An Update.... Since last post I have been advised by our backup vendor that we should not be backing up the inactive database, ONLY the active copy database. Is this a best practice.
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Todd Lemmiksoo <[email protected]>wrote: > In the event log : > 9606 Successfully > 2005 IS Shadow copy starting > 9840 error for the database to be backed up. > > An attempt to prepare the database 'Standard Users D-H' for backup > failed because the database is already in the process of being backed up. > The error code is -2403. (Note that if a backup was recently aborted, then > it may take several minutes for the system to detect the aborted backup and > initiate backup cleanup procedures, so this message may be generated if an > attempt was made to backup a database before a previous backup attempt had > fully terminated.) > > On the other DAG member there is a backup running at that time but for a > different database. > > > On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 12:38 PM, Michael B. Smith > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> I would be far more interested what is in the Application event log.**** >> >> ** ** >> >> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Todd Lemmiksoo >> *Sent:* Monday, July 15, 2013 12:05 PM >> *To:* [email protected] >> *Subject:* [Exchange] Exchange 2010 backup fails for VSS writer state**** >> >> ** ** >> >> Has anyone had this type of error when backing up Exchange 2010 active >> databases.**** >> >> 07787 VSS:**** >> >> 14-Jul 22:00 VSS -E-05591 components from Microsoft Exchange >> Writer (Exchange Information Store) - writer failed**** >> >> 14-Jul 22:00 EX10-E-07966 Job is in the state that it can not continue*** >> * >> >> 14-Jul 22:00 VSS -I-08380 writers state:**** >> >> writer Microsoft Exchange Writer (Exchange Information Store): <STABLE> >> <WAIT_FOR_BACKUP_COMPLETE(0x800423f3 - VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE)> >> <STABLE(0x800423f3 - VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE**** >> >> 14-Jul 22:00 VSS -W-08381 writer Microsoft Exchange Writer (Exchange >> Information Store): **** >> >> >> **** >> >> Does not happen for each database but does happen almost nightly.**** >> >> -- >> T. Todd Lemmiksoo **** >> > > > > -- > T. Todd Lemmiksoo > -- T. Todd Lemmiksoo
