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[Nishang v0.3.0] The PowerShell for Penetration Testing released (introducing Powerpreter)
Nishang is a framework and collection of scripts and payloads which enables usage of PowerShell for offensive security and post exploitation during Penetraion Tests. The scripts are written on the basis of requirement by the author during real Penetration Tests. Powerpreter is a powershell module...
0x80042327 or Error: VSSControl: -2147212505
Challenge You receive the following error on backup or replication processes during VSS guest processing: 0x80042327 or Error: VSSControl: -2147212505 Solution 0x80042327 translates to the VSS error "VSSEREBOOTREQUIRED". This error is reflecting that the system is pending reboot due to an...
Transient and Non-transient Errors When Using Guest Processing
Challenge You receive errors on backup or replication processes during VSS guest processing. Solution 0x800423F3 This error translates to the VSS error "VSSEWRITERERRORRETRYABLE" or "The writer experienced a transient error. If the backup process is retried, the error might not reoccur." This err...
Insufficient Storage for VSS Error "0x8004231F or Error: VSSControl: -2147467259"
Challenge The following error occurs during a task that utilizes the Microsoft VSS subsystem: VSSControl: -2147467259 Backup job failed. Cannot create a shadow copy of the volumes containing writer's data. VSS asynchronous operation is not completed. Operation: Shadow copies commit. Code:...
0x80042317 or Error: VSSControl: -2147212521
Challenge A task fails with the following error: Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. Error: VSSControl: -2147212521 Backup job failed. Discovery phase failed. Cannot add volumes to the snapshot set. Cannot add a volume to the snapshot set. Volume name:...
How to Collect Guest Processing Log Files
Purpose This article documents how to locate and gather guest-level log files associated with Application-Aware Processing or VM Guest OS File Indexing that occurs with Veeam Backup & Replication VM backup jobs. While investigating issues related to Guest Processing, additional logs must be...
Backup job reports Unfreeze Error (Over VIX)
Challenge Backup job returns an error: Unfreeze error over VIX: Backup job failed. Running vssadmin list writers command within the guest may result in: Non-Retryable error for Volume Shadow Copy Service VSS of the Microsoft Exchange Replication service Cause This issue is Microsoft-related and...
0x8004230F or Error: VSSControl: -2147212529 (VSS_E_UNEXPECTED_PROVIDER_ERROR)
Challenge A job fails with the error: Failed to prepare guest for hot backup. Error: VSSControl: -2147212529 Backup job failed. Discovery phase failed. Cannot add volumes to the snapshot set. Cannot add a volume to the snapshot set. Volume name: \?\Volume. Cannot add volume to the set of volumes...
0x80042316 or Error: VSSControl: -2147212522
Challenge A backup job using Application-Aware Processing fails with the errors: Failed to create snapshot. Error code -2147212522. 'Backup job failed. Error VSS error: VSSESNAPSHOTSETINPROGRESS. Code:0x80042316 Solution Error code: 0x80042316 and Error code -2147212522 both represent the VSS...
VSS Errors Related to the 'NTDS' VSS Writer
Challenge This article discusses an error that occurs due to VSS and Veeam's Guest Processing technique for Domain Controllers. It is relevant to all backup jobs for both virtual and physical Domain Controllers. A job processing a Domain Controller with Application-Aware Processing fails with one...
VSS Timeout when backing up Exchange VM
Article Applicability This article was initially created for Veeam Backup & Replication 6.1. While the article remains technically accurate regarding the behavior of Microsoft VSS and Veeam's interactions with VSS, the issue discussed rarely occurs thanks to the improvements made in Veeam Backup ...
VSS Freeze Wait Timeout
Challenge A Backup or Replication tasks fails with the following errors: "VSSControl: Failed to prepare guest for freeze, wait timeout 900 sec." "VSSControl: Failed to freeze guest, wait timeout" Solution Possible Security Software Interference Anti-virus software may impede VSS operations. As an...
Persistent Payload in Windows Volume Shadow Copy
This module will attempt to create a persistent payload in a new volume shadow copy. This is based on the VSSOwn Script originally posted by Tim Tomes and Mark Baggett. This module has been tested successfully on Windows 7. In order to achieve persistence through the RUNKEY option, the user shoul...
VSS: Guest operation system is not supported.
Challenge The following error occurs: "VSS: Guest operation system is not supported." The log file contains the following messages: timestamp Info Collecting guest metrics. timestamp Info servertype: 0x1007 timestamp Info Target host is a workstation. timestamp Info Guest OS version: 5.2 timestam...
VSSControl: -2147467259 Backup job failed. Cannot collect writers metadata. VSS asynchronous operation is not completed. Operation: [Gather metadata]. Code: [0x80042318].
Challenge A backup job fails with the following error: VSSControl: -2147467259 Backup job failed. Cannot collect writers metadata. VSS asynchronous operation is not completed. Operation: Gather metadata. Code: 0x80042318. Copy Cause The Volume Shadow Copy service within the machine being backed u...
The dependency service or group failed to start
Challenge Cause This error is usually caused by one or more Windows VSS services being disabled. To fix it, you will need to go to Start Run, and enter "services.msc" without quotes. Here, you will see a list of services, their description, and whether or not they are running. Make sure RPC servi...
VSS issue: Retrieving the COM class factory for component with CLSID failed (80070005)
Veeam service account does not have enough privileges to call a COM server application with specified CLSID. As a result, it is not possible to inject the VSS short-life process into the guest OS...
Win32 error: The directory name is invalid.
VSS integration fails with the following error: Win32 error: The directory name is invalid...
Create VSS processing exclusion for vCenter Database
Article Applicability This article is only relevant to environments still using a Windows-based vCenter vSphere 6.7 and older with the vCenter database hosted on a Microsoft SQL Instance. Per VMware's Blog: Reminder: vSphere 6.5/6.7 End of General Support The End of General Support for vSphere 6....