"DPM uses the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)"

"DPM uses the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to create a snapshot of the protected data."
According to MS (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb808827.aspx)
Does that mean I have to set asides space on the protected server (a file server), so it can store shadow copies, and the DPM server taps into those shadow copies to create its recovery points etc?
Thanks

Hi Joe,
when you are protecting a file server. DPM will implement a change journal to record all the blocks that have been changed.
Then once the sync starts. The journal is interrogated and will tell DPM which file have been changed.
Then the VSS writer makes a copy of these data and send them to DPM.
You don't need additionnal space or to create a new folder on your server.

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Backup Fail with Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error calling a routine on the Shadow Copy Provider, Event ID 12293, error returned while creating the volume shadow copy 0x8004230f,

We are using TINA backup solution and windows 2003 backup is failling with VSS error.
For testing purpose we initiate a system state backup (or any file backup) with the help of windows 2003 ntbackup.exe and found it is failing with below error.
Backup error report.
Backup Status
Operation: Backup
Active backup destination: File
Media name: "Backup.bkf created 28/05/2014 at 06:34"
Volume shadow copy creation: Attempt 1.
Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:0x8004230f.
Error returned while creating the volume shadow copy:8004230f
Aborting Backup.
The operation did not successfully complete.
We check event viewer and found below error event.
Event Type:
Error
Event Source:
VSS
Event Category:
None
Event ID:
12293
Date:
28/05/2014
Time:
05:48:10
User:
N/A
Computer:
CQ329TOS
Description:
Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error calling a routine on the Shadow Copy Provider {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}. Routine details Cannot ask provider {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5} if
volume is supported. [0x8000ffff] [hr = 0x8000ffff].

Resolution:
After getting this error we check Shadow Copy provider and writer health and fond it is fine.
To get shadow copy providers details use below command.
Command: vssadmin list providers
Command output
C:\>vssadmin list providers
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
   Provider type: System
   Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
   Version: 1.0.0.7
To get shadow copy writers health
Command: vssadmin list writers
Command Output.
C:\>vssadmin list writers
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001 Microsoft Corp.
Writer name: 'System Writer'
   Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
   Writer Instance Id: {333e02cd-d9ec-43c8-9b45-39691ad1b351}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
   Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
   Writer Instance Id: {800877a5-e13d-47a3-8f99-ebd4d3b3fd12}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'MSDEWriter'
   Writer Id: {f8544ac1-0611-4fa5-b04b-f7ee00b03277}
   Writer Instance Id: {63400aa0-a17f-4121-9483-1cd226f03238}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
   Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
   Writer Instance Id: {e13cb72b-84fa-4c86-86d8-48f523aafc9a}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Event Log Writer'
   Writer Id: {eee8c692-67ed-4250-8d86-390603070d00}
   Writer Instance Id: {ce63b3a0-e038-4e56-9d07-929f256639de}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
   Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
   Writer Instance Id: {008e8714-ed6d-4288-81ce-4b0b1ec41294}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Writer name: 'BITS Writer'
   Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}
   Writer Instance Id: {e22a8953-a52c-4a76-bec0-8773122cbff8}
   State: [1] Stable
   Last error: No error
Next I check Shadow Copies details from volume properties (right click on C or other drive then select properties then click on Shadow Copies Tab) and found it is showing the same error code..
From this error it is clear that the issue is inside the registry hive and due to junk hive shadow copies services not able to working properly.
For me the server have two disk we check disk signature at MBR and found the disk signature was.
Signature disk 0 : 9351912b
Signature disk 0 : FDFBE035
But at registry we found lot of nonexistance signature. Which indicate lot of junk valu inside registry.
Now how can we resolve this issue?
It is very simple just delete the registry key “volume” (registry key “HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\STORAGE\Volume”) and reboot the server it will “Volume” registry hive automatically.
Note:
When you remove registry key it is showing error unable to delete, then please right click on it select permission then take ownership and assign full permission to your login account.
Please be careful when you delete registry key because system can fully crashed if you delete or modify wrong registry key.
Your can take a backup of the registry key by exporting.

