Richard, this windows 2008 server is only a test server for preparing tsm installs in future i am not sure, if i forgot to install some of the needed windows components, i only installed the windows backup feature
the bahaviour of backup was - if i backup only some files or some directories it works - i i backup omplete systempartition c: or systemstate, backup ends with errors and no restore of any file was possible installed OS is windows 2008 EE, all windows patches installed, TSM client 5.5.0.4, vssadmin list writers ok windows backup ok backup fails regardless of using vss or tsmlvsa as snapshot provider with best regards stefan savoric ***************** dsmerror.log **************** 03/29/2008 22:22:17 ANS5279E Error processing '\\2008x64\c$\windows\nvtmpinst\nvcpl.chm': file not found. 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : VssRequestor::VssBackupComplete TSM function : BackupComplete() returned VSS_E_BAD_STATE TSM return code : 4345 TSM file : vssreq.cpp (1958) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : CompleteVssSnapshot TSM function : psVssBackupComplete() failed TSM return code : 4345 TSM file : txncon.cpp (6389) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 cuBackQry: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackQry verb 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssCloseGroups TSM function : baCloseGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\00000000000000\Top\SystemState\System State\0\SystemState' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2220) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\BACKUP_STATE\TSM\00000000000000' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\00000000000000\Top\SystemState\Bootable\Bootable System State\0\Bootable' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080329221011\Top\SystemState\Bootable\COM+ REGDB\COM+ REGDB\1\COM+ REGDB Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080329221011\Top\SystemState\Bootable\Registry \Registry\1\Registry Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080329221011\Top\SystemState\Bootable\System Files\System Files\1\System Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080329221011\Top\SystemState\WMI\Windows Managment Instrumentation\1\WMI Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : deleteServerObj TSM function : Cleaning up TSM group on server failed TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (6716) 03/29/2008 22:22:19 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : updateDCAfterTSMBkup() returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2666) 03/29/2008 22:22:21 ANS5280E Object enumeration from a file set or file list failed. 03/29/2008 22:24:56 Operation stopped by user 03/30/2008 00:06:05 ANS5279E Error processing '\\2008x64\c$\windows\nvtmpinst\nvcpl.chm': file not found. 03/30/2008 00:06:07 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : VssRequestor::VssBackupComplete TSM function : BackupComplete() returned VSS_E_BAD_STATE TSM return code : 4345 TSM file : vssreq.cpp (1958) 03/30/2008 00:06:07 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : CompleteVssSnapshot TSM function : psVssBackupComplete() failed TSM return code : 4345 TSM file : txncon.cpp (6389) 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 cuBackQry: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackQry verb 03/30/2008 00:07:36 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssCloseGroups TSM function : baCloseGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\00000000000000\Top\SystemState\System State\0\SystemState' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2220) 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\BACKUP_STATE\TSM\00000000000000' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\00000000000000\Top\SystemState\Bootable\Bootable System State\0\Bootable' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080329235351\Top\SystemState\Bootable\COM+ REGDB\COM+ REGDB\1\COM+ REGDB Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080329235351\Top\SystemState\Bootable\Registry \Registry\1\Registry Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080329235351\Top\SystemState\Bootable\System Files\System Files\1\System Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080329235351\Top\SystemState\WMI\Windows Managment Instrumentation\1\WMI Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:07:36 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:07:36 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : deleteServerObj TSM function : Cleaning up TSM group on server failed TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (6716) 03/30/2008 00:07:36 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : updateDCAfterTSMBkup() returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2666) 03/30/2008 00:07:38 ANS5280E Object enumeration from a file set or file list failed. 03/30/2008 00:17:24 ANS1959W Removing previous incomplete group '\System State\0\SystemState' Id:0-2179073 03/30/2008 00:29:50 ANS5279E Error processing '\\2008x64\c$\windows\nvtmpinst\nvcpl.chm': file not found. 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : VssRequestor::VssBackupComplete TSM function : BackupComplete() returned VSS_E_BAD_STATE TSM return code : 4345 TSM file : vssreq.cpp (1958) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : CompleteVssSnapshot TSM function : psVssBackupComplete() failed TSM return code : 4345 TSM file : txncon.cpp (6389) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 cuBackQry: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackQry verb 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssCloseGroups TSM function : baCloseGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\00000000000000\Top\SystemState\System State\0\SystemState' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2220) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\BACKUP_STATE\TSM\00000000000000' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\00000000000000\Top\SystemState\Bootable\Bootable System State\0\Bootable' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080330001714\Top\SystemState\Bootable\COM+ REGDB\COM+ REGDB\1\COM+ REGDB Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080330001714\Top\SystemState\Bootable\Registry \Registry\1\Registry Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080330001714\Top\SystemState\Bootable\System Files\System Files\1\System Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 cuBackUpd: Received rc: -50 trying to send BackUpd verb 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : baUpdateGroupLeader() for file '2008X64\SystemState\NULL\System State\SystemState\TSM\FULL\20080330001714\Top\SystemState\WMI\Windows Managment Instrumentation\1\WMI Writer' returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2633) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 sessSendVerb: Error sending Verb, rc: -50 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : deleteServerObj TSM function : Cleaning up TSM group on server failed TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (6716) 03/30/2008 00:29:52 ANS5250E An unexpected error was encountered. TSM function name : vssUpdateGroups TSM function : updateDCAfterTSMBkup() returned rc=-50 TSM return code : -50 TSM file : vssback.cpp (2666) 03/30/2008 00:29:56 ANS5280E Object enumeration from a file set or file list failed. **************************************
