VSS Shadow Copy Provider Operations

Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2

Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) providers manage running volumes and create shadow copies of them on demand.

Events

Event ID Source Message

40

VSS

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: The Microsoft Software Shadow Copy Provider (SWPRV) service is disabled. Enable the service and try again. %1

12292

VSS

Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Error creating the Shadow Copy Provider COM class with CLSID %1 [%2]. %3

12362

VSS

A Shadow Copy LUN was not detected in the system and did not arrive.

LUN ID %1

Version %2
Device Type %3
Device TypeModifier %4
Command Queueing %5
Bus Type %6
Vendor Id %7
Product Id %8
Product Revision %9
Serial Number %10

Storage Identifiers
%11

%12

12377

VSS

The following destination LUN could not be restarted after the LUN resynchronization operation. Retry the operation.

LUN ID %1

Version %2
Device Type %3
Device TypeModifier %4
Command Queueing %5
Bus Type %6
Vendor Id %7
Product Id %8
Product Revision %9
Serial Number %10

Storage Identifiers
%11

%12

12378

VSS

The LUN resynchronization operation failed because the destination disk could not be found or because another application holds an exclusive handle to the destination LUN.
Make sure that all applications have released their handles to the LUN and retry the operation.
%1

Volume Shadow Copy Service

File Services