The creation of the shadow copy on the backup destination has failed. Detailed Error: The Volume Shadow Copy operation failed with the error 0x80042316

When using Microsoft Backup on a Windows Server 2008 SP2 (not R2 - [Microsoft version 6.0.6002]) I get the error "The creation of the shadow copy on the backup destination has failed. Detailed Error: The Volume Shadow Copy operation failed with the
error 0x80042316"
The odd thing is that when I start the backup manually, it works fine. When it runs automatically the error appears.
When doing a SFC /scannow I do get errors that can't be corrected.
Is there anything short of rebuilding this machine (It's a DC and the only one this office has) I can do to fix this?

Hi,
0x80042316 means "Another shadow copy creation is already in progress". This error could occur when another VSS instance is running.
Is there any third party backup application installed? Try to uninstall it to see the result. And please also check if there is another backup schedule which causes the conflict.
Meanwhile please provide the result of:
vssadmin list providers
vssadmin list writers
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Hi,
I do have Crashplan ProE running. It started at 1900 and the Windows Backup starts at 2000. I have modified Crashplan not to start until 2300 to see if that helps.
Also:
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'
Provider type: System
Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
Version: 1.0.0.7
AND:
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-2005 Microsoft Corp.
Writer name: 'System Writer'
Writer Id: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
Writer Instance Id: {f0c7ee55-5885-4894-8dd3-14fffbdd4d2e}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'SqlServerWriter'
Writer Id: {a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a}
Writer Instance Id: {017a0133-7577-4322-b513-04f72404b70a}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'ASR Writer'
Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}
Writer Instance Id: {6b17d670-9ea8-4ff1-a59e-b474f4b893db}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer'
Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
Writer Instance Id: {56aad1bf-9bf1-4fde-b2f4-a706577c632d}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
Writer Instance Id: {e942d09d-276e-450a-9bf4-b1d5abe6af8a}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
Writer Instance Id: {3737164b-61ac-454c-b1f7-42f2620f10db}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'DFS Replication service writer'
Writer Id: {2707761b-2324-473d-88eb-eb007a359533}
Writer Instance Id: {39458257-aca4-481e-a302-994f3eb1e9a3}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Dhcp Jet Writer'
Writer Id: {be9ac81e-3619-421f-920f-4c6fea9e93ad}
Writer Instance Id: {6a8ab4aa-760c-4102-a27f-58f570c9c572}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'NTDS'
Writer Id: {b2014c9e-8711-4c5c-a5a9-3cf384484757}
Writer Instance Id: {53577013-8397-448e-9a25-c7cac08aa0a8}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'IIS Metabase Writer'
Writer Id: {59b1f0cf-90ef-465f-9609-6ca8b2938366}
Writer Instance Id: {ee2c9173-92e7-455c-8f73-601647c0ddb2}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'BITS Writer'
Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}
Writer Instance Id: {b1f60392-9dfd-4e3a-bda6-3dc2cb622ba4}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'IIS Config Writer'
Writer Id: {2a40fd15-dfca-4aa8-a654-1f8c654603f6}
Writer Instance Id: {a328aede-78f0-448e-9c36-e8379e9fe2a8}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
Writer Instance Id: {c39fa334-5c9d-4906-a3b5-33c3444948e6}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'NPS VSS Writer'
Writer Id: {35e81631-13e1-48db-97fc-d5bc721bb18a}
Writer Instance Id: {3c9c5584-b5fd-48cf-8541-0c8bfa585ca0}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error

Failed to create the volume shadow copy inside of virtual machine 'SBS-SVR'

