Microsoft KB Archive/840165

= Event ID 8 appears in the system event log after you break a mirrored volume in Windows Server 2003 =

Article ID: 840165

Article Last Modified on 10/30/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)

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SYMPTOMS
After you create a software RAID volume in Microsoft Windows Server 2003, when you break that volume, the following event appears in the system event log: Event Type: Error

Event Source: Volsnap

Event Category: None

Event ID: 8

Date:

Time:

User: N/A

Computer:

Description: The flush and hold writes operation on volume C: timed out while waiting for a release writes command.



CAUSE
This problem occurs if you break the software redundant array of independent disks (RAID) volume by using the Diskpart tool. This event appears because of a problem in the Windows Server 2003 Logical Disk Administrative Service (DmAdmin).



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, ignore this event. This event does not indicate that there is a problem in Windows.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the &quot;Applies to&quot; section of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
The Virtual Disk Service (VDS) is a component of the Windows Server 2003 file system infrastructure. The Virtual Disk Service is designed to make hard disk management and data management easier. For additional information about storage management in Windows Server 2003, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/wss2003/techinfo/plandeploy/stormgtusingvdsvss.mspx

Additional query words: VSS, SAK, Server Appliance Kit, NAS, Network Attached Storage

Keywords: kbfilesystems kbhardware kbeventlog kbdiskmemory kbpreinstall kbbug kbprb KB840165

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