Article ID: 838864
Article Last Modified on 7/24/2007
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Datacenter Edition
SYMPTOMS
When you use a third-party backup program and the Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) component to back up or to restore selected storage groups on your Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 computer, the operation may be unsuccessful. In this scenario, the following events are logged to the application event log:
Source: MSExchangeIS
Type: Error
Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Event ID: 9609
Description:
Error code 0x3ee when preparing for Snapshot.
Source: MSExchangeIS
Type: Error
Category: Exchange VSS Writer
Event ID: 9611
Description:
Error code 0x8004010f when freezing the Storage groups.
CAUSE
This problem may occur if all the following conditions are true when the Volume Shadow Copy Service requestor in the third-party backup program uses Volume Shadow Copy Service to back up or to restore selected Exchange 2003 storage groups:
- You use volume mount points for Exchange 2003 data storage.
- The volume that you try to back up has multiple globally unique identifiers (GUIDs) in the mount-manager database.
- The volume mount point refers to a GUID that is not the first GUID for the volume in the mount-manager database.
RESOLUTION
Hotfix information
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft. However, this hotfix is intended to correct only the problem that is described in this article. Apply this hotfix only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem. This hotfix might receive additional testing. Therefore, if you are not severely affected by this problem, we recommend that you wait for the next service pack that contains this hotfix.
To resolve this problem, submit a request to Microsoft Online Customer Services to obtain the hotfix. To submit an online request to obtain the hotfix, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Note If additional issues occur or any troubleshooting is required, you might have to create a separate service request. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for this specific hotfix. To create a separate service request, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Prerequisites
No prerequisites are required.
Restart requirement
You must restart your computer after you apply this hotfix.
Hotfix replacement information
This hotfix does not replace any other hotfixes.
File information
The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.
Windows Server 2003, 32-bit editions
Date Time Version Size File name ---------------------------------------------------------- 17-Mar-2004 18:51 5.2.3790.141 273,920 Swprv.dll 18-Jan-2004 14:28 5.2.3790.121 116,736 Volsnap.sys 17-Mar-2004 18:51 5.2.3790.141 544,768 Vssapi.dll 17-Mar-2004 18:51 5.2.3790.141 663,040 Vssvc.exe 17-Mar-2004 18:51 5.2.3790.141 18,432 Vss_ps.dll 16-Mar-2004 19:57 5.2.3790.142 45,056 Ws03res.dll
Windows Server 2003, 64-bit editions
Date Time Version Size File name Platform ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 17-Mar-2004 17:52 5.2.3790.141 705,536 Swprv.dll IA-64 17-Jan-2004 12:17 5.2.3790.121 348,672 Volsnap.sys 17-Mar-2004 17:52 5.2.3790.141 1,351,168 Vssapi.dll IA-64 15-Mar-2004 16:57 5.2.3790.141 1,792,512 Vssvc.exe IA-64 17-Mar-2004 17:52 5.2.3790.141 28,160 Vss_ps.dll IA-64 16-Mar-2004 18:57 5.2.3790.142 44,544 Ws03res.dll IA-64 17-Mar-2004 17:51 5.2.3790.141 544,768 Wvssapi.dll x86 17-Mar-2004 17:51 5.2.3790.141 18,432 Wvss_ps.dll x86 16-Mar-2004 18:57 5.2.3790.142 45,056 Wws03res.dll x86
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.
MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about using Windows Server 2003 Volume Shadow Copy Service to back up and restore Exchange 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
822896 Exchange Server 2003 data back up and Volume Shadow Copy services
For additional information about volume mount point support in Exchange 2003, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
318458 Volume mount point support for an Exchange Server 2003 cluster on a Windows Server 2003-based system
For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
824684 Description of the standard terminology that is used to describe Microsoft software updates
Additional query words: EMC
Keywords: kbqfe kbhotfixserver kbwinservnetwork kbfileprintservices kbbug kbfix kbwinserv2003presp1fix KB838864
