheduler Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'VSS Metadata Store Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'Performance Counters Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'System Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'IIS Metabase Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'IIS Config Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'ASR Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'Microsoft Exchange Writer' is included:
- Include component \Microsoft Exchange Server\Microsoft Information Store\FERRINEX1\cb96c436-8d55-4308-9c3d-4ee7377a887f, caption: 'Mailbox Database *****'
- Include component \Microsoft Exchange Server\Microsoft Information Store\FERRINEX1\cb96c436-8d55-4308-9c3d-4ee7377a887f\File, caption: 'File'
- Include component \Microsoft Exchange Server\Microsoft Information Store\FERRINEX1\cb96c436-8d55-4308-9c3d-4ee7377a887f\Logs, caption: 'Logs'
- Include component \Microsoft Exchange Server\Microsoft Information Store\FERRINEX1\a718ccbb-9817-418c-ac46-cc47bba7b12b, caption: 'PublicFolders'
- Include component \Microsoft Exchange Server\Microsoft Information Store\FERRINEX1\a718ccbb-9817-418c-ac46-cc47bba7b12b\File, caption: 'File'
- Include component \Microsoft Exchange Server\Microsoft Information Store\FERRINEX1\a718ccbb-9817-418c-ac46-cc47bba7b12b\Logs, caption: 'Logs'
* Writer 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'Registry Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'COM+ REGDB Writer' is excluded.
* Writer 'WMI Writer' is excluded.
Creating shadow set {aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916} ...
Adding volume \\?\Volume{2804df2a-e205-11e3-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\ [C:\] to the shadow set...
Creating the Volume Shadow Copy...
Volume Shadow Copy successfully created.
* SNAPSHOT ID = {995bf70d-2fa0-46fa-ae3a-9d7009036433} ...
- Shadow copy set: {aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916}
- Original count of shadow copies = 1
- Original volume name: \\?\Volume{2804df2a-e205-11e3-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\ [C:\]
- Shadow copy device name: \\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy5
- Originating machine: *****
- Service machine: *****
- Not Exposed
- Provider id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
- Attributes: Auto_Release Differential
Checking source C:\ ...
Total found: 8,051
Checking target ***** ...
Total found: 8,044
Comparing ...
Comparing done.
- Status Summary -
- Total Files - Source: 8,044 (11.37GB) - Target: 8,037 (11.36GB)
- Excluded Files - Source: 0 (0) - Target: 0 (0)
- Matched Files - Source: 8,029 (7.84GB) - Target: 8,029 (7.84GB)
- Single Files - Source: 7 (7.00MB) - Target: 0 (0)
- Newer Files - Source: 8 (3.52GB) - Target: 0 (0)
- Older Files - Source: 0 (0) - Target: 8 (3.52GB)
- Total Subfolders - Source: 7 - Target: 7
- Excluded Subfolders - Source: 0 - Target: 0
- Matched Subfolders - Source: 7 - Target: 7
- Single Subfolders - Source: 0 - Target: 0
- Deleting shadow copy set {aaea8783-8dde-43fc-a40b-d8aeb5ed9916} ...