Hi there,
Currently only partial backups are being completed.
I receive the following error:
Writer Failures
Writer Id: {66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}
Instance Id: {B8818795-2E27-44A3-85AB-D4C3DDBD288E}
Writer Name: Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer
Writer State: 5
Failure Result: 80042336
Application Result: 80004005
Application Message: (null)
Component: 9E70CA9C-B992-425D-B091-95B76763BE39
Logical Path: (null)
Component Result: 800423F3
Component Message: Failed to create the volume shadow copy inside of virtual machine 'SBS-SVR'. (Virtual machine ID 9E70CA9C-B992-425D-B091-95B76763BE39)
File Spec: C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Hyper-V\Virtual Machines\\9E70CA9C-B992-425D-B091-95B76763BE39.xml Recursive: 0
File Spec: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual hard disks\\SBS-SVR-SYSTEM_404D40C1-A532-4272-AE8B-251C4A03B4F3.avhdx Recursive: 0
File Spec: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Hyper-V\Virtual hard disks\\SBS-SVR-SYSTEM.vhdx Recursive: 0
Application backup
Writer Id: {66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}
Component: 9E70CA9C-B992-425D-B091-95B76763BE39
Caption : Backup Using Child Partition Snapshot\SBS-SVR
Logical Path:
Error : 80780175
Error Message : Component was skipped from volume shadow copy.
Detailed Error : 800423F3
Detailed Error Message : The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is retried,
the error may not reoccur.
The success file is as follows:
Backup of volume \\?\Volume{72ec559c-60ca-11e2-93e8-806e6f6e6963}\ succeeded.
Backup of volume C: succeeded.
Application backup
Writer Id: {66841CD4-6DED-4F4B-8F17-FD23F8DDC3DE}
Component: Host Component
Caption : Host Component
Logical Path:
In the event logs: application, i found this:
The backup operation that started at '‎2014‎-‎05‎-‎18T11:00:22.221374600Z' has failed to back up volume(s) ''. Please review the event details for a solution, and then rerun the backup operation once the issue is resolved.
Some errors that are occuring that may be linked are:
Event Viewer, Application and Service Logs, Microsoft, Windows, Hyper-V-VMMS (the below is occuring every 2 minutes)
Failed to register the service principal name 'Hyper-V Replica Service'.
Failed to register the service principal name 'Microsoft Virtual System Migration Service'.
Failed to register the service principal name 'Microsoft Virtual Console Service'.
Upon some research I tried the following without much luck:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2761899
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/1340.hyper-v-troubleshooting-event-id-14050-vmms.aspx
Specs:
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Standard x64
6.2.9200
ProLiant ML350e Gen8
VM: Microsoft® Windows Server® 2008 Standard FE x64
6.0.6002 Service Pack 2
Look forward to any help.
John

Hi John,
Please run “vssadmin list writers” command to check the VSS writer status. There is a similar thread, please go through it to help troubleshoot this issue:
Windows 2012 Backup for HyperV failed with error code '0x80780049'
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/f1a0c9c6-7b4c-409c-b4da-c145b8b59eb1/windows-2012-backup-for-hyperv-failed-with-error-code-0x80780049?forum=winserverhyperv
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System State Backup - 2008R2 - Volume Shadow Copy Error

I am attempting to do system state backup in my Test environment. I am running Hyper-V on a standalone "sandbox" server. I have configured a semi-duplicate environment.
We are updating the schema soon, and I would like to do a System State restore for practice and I haven't actually had to do one in about 10 years.
I am running 2008R2 DC as a VM in my Hyper-V environment. It has a C: and E: volume, VSS is enabled on e: and set to Unlimited. I set my set "BackupLocation=e:\adbackups" and attempt to run wbadmin.exe start systemstatebackup -backupTarget:"E:"
(with quotes or without it still fails.
My error from command is Error - Volume Shadow Copy Service operation error (0x800423f4) which appears to be a generic error. In the Backup Event Viewer it shows as Event ID 9, another generic error.
I am running as Domain Admin, and I checked that I have Backup Operator rights. Volume Shadow Copy service is running.

