Problem running systemstate backup using commandine utility wbengine.exe.
operating system - Windows Server Standard 2008 R2 x64 with latest patch updates till date.
Backup of system state failed [01/12/2009 16:21]Log of files successfully backed up
'C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\SystemStateBackup 01-12-2009 16-21-37.log'
Log of files for which backup failed
'C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\SystemStateBackup_Error 01-12-2009 16-21-37.log'
The backup of the system state failed [5/8/2012 8:12 PM].
Log of files successfully backed up:
C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup-08-05-2012_20-11-54.log
Log of files for which backup failed:
C:\Windows\Logs\WindowsServerBackup\Backup_Error-08-05-2012_20-11-54.log
The operation ended before completion.
The system writer is not found in the backup.
In the Application event log, the following events are logged:
Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-Backup
Event ID: 517
User: SYSTEM
Description:
The backup operation that started at '2012-05-08T14:41:54.065259300Z' has failed with following error code '2155347997' (The operation ended before completion.). Please review the event details for a solution, and then rerun the backup operation once the issue is resolved.
Log Name: Application
Source: Microsoft-Windows-CAPI2
Date: 5/8/2012 8:12:21 PM
Event ID: 513
Keywords: Classic
Description:
Cryptographic Services failed while processing the OnIdentity() call in the System Writer Object.
Details:
AddCoreCsiFiles : RtlConvertNtFilePathToWin32Path() failed.
This is a physical server.
I have tried this KB http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2009272 to fix permission issue on Winsxs temp & filemaps folders but still no go.
restarted cryptographic services, several server reboots also.
then i found a hotfix http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2182466 from Micrsoft for same issue and tried that too but the hotfix is not applicable to my servers as the servers are patched upto date.
wbengine.exe file version hosted on my server is 6.1.7601.17514 which is latest than the one in hotfix kb listed.
when i run "vssadmin list writers" - system writer is not showing and is missing.
C:\Windows\system32>vssadmin list writers
vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
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Writer name: 'Task Scheduler Writer'
Writer Id: {d61d61c8-d73a-4eee-8cdd-f6f9786b7124}
Writer Instance Id: {1bddd48e-5052-49db-9b07-b96f96727e6b}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'VSS Metadata Store Writer'
Writer Id: {75dfb225-e2e4-4d39-9ac9-ffaff65ddf06}
Writer Instance Id: {088e7a7d-09a8-4cc6-a609-ad90e75ddc93}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Performance Counters Writer'
Writer Id: {0bada1de-01a9-4625-8278-69e735f39dd2}
Writer Instance Id: {f0086dda-9efc-47c5-8eb6-a944c3d09381}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Dhcp Jet Writer'
Writer Id: {be9ac81e-3619-421f-920f-4c6fea9e93ad}
Writer Instance Id: {4ca26252-80aa-474d-9a11-c23308717f38}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'ASR Writer'
Writer Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4}
Writer Instance Id: {c08e323c-4591-426f-9bd6-f3555460fe42}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Shadow Copy Optimization Writer'
Writer Id: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
Writer Instance Id: {4502c2d3-f5bb-4658-b422-f2549b7c48e4}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'Registry Writer'
Writer Id: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
Writer Instance Id: {b73c8c5a-a53e-40c7-8301-3e8b48ef1e3d}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'BITS Writer'
Writer Id: {4969d978-be47-48b0-b100-f328f07ac1e0}
Writer Instance Id: {c45879d1-ac05-4197-97e2-aebcd6ec7b35}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'COM+ REGDB Writer'
Writer Id: {542da469-d3e1-473c-9f4f-7847f01fc64f}
Writer Instance Id: {9c102277-7606-40ef-820b-f4e47b8ae868}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'NTDS'
Writer Id: {b2014c9e-8711-4c5c-a5a9-3cf384484757}
Writer Instance Id: {c814daf8-5863-4b33-bd7c-75040fe69de5}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'DFS Replication service writer'
Writer Id: {2707761b-2324-473d-88eb-eb007a359533}
Writer Instance Id: {a99c673a-66da-4472-8254-0edd872b1594}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
Writer name: 'WMI Writer'
Writer Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0}
Writer Instance Id: {2fcc7a18-9a94-4f70-9fec-b347591c6f7d}
State: [1] Stable
Last error: No error
verified this reference article too but no go.
RESOLVED - Backup failing on Server 2008 R2 - system writer missing
We have symatec end point protection installed - client version 11.0.7101.1056
found a KB for similar issue when symantec end point protection 12.1 installed but not applicable for us. still tried the same for a good hope and it didnt work either.
