[Solved] IFW 3.46 - Win10 - VSS fail
Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2021 4:58 pm
Hello,
When doing a full image backup yesterday, I was confronted with something new:
VSS refuses to work but fortunately, Phylock took the relay.
There is plenty of free space on my C drive, over 100 Gb.
I've also tried to remove a FAT32 (EFI) volume from the backup to no avail.
Here are the logs (culprit looks to be "VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (1h)"
Thanks,
Patrice
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[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Image for Windows (x64) 3.46
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Starting ...
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] imagew64.exe /b /d:w0@0x1,0x2,0x3,0x4 /f:"L:\Win10" /v /vb
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Windows 10 Home 21H1 64-bit (10.0.19043.1.300)
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Warning: Validate Byte-for-Byte may fail because the source SSD drive does not support DRAT.
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Attempting to Create VSS Snapshot...
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Added \\?\Volume{a804a6e5-0938-4d46-a9db-3601a62abfbd} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Added \\?\Volume{7f5b42e4-31ed-11e6-b53a-806e6f6e6963} (C:) to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Added \\?\Volume{4e561f1f-cd53-40f2-af3c-72c0ddbc7812} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (1h)
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - Task Scheduler Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - VSS Metadata Store Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - Performance Counters Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - ASR Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - IIS Config Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - Shadow Copy Optimization Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - MSSearch Service Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - Registry Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - WMI Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - COM+ REGDB Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] PHYLock is waiting for drive writing to stop ...
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] PHYLock using drive C:
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] PHYLock Started
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] PHYLock Using Disk
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] PHYLock version 14
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] Backup: Drive 0 SYSTEM Partition (01) 100 MiB EFI System (FAT-32)
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] To: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:00:56 PM] INFO: Total Sectors:204800 Total Allocated:114296
[09/04/2021 12:00:56 PM] INFO: 114296 Sector(s) backed up
[09/04/2021 12:00:56 PM] Backup: Drive 0 Microsoft reserved parti Partition (02) 128 MiB Microsoft Reserved
[09/04/2021 12:00:56 PM] To: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:00:57 PM] INFO: Total Sectors:262144 Total Allocated:262144
[09/04/2021 12:00:57 PM] INFO: 262144 Sector(s) backed up
[09/04/2021 12:00:57 PM] Backup: Drive 0 (C:) WIN7 Partition (03) 299800 MiB NTFS
[09/04/2021 12:00:57 PM] To: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:20:14 PM] INFO: Total Sectors:613989887 Total Allocated:366443872
[09/04/2021 12:20:14 PM] INFO: 307685424 Sector(s) backed up
[09/04/2021 12:20:14 PM] Backup: Drive 0 Restored Partition (04) 875 MiB Windows RE (NTFS)
[09/04/2021 12:20:14 PM] To: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:20:18 PM] INFO: Total Sectors:1792000 Total Allocated:936184
[09/04/2021 12:20:18 PM] INFO: 935784 Sector(s) backed up
[09/04/2021 12:20:19 PM] Validating: SYSTEM Partition (01) 100 MiB EFI System (FAT-32)
[09/04/2021 12:20:19 PM] From: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:20:20 PM] Validating: Microsoft reserved parti Partition (02) 128 MiB Microsoft Reserved
[09/04/2021 12:20:20 PM] From: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:20:22 PM] Validating: WIN7 Partition (03) 299800 MiB NTFS
[09/04/2021 12:20:22 PM] From: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:37:50 PM] Validating: Restored Partition (04) 875 MiB Windows RE (NTFS)
[09/04/2021 12:37:50 PM] From: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:37:54 PM] Time Elapsed: 0:00:39:24
[09/04/2021 12:37:54 PM] Operation Completed with Error Code 0
[09/04/2021 12:37:54 PM] Stop
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[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Image for Windows (x64) 3.46
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Starting ...
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] imagew64.exe /b /d:w0@0x1,0x2,0x3,0x4 /f:"K:\Win10" /v /vb
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Windows 10 Home 21H1 64-bit (10.0.19043.1.300)
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Warning: Validate Byte-for-Byte may fail because the source SSD drive does not support DRAT.
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Attempting to Create VSS Snapshot...