Hello Chris,
This issue occurs if any of the virtual disks attached to the guest VM was created by using the option to copy the contents of a physical disk. Please refer the below mentioned MS KB..
Backup of a Hyper-V virtual machine fails with error 0x800423f4 if the disk signature on a virtual hard disk is the same as a physical disk on the Hyper-V host
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/975695
Sincerely, Asifkhan -- Please mark my post helpful if it was really helpful to you.

Does deduplication and Volume Shadow Copy work together?

Hi!
I have a fileserver with five 2TB-disks on it on a 2012 R2 server. I want to enable dedup on it that according to DDPEval.exe would save ~40%. I would also like to enable Volume Shadow Copies on the volumes so the the end user easily could restore removed
files and folders.
I have not found anything from microsoft about use both these features on the same volume, is it supported?
I have done some searching and found that for some users the say that dedup would change so much on the snapshots that it have to delete older snapshots, even though not much data have changed, the dedup force VSC to delete old snapshots.
Any experience with these features co-located on the same volume? Do I need to choose just one of them to use on my volumes?
Thanks!

Hi,
Based on my research, the Shadow Copy and Deduplication could be used together in a Windows Server 2012 R2. The deletion of the old snapshots could be due to the Volume for which the shadow copy being created is more than 64 TB. Volume Shadow Copy Service supports
a volume size of up to 64 TB.
For more detailed information, you could refer to the article below:
Windows 2012 R2 Data Deduplication Leverages Shadow Copies: “LastOptimizationResultMessage : A volume shadow copy could not be created or was unexpectedly deleted”.
https://workinghardinit.wordpress.com/2014/07/01/windows-2012-r2-data-deduplication-leverages-shadow-copies-lastoptimizationresultmessage-a-volume-shadow-copy-could-not-be-created-or-was-unexpectedly-deleted/
Please Note: Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. The sites are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety, or suitability of any software or information found there. Please
make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any suggestions from the above link.
Best Regards,
Mandy
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Used and allocated Shadow Copy Storage space is showing values in GB .

Hi All ,
This is an production issue and i need an urgent help on this case.
In my environment i am having exchange server 2013 in DAG extended with three sites.On that i am having two mailbox servers in the production site and one mailbox server in remaining two sites.
we have mounted all the mailbox databases in one production mailbox server.Those databases are present in LUN mapped to the production mailbox servers from SAN storage.
Issue :
Few of the mailbox databases are occupying too much of size on the LUN than it's original size.
Say for instance i have kept the mailbox database called "test" which is present on the LUN with the size of 190 GB.On that whole space the mailbox database is occupying only 100GB but on the diskmgmt and also on the explorer it is showing
only the free space as 17 GB.
Finally we have run the below mentioned command and found that the used and allocated shadow storage is occupying the size around 34 GB.
Attached snap for your reference :
Question : How to reclaim the space occupied by the shadow copy storage to the LUN ? If possible someone tell me why this issue is happening ?
Thanks & Regards S.Nithyanandham

Hi,
According to my research and technology, it’s caused by Volume Shadow Copy Service which is used to backup infrastructure for the Microsoft operation systems, as well as a mechanism for creating consistent point-in-time copies of data known as shadow copies.
We can use VssAdmin to create, delete, and list information about shadow copies. More details about Volume Shadow Copy Service, for your reference:
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee923636(v=ws.10).aspx
Besides, this issue may be related to Windows server. I recommend you to contact to Windows Server Team so that you can get more professional suggestions, please refer to:
https://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/windowsserver/en-US/home?category=windowsserver
Thanks
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Microsoft Shadow Copy Service disables itself when trying to run backups.

