Failed system state backup on Passive Node

I have a Windows Server 2012 R2 cluster that has a service that is installed on shared storage.  On the passive node, the system state backups are failing because the path to the service executable does not exist.    KB980794 existed
for Server 2008, which contained a hotfix and a registry key that could be added to exclude the paths to binaries that should not be included in the system state backup. 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\SystemWriter\ExcludedBinaryPaths
Is there a similar method of excluding these paths in Windows Server 2012 that will allow the VSS snapshot to execute successfully?

Hi,
Thanks for your posting.
I am trying to involve someone familiar with this topic to further look at this issue. There might be some time delay. Appreciate your patience.
Thank you for your understanding and support. 
Best Regards,
Mandy
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    Regard, Martin

  • Has anybody had an issue with System State Backups on a Dell PowerEdge R510 Server running Server 2008 R2?

    Hi,
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    Kevin C.
    kconway@fnalgov
    

    Hi Kevin,
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    Please install the hotfix in the article below to resolve the issue:
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    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2614892
    Best Regards,
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  • System State backup of CA Server 2012 R2

    Hallo,
    I have read an article about
    ‘System state backup does not include CA private keys in Windows Server 2008 or in Windows Server 2008 R2’ 
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2603469
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    Vi
    Vi

    No, now with Windows Server 2012 and R2, the Windows Server Backup feature can be installed on the CA to create a System State Backup that includes the CA private keys.
    See here for more info:
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    http://blogs.technet.com/b/pki/archive/2013/03/22/windows-server-2012-active-directory-certificate-services-system-state-backup-and-restore.aspx

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    We are running active directory ,Windows 2008 R2 with DPM 2012.
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    hussain

    Hi,
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    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Regards, Mike J. [MSFT]
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  • System State Backup fail. Writer name: 'NTDS' : State: [11] Failed : Last error: Non-retryable error

    Hello!!! Everybody,
    I have Win Server 2008 R2 contain Domain controller (No Hyper-V). I have to take "SYSTEM STATE DATA BACKUP". I have ran following command on this Server.
    c:\>wbadmin start systemstatebackup -backuptarget:d:
    but backup was not successful & I got following error in command prompt.
    " A VOLUME SHADOW COPY SERVICE OPERATION HAS OCCURRED : <0X800423f4>. THE WRITER EXPERIENCED A NON-TRANSIENT ERROR. IF THE BACKUP PROCESS IS RETRIED,THE ERROR IS LIKELY TO REOCCUR."
    I also ran following command to know exact problem.
    c:\>vssadmin list writers
    I got following error
    Writer name: 'NTDS'
       Writer Id: {b2014c9e-8711-4c5c-a5a9-3cf384484757}
       Writer Instance Id: {21c57902-5037-467b-b9a3-72ed41c9723e}
       State: [11] Failed
       Last error: Non-retryable error
    I also checked Event Viewer & got following 3 noserror.
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    A VSS writer has rejected an event with error 0x800423f4, The writer experienced a non-transient error. If the backup process is retried, the error is likely reoccur.
    Process ID : 608
    (2) Event Id : 412, Source : ESENT. Task Category: Logging/Recovery
    lsass (636) Unable to read the header of log file "\\?\Globalroot\device\harddiskvolumeshadowcopy2\Windows\NTDS\edb.log".Error:546
    (3)Event Id : 521 Source : Backup
    The backup operation that started at  '‎2014-‎05-‎13T01:44:31.444000000Z' has failed because the Volume Shadow Copy Service operation to create a shadow copy of the volumes being backed up failed with following error code '2155348129'. Please review
    the event details for a solution, and then rerun the backup operation once the issue is resolved.
    I have also restart the server but problem is not resolved. I have no SQL in my Server.
    I also re-register the VSS components with the help of following website.
    Website Link :  https://kb.acronis.com/content/45776
    You are requested please solve my problem on very urgent basis.

    You can refer below link for your issue
    http://waynestorey.com/blog/2012/01/18/windows-backup-fails-with-event-id-521-error-code-2155348129/
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  • DPM 2012 R2 CU 4 - issue w/ system state backup completing on non domain servers with T2embed.dll

    I am really new to DPM and just took over a system that has servers being backed up that are not part of the domain. The volumes backup fine and system state will not complete. In looking at the protection group server the WindowsImageBackup folder is created
    and the backup starts however it will fail and DPM server will say Replica is inconsistent.  Back on the protected server in the backup event log, it fails w/ error code 2155347997.  In the backup error log file in C:\windows\logs\windowsserverbackup. 
    It says "Error in backup of C:\windows\system32\t2embed.dll during read.  Error [0x80070005] Access is denied.
    We have about 4 other servers that are not domain joined and they are getting similar errors w/ t2embed.dll in that system32 directory or in the WinSXS folder.   All servers are 2008 SP2 or 2008 R2 SP1.
    Thank you in advance for you help

    Hi,
    DPM has no control over errors that Windows server backup receives, but check permissions and Remove the DENY permission for EVERYONE on the below files:
    C:\Windows\system32\t2embed.dll
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    C:\Windows\winsxs\x86_microsoft-windows-font-embedding_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_b7c78d327d35e10e\t2embed.dll
    Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread. Regards, Mike J. [MSFT]
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