Troubleshooting Windows Server VSS issues without rebooting
After being told by our backup crew that I'd probably have to reboot any Windows servers with VSS issues I had a look through all the information I could find. Alright, I should have read about this in 2003 odd, but it's not really my field of IT expertise. Having collated and written up some notes for work it seemed a shame to not post them here. Contents Volume Shadow copy Service component overview Overiew of VSS troubleshooting Resolve Retry the operation and restart the writer if necessary Retry the operation and restart the writer Open Event Viewer and view events related to VSS Verify Resetting VSS Clients/Requestors Resetting VSS Writers Another random page Deleting Shadows Resetting Providers Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider Tools VSSAdmin VSSUIRUN Powershell Get-VSSWriters Other reading Volume Shadow copy Service component overview Writers: VSS aware add-ons that handle writing consi...