I am running Vista Business SP2 and Symantec System Recovery 2013 on my Dell Optiplex GX620 Work Station and my Latitude D830 Laptop. My automatic backups constantly fail due to the fact that the Microsoft Shadow Copy Service continually disables itself.
When I go in and manually reset the service to "Manual" where it belongs, the backups work fine. My problem is I can't find out why the Shadow Copy Service continually disables itself. I have found through trial that it has nothing to do with the
antivirus/antimalware program I am running which is Webroot "Secure Anywhere". I have spent many hours with Norton Enterprise Technical Support and they cannot locate the issue within their product. They are certain it is a Microsoft issue. Same
whith the Webroot people. I have not been successful in getting any answers out of Microsoft. I have talked to techs who either want too much money to handle my problem or there are techs who have given me solutions that do not work. I have all but given up
on Microsoft for assistance with this issue. I have read everything I can find in the Knowledge Base, and what has been written here. I still am in a quandry as to what is causing the shadow service to disable. At present I have no automatic backup system.
I am forced to run it manually because of this issue. I consider this a sad senario in this technical climate in which we live. If anyone out there has the slightest idea as to what could be causing my problem please help! I am open to any solution at this
point. Thanks All! Paul J. Wiekierak ([email protected])

Hi pwiekier,
Can you find any warnings or errors related to this ?
I suspect this is a third party service conflict issue.I recommend you to perform a clean boot to have a troubleshoot.
Please follow these steps to perform a troubleshoot:
1.Search "Msconfig.exe" from the start menu
2.Choose "Services" item
3.Choose "Hide all Microsoft services " and choose"Disable all"
4.Click "OK" and Restart
And then check this service ,if the issue disappeared, it is a third party service conflict issue.
We can make a further analysis by enabling the third party service with dichotomy to find out the culprit.
Best regards

DAG - Backup failing on 1 DB only with error - The Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS Writer instance ID failed with error code 80070020 when preparing for a backup of database 'DB012'

Hi Board,
i´ve search across the board, technet and symantec sites but did not found a hint about my problem.
we drive a 2 node DAG (Location1-Ex1-mb1
Location2-exc1-mb1), on SP2 RU4 patchlevel with 40 Databases.
Since some time the backup of one - and only one DB - is failing with these events, logged on the Mailboxserver on which the passive DB is hosted.
Log Name:      Application
Source:        MSExchangeRepl
Date:          28.09.2012 00:37:17
Event ID:      2112
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      Location1-Exc1-MB1
Description: The Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS Writer instance 1ab7d204-609a-4aea-b0a7-70afb0db38de failed with error code 80070020 when preparing for a backup of database 'DB012'.
Followed by
Log Name:      Application
Source:        MSExchangeRepl
Date:
01.10.2012 03:33:06
Event ID:      2024
Task Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:
N/A
Computer:      Location1-Exc1-MB1
Description:
The Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS Writer (Instance 42916d80-36c1-4f73-86d0-596d30226349) failed with error 80070020 when preparing for a backup.
The backup Application - Symantec Backup Exec 2010 R3 – states, this error
Snapshot provider error (0xE000FED1): A failure occurred querying the Writer status.
Check the Windows Event Viewer for details.
Writer Name: Exchange Server, Writer ID: {76FE1AC4-15F7-4BCD-987E-8E1ACB462FB7}, Last error: The VSS Writer failed, but the operation can be retried (0x800423f3), State: Stable (1).
Symatec suggests within http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH184095
to restart the MS Exchange Replication Service – BUT the mentioned eventID
8229 isn´t present on any of the both Mailboxservers.
The affected Database is active on Location2-Exc1-Mb1 Server and in an overall healthy state. I found during my research, that below Location2-Exc1-Mb1 Server, there are not removed shadow copies present!
This confuses me, since all Backups are normally taken from the passive copy of a Database.
So my questions to the board are:
* Does anyone is facing similar issues?
* Can someone explain why snapshots are present on the Mailboxserver hosting the Active Database, whilst the errors are logged on the passive one?
-          * Does someone know the conditions, why shadows copies remain and
aren´t removed in a proper manner?
What can cause the circumstance, that only 1 DB is facing such issues?
Any suggestion is welcome!
BR
Markus

