Mike, When we get these messages in dsmerror.log:
06/02/2004 01:07:45 ANS1950E Backup via Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy failed. See error log for more detail. What "error log" is the message referring to? Thanks! -----Original Message----- From: Mike Dile [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, May 06, 2004 10:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Problems with 2K3 server backups WMI does exist on Windows 2003. It is part of system state. You can use the command vssadmin list writers to show you a list of the services that reside on Windows 2003 which may participate in system state or system service backup. The VSS_E_WRITER_INFRASTRUCTURE is a possible indication that the Windows 2003 Volume Shadow Copy Service is not running or is an error state. The VSS_WS_FAILED_AT_FREEZE is an indication that the WMI service is in such a state that it vetoed the request by TSM to create a shadow copy from which system state backup could be obtained. I would check the status of the "Windows Instrumentation Service" in the service control panel to insure that it was running (and that the service startup was set to its default-Automatic). I would also examine the Windows event log to see if there are any WMI-related messages there. The vssadmin list writers command can give you an indication of the status of VSS on your system. Regards, Mike Dile Tivoli Storage Manager Client Development Tivoli Software, IBM Software Group [EMAIL PROTECTED]
