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SCE backup failure - VSS_E_HOLD_WRITES_TIMEOUT

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Applies to

SnapCenter Plug-In for Exchange (SCE)

Issue

Running a backup on an Exchange Server fails with message:
 
Activity 'Creating Backup' failed with error: Failed to create VSS snapshot [Error Code: -2147212524] [VSS_E_HOLD_WRITES_TIMEOUT] [Error Code: -2147212524] [VSS_E_HOLD_WRITES_TIMEOUT]
Activity 'Registering Backup and Applying Retention' failed with error: Failed to register backup metadata, backup metadata is null or empty.

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