VSS Writers
VSS Writers
VSS Writers
Issues with Volume Shadow copies and other backup and Volume related issues can be caused by failed VSS writers
Use cmd command:
- vssadmin list writers
This will list all VSS writers on the system and display if they are in a failed state.
Follow this list to restart the services for any that have failed:
| { |
|---|
| !VSS Writer |
| !Service Name |
| !Service Display Name |
| - |
| ASR Writer |
| VSS |
| Volume Shadow Copy |
| - |
| BITS Writer |
| BITS |
| Background Intelligent Transfer Service |
| - |
| COM+ REGDB Writer |
| VSS |
| Volume Shadow Copy |
| - |
| DFS Replication service writer |
| DFSR |
| DFS Replication |
| - |
| DHCP Jet Writer |
| DHCPServer |
| DHCP Server |
| - |
| FRS Writer |
| NtFrs |
| File Replication |
| - |
| FSRM writer |
| srmsvc |
| File Server Resource Manager |
| - |
| IIS Config Writer |
| AppHostSvc |
| Application Host Helper Service |
| - |
| IIS Metabase Writer |
| IISADMIN |
| IIS Admin Service |
| - |
| Microsoft Exchange Writer |
| MSExchangeIS |
| Microsoft Exchange Information Store |
| - |
| Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer |
| vmms |
| Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management |
| - |
| NTDS |
| NTDS |
| Active Directory Domain Services |
| - |
| OSearch VSS Writer |
| OSearch |
| Office SharePoint Server Search |
| - |
| OSearch14 VSS Writer |
| OSearch14 |
| SharePoint Server Search 14 |
| - |
| Registry Writer |
| VSS |
| Volume Shadow Copy |
| - |
| Shadow Copy Optimization Writer |
| VSS |
| Volume Shadow Copy |
| - |
| SPSearch VSS Writer |
| SPSearch |
| Windows SharePoint Services Search |
| - |
| SPSearch4 VSS Writer |
| SPSearch4 |
| SharePoint Foundation Search V4 |
| - |
| SqlServerWriter |
| SQLWriter |
| SQL Server VSS Writer |
| - |
| System Writer |
| CryptSvc |
| Cryptographic Services |
| - |
| TermServLicensing |
| TermServLicensing |
| Remote Desktop Licensing |
| - |
| WINS Jet Writer |
| WINS |
| Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) |
| - |
| WMI Writer |
| Winmgmt |
| Windows Management Instrumentatio |
| - |
| MSMQ Writer (MSMQ) |
| MSMQ |
| Message Queuing |
| - |
| MSSearch Service Writer |
| WSearch |
| Windows Search |
| - |
| NPS VSS Writer |
| EventSystem |
| COM+ Event System |
| - |
| NTDS |
| NTDS |
| Active Directory Domain Services |
| } |