Hi Lenora,
I´ve encreases VSS / Exchange Backup Log levels to expert, before starting
those things i´ve all tried now:
- Backup from passive DB (forced within Symantec Backup Exec)
- Backup from active DB (forced within Symantec Backup Exec)
- Backup from passive DB without GRT enabled (forced within Symantec Backup Exec)
- Backup from active DB without GRT enabled(forced within Symantec Backup Exec)
All those attempts failed.
But brought some more details - the backup against the active DB states, that there is still a backup in progress and therefore this backup is cancelled by VSS.
The Solution was, that i´ve needed to restart the Exchange Replication Service on the Mailbox Server hosting the passive DB.
Backups are working again on all DBs!
THX for your replys.
Best regards
Markus

Oracle Shadow Copy Service is not installed

Hi all,
 
I have read on a book that when you install Oracle 11g on Windows-based servers, a service named as Oracle Shadow Copy Service is automatically installed.
 
I installed Oracle 11g on a Windows XP SP2 machine with 1 GB RAM and did not find that service there. Does it require Windows server OS to be able to install it? or did I miss something?
 

Hi there,
I geuss this service is installed when you have 2003 server installed. I wont come with the Win Xp Prof.With 11g,RMAn is able to use it.
http://www.oracle.com/technology/deploy/availability/htdocs/rman_overview.htm
Aman....

I took my headphones out of my iPod but when I use the volume it still says there in. Why?

I had my headphones in and then I took them out. But my iPod insists I still have them plugged in. So now I can't listen to things out loud. I'm really aggravated because I tried plugging them back in and then out but it still says I have headphones in when I use the volume. How can I fix this problem?

- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iPod. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following will replace the jack for less. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Replace the jack yourself
iPod Touch Repair – iFixit

Why does it say headphones when i use the volume buttons

why does it say headphones when i use the volume buttons instead of volume when the headphones are not plucked in?

- Try cleaning out/blowing out the headphone jack. Try inserting/removing the plug a dozen times or so. There is a little switch in the headphone jack that disconnects the speaker when the headphone jack is inserted.
Try the following to rule out a software problem
- Reset the iPod. Nothing will be lost
Reset iPod touch: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup
- Restore to factory settings/new iPod.
- Make an appointment at the Genius Bar of an Apple store. Seems you have a bad headphone jack.
Apple Retail Store - Genius Bar
If not under warranty Apple will exchange your iPod for a refurbished one for this price. They do not fix yours.
Apple - iPod Repair price
A third-party place like the following will replace the jack for less. Google for more.
iPhone Repair, Service & Parts: iPod Touch, iPad, MacBook Pro Screens
Replace the jack yourself
iPod Touch Repair – iFixit

I want to put windows 7 on my iMac. Do I use Windows 7, 64 bit System Builder or do I use a "retail copy" of the Windows 7, 64 bit ? Microsoft says I should use the System Builder copy. A technical support individual from Apple said use the "retail copy"

A Microsoft technical advisor said that the "retail copy" of Windows 7, 64 bit Home Premium would not work with Boot Camp to put the Windows operating system on the IMac. She said that I would have to use the System Builder copy of Windows 7 to put it on my iMac. An Apple technical advisor told me that I had to use the "retail copy" of Window 7 because that was the one used by Apple when they developed the Boot Camp program. I have also seen some articles from Apple that suggests that both copies of Windows 7 would work OK. Does anyone have any experience that shows which one or both I should purchase to put on my computer?

Welcome to ASC!
I used the 64-bit System Builder Edition when I bootcamped my 2010 iMac a couple of years ago. Worked perfectly--installed a very lean system. Without all the extra cr@pware that comes preinstalled on name-brand Win computers, the SBE OS actually works darned well.
However, that was under Mac OS 10.6.8 which remains on that computer for compatibilty reasons not related to Windows. Haven't BCed any newer Mac OS, so your mileage may vary.

