VSS errors with Replistor and Exchange

Question

I get the following error on Replistor when a scheduled (or manual) shadow copy is done:

Shadow Copy Failed: Windows-text 31. A device attached to the system is not functioning.

I have installed all the patches and service packs as prescribed in the manual, but I keep getting the above error.

Any ideas on what is causing it?

Thank you!

dramjass · Answer

Perhaps you do not have any shadow storage allocated for your snaps.
Use vssadmin to make sure this is not this case. If you type vssadmin on the CLI, it will give you a help on how to use the commands.

Rudolph1 · Answer

To make sure I have enough storage space for VSS, I added 100Gb to both the source and the target, configured VSS to use this new partition as shadow storage, but I still get the same error. Anything else I can check?

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VSS errors with Replistor and Exchange

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