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The transfer failed: 'There was a problem with the VSS subsystem on 'server2012'.'

Server 2012 R2 STD   

SQL 2008 Express

2 instances one with two databases

The transfer failed: 'There was a problem with the VSS subsystem on 'server2012'.'
The VSS writer 'SqlServerWriter' failed during the 'DoSnapshotSet' phase with error WriterErrorNonRetryable. The VSS writer state is FailedAtPrepareSnapshot

Exception chain:

The VSS writer 'SqlServerWriter' failed during the 'DoSnapshotSet' phase with error WriterErrorNonRetryable. The VSS writer state is FailedAtPrepareSnapshot
There was a problem with the VSS subsystem on 'server2012'.
The transfer failed: 'There was a problem with the VSS subsystem on 'server2012'.'
One or more errors occurred.

STACK Trace:

Server side:

Replay.Agent.Contracts.Transfer.TransferFailedException: The transfer failed: 'There was a problem with the VSS subsystem on 'server2012'.' ---> System.AggregateException: One or more errors occurred. ---> Replay.Core.Contracts.Transfer.VssGeneralErrorException: There was a problem with the VSS subsystem on 'server2012'. ---> Replay.Agent.Contracts.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyWriterFailedException: The VSS writer 'SqlServerWriter' failed during the 'DoSnapshotSet' phase with error WriterErrorNonRetryable. The VSS writer state is FailedAtPrepareSnapshot ---> Replay.Common.Contracts.ReplayException


--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyInstance.GatherAndReportWriterStatus(String phase, Boolean throwOnError)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyInstance.PreBackup()
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyInstance.TakeSnapshot()
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyInstance.TakeSnapshot(TakeSnapshotRequest request, VolumeName[] volumesToSnap, IVssImplementation vss, IWin32 win32, ITevoLibWrapper tevoLibWrapper, IWmiWrapper wmiWrapper, IStorageMetadata storageMetadata, Dictionary2& shadowCopyFiles)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyService.TakeSnapshot(TakeSnapshotRequest request, VolumeName[] volumesToSnap, IStorageMetadata storageMetadata, Dictionary2& shadowCopyFiles)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.Transfer.TransferSessionBase.PrepareShadowCopy(TakeSnapshotRequest request, IDriversService driversService, ITevoLibWrapper driverApi, IShadowCopyService shadowCopyService, IStorageMetadata storageMetadata, Dictionary2& shadowCopyFiles, List1& volumesToAssumeAsNotSnappable)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.Transfer.TransferSessionBase.PrepareToTakeSnapshot(TakeSnapshotRequest request, IShadowCopyService shadowCopyService, IDriversService driversService, ITevoLibWrapper driverApi, IStorageMetadata metadata, Dictionary2& errorVolumes, IShadowCopy& shadowCopy, Dictionary2& shadowCopyFiles, List`1& volumesToAssumeAsNotSnap)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.Transfer.TransferSession.StartTransferSession(String agentHostName, IPAddress coreIPAddress, TakeSnapshotRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IShadowCopyService shadowCopyService, IDriversService driversService, IStorageService storageService, ITransferDataServerFactory transferDataServerFactory, ITevoLibWrapper driverApi, AgentTransferSettings transferSettings)


--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Replay.Core.Implementation.Transfer.TransferJob.TakeSnapshotInternal(TransferGroupItem transferGroupItem)
   at Replay.Core.Implementation.Transfer.TransferJob.<>cDisplayClass8c.b8a(TransferGroupItem item)


--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Replay.Core.Implementation.Transfer.TransferJob.ExecuteParallel(Action`1 action)
   at Replay.Core.Implementation.Transfer.TransferJob.TakeSnapshot()
   at Replay.Core.Implementation.Transfer.TransferJob.TransferTaskInternal()
   at Replay.Core.Implementation.Transfer.TransferJob.TransferAgentTask()
   at Replay.Core.Implementation.Transfer.TransferJob.TransferTask()
   at System.Threading.Tasks.Task.Execute()


Replay.Agent.Contracts.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyWriterFailedException: The VSS writer 'SqlServerWriter' failed during the 'DoSnapshotSet' phase with error WriterErrorNonRetryable. The VSS writer state is FailedAtPrepareSnapshot ---> Replay.Common.Contracts.ReplayException


--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyInstance.GatherAndReportWriterStatus(String phase, Boolean throwOnError)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyInstance.PreBackup()
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyInstance.TakeSnapshot()
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyInstance.TakeSnapshot(TakeSnapshotRequest request, VolumeName[] volumesToSnap, IVssImplementation vss, IWin32 win32, ITevoLibWrapper tevoLibWrapper, IWmiWrapper wmiWrapper, IStorageMetadata storageMetadata, Dictionary2& shadowCopyFiles)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.ShadowCopy.ShadowCopyService.TakeSnapshot(TakeSnapshotRequest request, VolumeName[] volumesToSnap, IStorageMetadata storageMetadata, Dictionary2& shadowCopyFiles)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.Transfer.TransferSessionBase.PrepareShadowCopy(TakeSnapshotRequest request, IDriversService driversService, ITevoLibWrapper driverApi, IShadowCopyService shadowCopyService, IStorageMetadata storageMetadata, Dictionary2& shadowCopyFiles, List1& volumesToAssumeAsNotSnappable)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.Transfer.TransferSessionBase.PrepareToTakeSnapshot(TakeSnapshotRequest request, IShadowCopyService shadowCopyService, IDriversService driversService, ITevoLibWrapper driverApi, IStorageMetadata metadata, Dictionary2& errorVolumes, IShadowCopy& shadowCopy, Dictionary2& shadowCopyFiles, List`1& volumesToAssumeAsNotSnap)
   at Replay.Agent.Implementation.Transfer.TransferSession.StartTransferSession(String agentHostName, IPAddress coreIPAddress, TakeSnapshotRequest request, CancellationToken cancellationToken, IShadowCopyService shadowCopyService, IDriversService driversService, IStorageService storageService, ITransferDataServerFactory transferDataServerFactory, ITevoLibWrapper driverApi, AgentTransferSettings transferSettings)


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