Backup Problems - HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual

Actions
1. Stop the Virtual Disk Service (VDS):
• Check that Virtual Disk Service is started, stop it using the command net
stop vds or via the Control Panel.
• If the above step does not help, stop the Virtual Disk Service by terminating
the process vds.exe using the Task Manager. VDS will be started
automatically as needed.
• Alternatively, you could also log in to the system again and check if the
system requests your confirmation to stop an abnormally terminated VDS. If
it does, reconfigure the debugger to launch automatically to avoid similar
problems in the future. This can be done by setting the
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows
NT\CurrentVersion\AeDebug value Auto to 1.
2. Check your configuration.
Successful Data Protector backup or restore completion is influenced by a number
of factors imposed by non-Data Protector components, including Microsoft
Exchange Server and VSS. One of the factors is timing, which in turn is impacted
by environmental conditions such as I/O loads, storage device activity and
concurrent Data Protector actions.
To inhibit potential issues, it is recommended that you balance Data Protector
activity across the available activity or maintenance window. If you encounter
issues, review and possibly reduce concurrent Data Protector activities such as
concurrent backups or restores.

Backup problems

Problem
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 writer backup failed
When you start a backup of a Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Writer, the following
error is displayed:
[MAJOR]: Writer 'Microsoft Exchange Writer' failed to prepare files
for backup.
The reason may be the failure of the previous backup and, due to a Microsoft
Exchange Server 2003 issue, the Exchange Server Writer could not perform a proper
cleanup.
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