Well, recently I have been trying to run daily EX01 backups (Exchange backups) and it has been failing. The daily backups are failing whenever Microsoft Information Store is selected, and causes peoples Outlook profiles to freeze up since it's trying to backup data and clog up the network. I have been attempting to troubleshoot using multiple threads via forums and other web sites, but no joy. Any suggestions would be appreciated? Below is what I have tried, and nothing has helped...
** I am running Windows Server 2003, and running Backup Exec 2010 R3.
- I've ran 'vssadmin list writers/providers' and everything comes out to be stable and no errors
- I've disabled circular logging since that was primarily one of the issues that was noticed
- I've tried using different settings in AOFO (Advanced Open File Option) and no joy on that either
- I've ran backups without the Microsoft Information Store selected, and they were successful.
- I've restarted the server, and services and verified that credentials were valid.
The error that I usually pick up on is 'The VSS Writer has failed, but can be retried'...now, I have read many threads or discussions regarding to this error, but none of them have helped so far. Any further information can be provided if asked. I would like to repair my backups incase of a casualty occuring, and clearly I cannot figure out the solution to my issue.
Thank you,
Patrick Nogaj