Backup Exec Error – Exchange Backup “The VSS Writer failed    0x800423f3”
Nov17

Backup Exec Error – Exchange Backup “The VSS Writer failed 0x800423f3”

KB ID 0000307  Problem Backup Exec Exchange Backup fails with the following error, Final error: 0xe000fed1 – A failure occurred querying the Writer status. Final error category: Resource ErrorsWriter Name: Exchange Server, Writer ID: {76FE1AC4-15F7-4BCD-987E-8E1ACB462FB7}, Last error: The VSS Writer failed, but the operation can be retried (0x800423f3), State: Failed during freeze   Solution The Microsoft VSS writer that...

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Backup and Restore  Cisco IOS (Switches and Routers)
Nov17

Backup and Restore Cisco IOS (Switches and Routers)

KB ID 0000538  Problem It’s been a long time since I ran through setting up a TFTP server, but I still use 3CDeamon. Below I’ll run though the simple commands to back up, and restore the devices configuration. Solution Backing up a Cisco IOS Device 1. First you have to setup a TFTP server, and know the IP address of the machine it’s on! 2. Connect to the device, either via console cable, Telnet or SSH. 3. Log in >...

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