Windows VSS Writers and Corresponding ... - Veeam Software
https://www.veeam.com/kb204104.06.2015 · Basic VSS Writer Troubleshooting. Launch an administrative command prompt and run 'vssadmin list writers' to determine which, if any, writers are in a failed state. Locate the writer in the list above, and restart the correlating service. Then rerun 'vssadmin list writers' to check if the writer is stable. Restarting the services may not always ...
KB3099: Job fails to create VSS snapshot for ... - Veeam Software
www.veeam.com › kb3099Feb 11, 2020 · 2. In the Add Roles and Features Wizard, do the following: a. In the Before you begin wizard page, click Next. b. In the Select installation type wizard page, select Role-based or feature-based installation. c. In the Select destination server wizard page, select the server where you want to install the File Share Shadow Copy Agent. d.
Use VSS snapshots to backup NAS on your ... - Veeam Software
www.veeam.com › blog › nas-backup-remote-netapp-fasMar 19, 2020 · NetApp storage snapshot or Microsoft VSS snapshot? Veeam offers two ways to back up a NAS share in a consistent state. Veeam Backup & Replication can leverage Microsoft VSS snapshots to trigger a NetApp snapshot or it can use a pre-defined snapshot path (see figure 1). Using an alternative snapshot path allows complex scenarios like backing up from a SnapMirror/SnapVault location but it involves scripting or a schedule on NetApp to create and delete the snapshots.