Windows VSS backup fails: avvss Error <12077>: VSS returned an error message exiting HR = 0x80042306

Backup fails after 20 min.

Log #2: avvss log 2016-11-20 22:00:01 Arabic Standard Time [7.2.101-32 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Server Edition Service Pack 1 64-bit-AMD64]

2016-11-20 22:00:01avvss Info <5008>: Logging to C:\Program Files\avs\var\7.00PM_Daily-Win_FS_Daily_7PM_31Days_DD-1
Log #2: avvss log 2016-11-20 22:00:01 Arabic Standard Time [7.2.101-32 Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Server Edition Service Pack 1 64-bit-AMD64] 
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <5008>: Logging to C:\Program Files\avs\var\7.00PM_Daily-Win_FS_Daily_7PM_31Days_DD-1479668400259-3015-VSS.log
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <5526>: appname:'avvss'
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17281>: bindir:'C:\Program Files\avs\bin'
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17282>: vardir:'C:\Program Files\avs\var'
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17283>: sysdir:'C:\Program Files\avs\etc'
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17507>: tmpdir:''
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17284>: hostname:'gb-wkg-xptsql01'
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17508>: storageapp: 'C:\Program Files\avs\bin\avtar.exe'
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <6673>: CTL listening on port 52878
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <10684>: Setting ctl message version to 3 (from 1)
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <16136>: Setting ctl max message size to 268435456
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <8383>: Starting VSS System State backup....
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17510>: Read cmd options: '--sysdir="C:\Program Files\avs\etc" --bindir="C:\Program Files\avs\bin" --vardir="C:\Program Files\avs\var" --ctlcallport=53248 --ctlinterface=3015-7.00PM_Daily-Win_FS_Daily_7PM_31Days_DD-1479668400259 --logtimeformat=default --logtimezone=default --logfile="C:\Program Files\avs\var\7.00PM_Daily-Win_FS_Daily_7PM_31Days_DD-1479668400259-3015-VSS.log" --encrypt=tls --encrypt-strength=high --expires=1482346800 --retention-type=daily,weekly --server=GB-WKG-AVAUN10.EU.ELCOMPANIES.NET --hfsport=27000 --id=backuponly --password=**************** --account=/Windows_SQL/GB-WKG-XPTSQL01.eu.elcompanies.net --brtype=full --ddr=true --ddr-index=1 --debug=false --dr-exclude-win32-services-files=false --perform_dr_backup=true --vss-ignore-missing-windows-files=false'
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17527>: System information for host: gb-wkg-xptsql01
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17528>:   Firmware type: BIOS
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19526>:   Manufacturer: "Dell Inc."     Model: "PowerEdge R630"
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <16212>: Hyper-V "Initial Store" is included for Disaster Recovery backup
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19008>: Obtaining available VSS providers
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <8871>: Gathering writer metadata...
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer Task Scheduler Writer  GUID: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124}  Instance: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b}
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer VSS Metadata Store Writer  GUID: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06}  Instance: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93}
2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer Performance Counters Writer  GUID: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2}  Instance: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381}
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer System Writer  GUID: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}  Instance: {3a52aa31-fded-40d4-a614-1843181d19fa}
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer ASR Writer  GUID: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}  Instance: {50f46811-da44-4381-8ed9-e5f0b2c5adca}
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer BITS Writer  GUID: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}  Instance: {6edfdb67-cfc1-4109-be00-bec7ced3db95}
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer Registry Writer  GUID: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}  Instance: {e0e7fd79-3a50-4ae6-8414-6ae53d601e87}
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer COM+ REGDB Writer  GUID: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}  Instance: {b24bd02c-08aa-4d82-9dfe-33dcbc3ae3ec}
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer WMI Writer  GUID: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}  Instance: {e8ee2ca4-dfe2-4d4f-a35a-f94384bae158}
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19813>: Identifying user-data writer files that can be excluded from the backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <15976>: Selecting only system components for writer: {12ce4370-5bb7-4c58-a76a-e5d5097e3674}
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8775>: Selecting system writers to back up...
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220} will be backed up.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485} will be backed up.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06} will be backed up.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124} will be backed up.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2} will be backed up.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f} will be backed up.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0} will be backed up.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} will be backed up.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4} will be backed up.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster.
2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup.
2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <19014>: Determining best VSS provider for volume 'c:\'
2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <40027>: Volume c:\ will be frozen by 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0' in Snapshot {ae2280d4-e867-469e-8a0b-7766ee2c6fe9}
2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <19014>: Determining best VSS provider for volume 'd:\'
2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <40027>: Volume d:\ will be frozen by 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0' in Snapshot {f2e4d7d3-fad4-4014-a949-cb94b3d0f937}
2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <19014>: Determining best VSS provider for volume '\\?\volume{130736ea-d9b5-11e5-b4ea-806e6f6e6963}\'
2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <40027>: Volume \\?\volume{130736ea-d9b5-11e5-b4ea-806e6f6e6963}\ will be frozen by 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0' in Snapshot {8497ee71-fc19-4a25-9cb7-183fbe1945a9}
2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <8776>: Freezing volumes now...
2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <8780>: Creating the shadow copy set (DoSnapshotSet) ... 
2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Error <12077>: VSS returned an error message exiting HR = 0x80042306
2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <0000>: Finished with backup. Performing cleanup.
2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <9772>: Starting graceful (staged) termination, Finished with backup. Performing cleanup. (wrap-up stage)
2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <7271>: Final summary generated subwork 0, cancelled/aborted 0, snapview 0, exitcode 536870919
2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <8394>: Deleting temporary stored metadata files...
2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Warning <8395>: File C:\Program Files\avs\var\backupMetadata\MetadataFilesList.txt can not be removed. Error code 2
2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <7753>: Exit main body...
2016-11-20 22:20:17 avvss Info <8330>: uvss returning with exitcode 536870919

