I am having some troubles with the Sql VSS writer. I am using a 3rd party backup solution, and it is failing because each time a snapshot is attempted the writer (SqlServerWriter) fails with a non-retryable error. The same thing happens with the built in Windows Server Backup utility. There are a few notable entries in the Event Logs on the server. One names error 0x800423f4, the other0x80070005, which is an access denied error. Trouble is, the writer is set to run under the local system account, and the local system account has SysAdmin privileges on the databases. I've spent quite a few hours over the past week or two attempting to solve this and have had no luck. Any ideas where this writer is failing? This is a SQL 2008r2 install.
Thanks,
Josh
Sqllib error: OLEDB Error encountered calling ICommandText::Execute. hr = 0x80040e14. SQLSTATE: 42000, Native Error: 3013
Error state: 1, Severity: 16
Source: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 10.0
Error message: BACKUP DATABASE is terminating abnormally.
SQLSTATE: 42000, Native Error: 18210
Error state: 1, Severity: 16
Source: Microsoft SQL Server Native Client 10.0
Error message: BackupVirtualDeviceSet::Initialize: CoCreateInstance failure on backup device '{730A7E71-C123-4F80-A1E3-DEF2BDE8E112}3'. Operating system error 0x80070005(Access is denied.).
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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 to reoccur.
. Changes that the writer made to the writer components while handling the event will not be available to the requester. Check the event log for related events from the application hosting the VSS writer.
Operation:
PrepareForSnapshot Event
Context:
Execution Context: Writer
Writer Class Id: {a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a}
Writer Name: SqlServerWriter
Writer Instance Name: SQL Server 2008 R2:SQLWriter
Writer Instance ID: {e37d5783-6dd3-4bde-ae44-c179982fb65b}
Command Line: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\90\Shared\sqlwriter.exe"
Process ID: 8984---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is what the 'vssadmin list writers' command turns up for the SQL Writer after an attempted snapshot. Only way to recover it is to restart the server.
Writer name: 'SqlServerWriter'
Writer Id: {a65faa63-5ea8-4ebc-9dbd-a0c4db26912a}
Writer Instance Id: {ac3d731f-6a0f-4537-8d6f-1ffad6dd9d8f}
State: [8] Failed
Last error: Non-retryable error