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VSS Service

Anonymous
2024-12-12T10:44:59+00:00

Hello,

Valume shadow Copy or VSS services of our windows server 2019 configured in Automatic. but more than 3 and 4 times per day they stops and it take alot of to start again. how can i reduce this time and which solution help me that service start immediatly when it stop

thanks alot

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-12-13T02:21:33+00:00

    Hi，

    Please open Event Viewer and look for any VSS-related errors or warnings. This can provide clues about why the service is stopping.

    Application Event Log:

    Navigate to Windows Logs > Application, select Filter Current Log and set Source to VSS.

    System Event Log:

    Navigate to Windows Logs > System. Look for events related to VSS, which might include errors or warnings from VSS drivers and lower-level implementations.

    Open Command Prompt as an administrator,
    Run vssadmin list writers to check the status of VSS writers.

    Run vssadmin list providers to check the status of VSS providers.

    Some third-party backup software or disk utilities might conflict with VSS. If there is antivirus software running in the background, you can temporarily disable it.

    To configure the VSS service to restart automatically when it fails, open services.msc, open properties of Volume Shadow Copy and switch to the Recovery tab. Set First failure, Second failure, and Subsequent failures to Restart the Service. Set the Reset fail count after to 1 day and Restart service after to 0 minutes.

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-12-13T10:16:10+00:00

    Hello

    thanks for your reply.

    configuration of Recovery Tab could not solve my problem. it stop after constanstly . in event viewer shows ID 12291

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