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SCE backups fail with VSS error

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12/5/2023, 8:45:07 PM

Applies to

  • SnapCenter Server (SC)
  • SnapCenter plug-in for Exchange (SCE)

Issue

Exchange database backups are failing with error-
 
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]

 

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