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Added \\?\Volume{a804a6e5-0938-4d46-a9db-3601a62abfbd} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Added \\?\Volume{7f5b42e4-31ed-11e6-b53a-806e6f6e6963} (C:) to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Added \\?\Volume{4e561f1f-cd53-40f2-af3c-72c0ddbc7812} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (1h)
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - Task Scheduler Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - VSS Metadata Store Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - Performance Counters Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - ASR Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - Shadow Copy Optimization Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - Registry Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - WMI Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - COM+ REGDB Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - IIS Config Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - MSSearch Service Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] PHYLock is waiting for drive writing to stop ...
[09/04/2021 12:50:11 PM] Are you sure you want to cancel?
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] PHYLock Failed to Start
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] Deleting incomplete or failed backup.
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] Time Elapsed: 0:00:00:05
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] Operation Completed with Error Code 1
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] Stop
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Image for Windows (x64) 3.46
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Starting ...
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] imagew64.exe /b /d:w0@0x2,0x3,0x4 /f:"K:\Win10" /v /vb
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Windows 10 Home 21H1 64-bit (10.0.19043.1.300)
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Warning: Validate Byte-for-Byte may fail because the source SSD drive does not support DRAT.
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Attempting to Create VSS Snapshot...
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Added \\?\Volume{7f5b42e4-31ed-11e6-b53a-806e6f6e6963} (C:) to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Added \\?\Volume{4e561f1f-cd53-40f2-af3c-72c0ddbc7812} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (1h)
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - Task Scheduler Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - VSS Metadata Store Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - Performance Counters Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - ASR Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - Shadow Copy Optimization Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - MSSearch Service Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - WMI Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - Registry Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - IIS Config Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - COM+ REGDB Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] PHYLock is waiting for drive writing to stop ...
[09/04/2021 12:51:36 PM] Are you sure you want to cancel?
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] PHYLock Failed to Start
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] Deleting incomplete or failed backup.
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] Time Elapsed: 0:00:00:06
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] Operation Completed with Error Code 1
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] Stop
When doing a full image backup yesterday, I was confronted with something new:
VSS refuses to work but fortunately, Phylock took the relay.
There is plenty of free space on my C drive, over 100 Gb.
I've also tried to remove a FAT32 (EFI) volume from the backup to no avail.
Here are the logs (culprit looks to be "VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (1h)"
Thanks,
Patrice
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Image for Windows (x64) 3.46
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Starting ...
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] imagew64.exe /b /d:w0@0x1,0x2,0x3,0x4 /f:"L:\Win10" /v /vb
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Windows 10 Home 21H1 64-bit (10.0.19043.1.300)
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Warning: Validate Byte-for-Byte may fail because the source SSD drive does not support DRAT.
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Attempting to Create VSS Snapshot...
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Added \\?\Volume{a804a6e5-0938-4d46-a9db-3601a62abfbd} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Added \\?\Volume{7f5b42e4-31ed-11e6-b53a-806e6f6e6963} (C:) to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 11:58:30 AM] Added \\?\Volume{4e561f1f-cd53-40f2-af3c-72c0ddbc7812} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (1h)
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - Task Scheduler Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - VSS Metadata Store Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - Performance Counters Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - ASR Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - IIS Config Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - Shadow Copy Optimization Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - MSSearch Service Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - Registry Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - WMI Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] 00000000 - COM+ REGDB Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 11:58:31 AM] PHYLock is waiting for drive writing to stop ...
