VSS - Veeam R&D Forums
forums.veeam.com › veeam-backup-replication-f2 › vssDec 11, 2009 · This is a Veeam proprietary service that offers a much more complete VSS implementation than the VMware VSS service. While the "built-in" VMware VSS is a minimal VSS implementation, the Veeam VSS provides full support for restores of VSS aware features/applications like Active Directory, Exchange, SQL, etc.
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 ...
How Backup Works - Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows Guide
helpcenter.veeam.com › docs › agentforwindowsSep 10, 2021 · During backup, Veeam Agent for Microsoft Windows performs the following operations: Veeam Agent creates a Microsoft VSS snapshot of the volume whose data you want to back up. The VSS snapshot helps make sure that the data on the volume is consistent and does not change at the moment of backup. In the Free and Workstation product editions, the VSS snapshot type depends on the OS of the Veeam Agent computer.
KB3164: How to collect VSS trace - Veeam Software
www.veeam.com › kb3164Apr 30, 2020 · Veeam products use Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) for a variety of tasks. Sometimes it is necessary to go through the underlying VSS processes to check what method experiences issues. VSSTrace can be used to trace VSS applications and get a detailed output that contains possible VSS error codes and events on Windows 7 and later.