We are using DPM 2012 to protect several servers. Periodically (one to two times per week), VSS writers will get in a failed state. Rebooting the server always clears up the issues but it seems to me that there should be a way to restart services or processes to re-initialize the writers. For example, when the SQL Server writer is in a failed state, you simply restart the SQL Server VSS Writer service and the issue is fixed most times. Rebooting production servers two to three times per week just to clear up VSS issues doesn't make sense. The ones I can't figure out how to fix without a reboot are these:
- NPS VSS Writer
- IIS Config Writer (IIS is not currently installed and iisreset doesn't fix it)
All the other writers are pretty easy to figure out, although I'm not sure why "System Writer" is really the Cryptographic service.
Anyone provide some clarification on what service to restart to clear up these VSS writers?
Rob