Exchange Server 2013 SP1 CU5 - The Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS Writer encountered an exception

We have 2 server DAG with a witness all servers are Server 2012 R2. Both members of the DAG are Exchange 2013 SP1 CU5.
We haven't seen this until recently, but during a VSS enabled storage snapshot the following errors occur. All of which are related to MSExchangeRepl and the Exchange VSS Writer.
Event IDs 2140, 2026, 2028, 2030.
The errors start with the 2140 seen here:
The Microsoft Exchange Replication service VSS Writer encountered an exception in function Microsoft::Exchange::Cluster::ReplicaVssWriter::CReplicaVssWriterInterop::PrepareSnapshot. HResult -2147467259. Exception Microsoft.Mapi.MapiExceptionDatabaseError: MapiExceptionDatabaseError:
Unable execute Prepare on snapshot. (hr=0x80004005, ec=1108)
Diagnostic context:
Lid: 1494 ---- Remote Context Beg ----
Lid: 56264 StoreEc: 0x1388
Lid: 46280 StoreEc: 0x454
Lid: 1750 ---- Remote Context End ----
Lid: 59216
Lid: 34640 StoreEc: 0x454
Lid: 52264
Lid: 46120 StoreEc: 0x454
at Microsoft.Mapi.MapiExceptionHelper.InternalThrowIfErrorOrWarning(String message, Int32 hresult, Boolean allowWarnings, Int32 ec, DiagnosticContext diagCtx, Exception innerException)
at Microsoft.Mapi.MapiExceptionHelper.ThrowIfError(String message, Int32 hresult, IExInterface iUnknown, Exception innerException)
at Microsoft.Mapi.ExRpcAdmin.ProcessSnapshotOperation(Guid mdbGuid, SnapshotOperationCode operationCode, UInt32 flags)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Cluster.Replay.StoreRpcController.<>c__DisplayClass1c.<SnapshotPrepare>b__1b()
at Microsoft.Exchange.Cluster.Replay.SafeRefCountedTimeoutWrapper.<>c__DisplayClass2.<ProtectedCallWithTimeout>b__0()
at Microsoft.Exchange.Data.HA.InvokeWithTimeout.Invoke(Action invokableAction, Action foregroundAction, TimeSpan invokeTimeout, Boolean sendWatsonReportNoThrow, Object cancelEvent)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Cluster.Replay.SafeRefCountedTimeoutWrapper.ProtectedCallWithTimeout(String operationName, TimeSpan timeout, Action operation)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Cluster.ReplicaVssWriter.CReplicaVssWriterInterop.SnapshotPrepare(Guid dbGuid, UInt32 flags)
at Microsoft.Exchange.Cluster.ReplicaVssWriter.CReplicaVssWriterInterop.PrepareSnapshot().

Hi Julez K,
According to your description, you could try upgrading to CU6.
In addition, you could review the Exchange Application (App) Event log and the Exchange System (Sys) Event log for errors , and some related resolutions for your reference.
http://www.symantec.com/business/support/index?page=content&id=TECH209938
Note: Microsoft is providing this information as a convenience to you. The sites are not controlled by Microsoft. Microsoft cannot make any representations regarding the quality, safety,
or suitability of any software or information found there. Please make sure that you completely understand the risk before retrieving any suggestions from the above link.
Hope it can be helpful.
Best regards,
Eric

I am no longer able to use the volume control buttons ( /-/or mute) on my key board in Windows 7

1. HP Pavilion dm4 XO132AV
2. Windows 7 64-bit
3. No error message
4. No changes were made prior to when the issue occured
5. Question: I am no longer able to use the volume control buttons ( /-/or mute) on my key board in Windows 7

Hi,
Try the following.
Download the IDT Audio installer on the link below and save it to your Downloads folder.
http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp50501-51000/sp50856.exe
When done, open windows Control Panel, open Device Manager and open up Sound, Video and Game Controllers. Right click the IDT device and select Uninstall - you should also get a prompt to remove the current driver, tick the box to allow this and then proceed with the uninstall.
When complete, restart the notebook and let Windows fully load. Open your Downloads folder, right click on the IDT installer and select 'Run as Administrator' to start the installation. When this has completed, restart the notebook again.
Regards,
DP-K
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