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[SDP 3][9c34deb3-cfb4-4d7b-b755-49ca5cf551eb] Windows VSS and Backup Diagnostic Package


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Summary

The Volume Shadow Copy and Backup Diagnostic Package will collect information to help troubleshooting VSS and backup problems.

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More Information

This article describes the information that may be collected from a machine when running Windows VSS and Backup diagnostic package.

Information collected

Event Logs

DescriptionFile Name
Microsoft-Windows-VHDMP/Operational (.csv){Computername}_evt_VHDMP-Operational.csv
Microsoft-Windows-VHDMP/Operational (.evtx){Computername}_evt_VHDMP-Operational.evtx
Microsoft-Windows-VHDMP/Operational (.txt){Computername}_evt_VHDMP-Operational.txt
System (.csv){Computername}_evt_System.csv
System (.evtx){Computername}_evt_System.evtx
System (.txt){Computername}_evt_System.txt
Application (.csv){Computername}_evt_Application.csv
Application (.evtx){Computername}_evt_Application.evtx
Application (.txt){Computername}_evt_Application.txt

Excluded Binary Paths

DescriptionFile Name
Excluded Binary Paths (.txt){Computername}_ExcludedBinaryPaths.txt

Registry Information (Text format)

DescriptionFile Name
FilesNotToBackup{Computername}_reg_FilesNotToBackup.txt
FilesNotToSnapshot{Computername}_reg_FilesNotToSnapshot.txt
VSS{Computername}_reg_Volsnap.txt
FileSystem{Computername}_reg_FileSystem.txt

Services ImagePath Information

DescriptionFile Name
Services Image Paths (.txt){Computername}_ServiceImagePath.txt

System Information

DescriptionFile Name
Text Format{Computername}_msinfo32.txt
NFO Format{Computername}_msinfo32.nfo

VSS Writers

DescriptionFile Name
VSSAdmin list writers output (.txt){Computername}_List_Writers.txt

VSSPSS Utility

DescriptionFile Name
VSSPSS Utility Output (.txt){Computername}_VSSPSS.txt


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References

For more information about the Frequently asked questions about the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT), click the following article number to see the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

973559 Frequently asked questions about the Microsoft Support Diagnostic Tool (MSDT) for Windows 7

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Article Info
Article ID : 2838992
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 4/12/2013
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