Windows Server - volsnap errors

Please Please Please someone help me.  I am having no end of problems with
Symantec Continuous Protection deleting snapshots when it shouldnt.  I have
been told by Symantec several times now that its not their issue and I should
speak to Microsoft at a further cost to my company.

Bearing in mind the max limit for shadow copies is 64 and I have 13
currently showing in both CPS and vssadmin.  I get this error 'The oldest
shadow copy of volume R: was deleted to keep the total number of shadow
copies of volume R: below a limit.'  I have searched for this error and
cannot find anything.  Can anyone help?

David Knight

  Meinolf Weber replied...

Hello David,

Have a look here:
http://seer.support.veritas.com/docs/281173.htm

Best regards

Meinolf Weber
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  DavidKnigh replied...

I have looked at this document several times and unfortunately does not
answer my question.

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sometimes no error. The client site is using SBS 2003 R2 with SP2 and using Symantec Backup Exec 11d, fully patched and up to date. As far as I know nothing Shadow Copy Service (1) Windows Server 2003 (1) Active Directory (1) MinDiffAreaFileSize (1) Registry (1) Symantec (1) Vssadmin (1) Database (1) Hello Chris, Thank you for posting here. According to your text box, and press Enter. b. Locate the following registry key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE \ SYSTEM \ CurrentControlSet \ Services \ VolSnap c. On the Edit menu, pointed to New, and then clicked DWORD value. d. Typed in Volume Shadow Copy service writers, and shadow copies are lost during backup and during times when there are high levels of input / output http: / / support.microsoft.com / default.aspx?scid

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