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] PHYLock using drive C:
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] PHYLock Started
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] PHYLock Using Disk
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] PHYLock version 14
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] Backup: Drive 0 SYSTEM Partition (01) 100 MiB EFI System (FAT-32)
[09/04/2021 12:00:55 PM] To: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:00:56 PM] INFO: Total Sectors:204800 Total Allocated:114296
[09/04/2021 12:00:56 PM] INFO: 114296 Sector(s) backed up
[09/04/2021 12:00:56 PM] Backup: Drive 0 Microsoft reserved parti Partition (02) 128 MiB Microsoft Reserved
[09/04/2021 12:00:56 PM] To: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:00:57 PM] INFO: Total Sectors:262144 Total Allocated:262144
[09/04/2021 12:00:57 PM] INFO: 262144 Sector(s) backed up
[09/04/2021 12:00:57 PM] Backup: Drive 0 (C:) WIN7 Partition (03) 299800 MiB NTFS
[09/04/2021 12:00:57 PM] To: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:20:14 PM] INFO: Total Sectors:613989887 Total Allocated:366443872
[09/04/2021 12:20:14 PM] INFO: 307685424 Sector(s) backed up
[09/04/2021 12:20:14 PM] Backup: Drive 0 Restored Partition (04) 875 MiB Windows RE (NTFS)
[09/04/2021 12:20:14 PM] To: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:20:18 PM] INFO: Total Sectors:1792000 Total Allocated:936184
[09/04/2021 12:20:18 PM] INFO: 935784 Sector(s) backed up
[09/04/2021 12:20:19 PM] Validating: SYSTEM Partition (01) 100 MiB EFI System (FAT-32)
[09/04/2021 12:20:19 PM] From: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:20:20 PM] Validating: Microsoft reserved parti Partition (02) 128 MiB Microsoft Reserved
[09/04/2021 12:20:20 PM] From: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:20:22 PM] Validating: WIN7 Partition (03) 299800 MiB NTFS
[09/04/2021 12:20:22 PM] From: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:37:50 PM] Validating: Restored Partition (04) 875 MiB Windows RE (NTFS)
[09/04/2021 12:37:50 PM] From: L:\Win10.TBI
[09/04/2021 12:37:54 PM] Time Elapsed: 0:00:39:24
[09/04/2021 12:37:54 PM] Operation Completed with Error Code 0
[09/04/2021 12:37:54 PM] Stop
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Image for Windows (x64) 3.46
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Starting ...
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] imagew64.exe /b /d:w0@0x1,0x2,0x3,0x4 /f:"K:\Win10" /v /vb
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Windows 10 Home 21H1 64-bit (10.0.19043.1.300)
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Warning: Validate Byte-for-Byte may fail because the source SSD drive does not support DRAT.
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Attempting to Create VSS Snapshot...
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Added \\?\Volume{a804a6e5-0938-4d46-a9db-3601a62abfbd} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Added \\?\Volume{7f5b42e4-31ed-11e6-b53a-806e6f6e6963} (C:) to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:50:07 PM] Added \\?\Volume{4e561f1f-cd53-40f2-af3c-72c0ddbc7812} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (1h)
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - Task Scheduler Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - VSS Metadata Store Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - Performance Counters Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - ASR Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - Shadow Copy Optimization Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - Registry Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - WMI Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - COM+ REGDB Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - IIS Config Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] 00000000 - MSSearch Service Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:50:08 PM] PHYLock is waiting for drive writing to stop ...
[09/04/2021 12:50:11 PM] Are you sure you want to cancel?
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] PHYLock Failed to Start
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] Deleting incomplete or failed backup.
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] Time Elapsed: 0:00:00:05
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] Operation Completed with Error Code 1
[09/04/2021 12:50:12 PM] Stop
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Image for Windows (x64) 3.46
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Starting ...
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] imagew64.exe /b /d:w0@0x2,0x3,0x4 /f:"K:\Win10" /v /vb
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Windows 10 Home 21H1 64-bit (10.0.19043.1.300)
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Warning: Validate Byte-for-Byte may fail because the source SSD drive does not support DRAT.
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Attempting to Create VSS Snapshot...
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Added \\?\Volume{7f5b42e4-31ed-11e6-b53a-806e6f6e6963} (C:) to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:51:33 PM] Added \\?\Volume{4e561f1f-cd53-40f2-af3c-72c0ddbc7812} to snapshot.
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] VSS Snapshot Creation Failed (1h)
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - Task Scheduler Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - VSS Metadata Store Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - Performance Counters Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - ASR Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - Shadow Copy Optimization Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - MSSearch Service Writer - Stable (N/A)
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - WMI Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - Registry Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - IIS Config Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] 00000000 - COM+ REGDB Writer - Stable
[09/04/2021 12:51:34 PM] PHYLock is waiting for drive writing to stop ...
[09/04/2021 12:51:36 PM] Are you sure you want to cancel?
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] PHYLock Failed to Start
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] Deleting incomplete or failed backup.
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] Time Elapsed: 0:00:00:06
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] Operation Completed with Error Code 1
[09/04/2021 12:51:39 PM] Stop