Backup Exec error: (0xE0008520): Device could not be snapped because it contains an active cache file
Nov17

Backup Exec error: (0xE0008520): Device could not be snapped because it contains an active cache file

KB ID 0000265  Problem You are trying to perform a snapshot using Backup Exec Open File Option and there is already a snapshot file there. Error: V-79-57344-34110 – AOFO: Initialization failure on: “C:”. Advanced Open File Option used: Symantec Volume Snapshot Provider (VSP). Snapshot provider error (0xE0008520): Device could not be snapped because it contains an active cache file. Check the Windows Event Viewer for...

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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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