479668400259-3015-VSS.log 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <5526>: appname:'avvss' 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17281>: bindir:'C:\Program Files\avs\bin' 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17282>: vardir:'C:\Program Files\avs\var' 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17283>: sysdir:'C:\Program Files\avs\etc' 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17507>: tmpdir:'' 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17284>: hostname:'gb-wkg-xptsql01' 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17508>: storageapp: 'C:\Program Files\avs\bin\avtar.exe' 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <6673>: CTL listening on port 52878 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <10684>: Setting ctl message version to 3 (from 1) 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <16136>: Setting ctl max message size to 268435456 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <8383>: Starting VSS System State backup.... 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17510>: Read cmd options: '--sysdir="C:\Program Files\avs\etc" --bindir="C:\Program Files\avs\bin" --vardir="C:\Program Files\avs\var" --ctlcallport=53248 --ctlinterface=3015-7.00PM_Daily-Win_FS_Daily_7PM_31Days_DD-1479668400259 --logtimeformat=default --logtimezone=default --logfile="C:\Program Files\avs\var\7.00PM_Daily-Win_FS_Daily_7PM_31Days_DD-1479668400259-3015-VSS.log" --encrypt=tls --encrypt-strength=high --expires=1482346800 --retention-type=daily,weekly --server=GB-WKG-AVAUN10.EU.ELCOMPANIES.NET --hfsport=27000 --id=backuponly --password=**************** --account=/Windows_SQL/GB-WKG-XPTSQL01.eu.elcompanies.net --brtype=full --ddr=true --ddr-index=1 --debug=false --dr-exclude-win32-services-files=false --perform_dr_backup=true --vss-ignore-missing-windows-files=false' 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17527>: System information for host: gb-wkg-xptsql01 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <17528>: Firmware type: BIOS 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19526>: Manufacturer: "Dell Inc." Model: "PowerEdge R630" 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <16212>: Hyper-V "Initial Store" is included for Disaster Recovery backup 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19008>: Obtaining available VSS providers 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <8871>: Gathering writer metadata... 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer Task Scheduler Writer GUID: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124} Instance: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b} 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer VSS Metadata Store Writer GUID: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06} Instance: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93} 2016-11-20 22:00:01 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer Performance Counters Writer GUID: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2} Instance: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381} 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer System Writer GUID: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220} Instance: {3a52aa31-fded-40d4-a614-1843181d19fa} 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer ASR Writer GUID: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4} Instance: {50f46811-da44-4381-8ed9-e5f0b2c5adca} 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer BITS Writer GUID: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0} Instance: {6edfdb67-cfc1-4109-be00-bec7ced3db95} 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer Registry Writer GUID: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485} Instance: {e0e7fd79-3a50-4ae6-8414-6ae53d601e87} 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer COM+ REGDB Writer GUID: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f} Instance: {b24bd02c-08aa-4d82-9dfe-33dcbc3ae3ec} 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19007>: Adding writer WMI Writer GUID: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} Instance: {e8ee2ca4-dfe2-4d4f-a35a-f94384bae158} 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <19813>: Identifying user-data writer files that can be excluded from the backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <15976>: Selecting only system components for writer: {12ce4370-5bb7-4c58-a76a-e5d5097e3674} 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8775>: Selecting system writers to back up... 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220} will be backed up. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485} will be backed up. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06} will be backed up. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124} will be backed up. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2} will be backed up. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f} will be backed up. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0} will be backed up. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} will be backed up. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8779>: Writer with id {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4} will be backed up. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8767>: Opened Cluster. 2016-11-20 22:00:10 avvss Info <8770>: Cluster drive(s) H:\ R:\ S:\ Q:\ G:\ L:\ M:\ T:\ will not be available for backup. 2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <19014>: Determining best VSS provider for volume 'c:\' 2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <40027>: Volume c:\ will be frozen by 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0' in Snapshot {ae2280d4-e867-469e-8a0b-7766ee2c6fe9} 2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <19014>: Determining best VSS provider for volume 'd:\' 2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <40027>: Volume d:\ will be frozen by 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0' in Snapshot {f2e4d7d3-fad4-4014-a949-cb94b3d0f937} 2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <19014>: Determining best VSS provider for volume '\\?\volume{130736ea-d9b5-11e5-b4ea-806e6f6e6963}\' 2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <40027>: Volume \\?\volume{130736ea-d9b5-11e5-b4ea-806e6f6e6963}\ will be frozen by 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0' in Snapshot {8497ee71-fc19-4a25-9cb7-183fbe1945a9} 2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <8776>: Freezing volumes now... 2016-11-20 22:00:11 avvss Info <8780>: Creating the shadow copy set (DoSnapshotSet) ...  2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Error <12077>: VSS returned an error message exiting HR = 0x80042306 2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <0000>: Finished with backup. Performing cleanup. 2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <9772>: Starting graceful (staged) termination, Finished with backup. Performing cleanup. (wrap-up stage) 2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <7271>: Final summary generated subwork 0, cancelled/aborted 0, snapview 0, exitcode 536870919 2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <8394>: Deleting temporary stored metadata files... 2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Warning <8395>: File C:\Program Files\avs\var\backupMetadata\MetadataFilesList.txt can not be removed. Error code 2 2016-11-20 22:20:12 avvss Info <7753>: Exit main body... 2016-11-20 22:20:17 avvss Info <8330>: uvss returning with exitcode 536870919 

It makes the writer unstable.

VSS error 12289  can be seen in Windows Event Application logs

Server has been rebooted.

Reinstallation of backup client has also been done.