Error

Meaning

Corrective Action

VSS_E_MAXIMUM_NUMBER_

0x80042317L

AddToSnapshotSet was called on a volume

OF_SNAPSHOTS_REACHED

 

that has already reached its maximum

 

 

number.

VSS_E_WRITER_INFRASTRUCTURE

0x80042318L

The Writer infrastructure is not operating

 

 

properly. Check that the Event Service and

 

 

the Volume Snapshot Service are started

 

 

and check for errors associated with these

 

 

services in the error log.

VSS_E_WRITER_NOT_RESPONDING

0x80042319L

A writer did not respond to a GetWriterStatus

 

 

call. This means that the process containing

 

 

the writer died or is hung.

VSS_E_WRITER_ALREADY_SUBSCRIBED

0x8004231AL

A writer has already successfully called the

 

 

Subscribe function. It cannot call subscribe

 

 

multiple times.

 

 

 

VSS_E_UNSUPPORTED_CONTEXT

0x8004231BL

Attempt to use an unsupported context.

 

 

 

VSS_E_VOLUME_IN_USE

0x8004231DL

Calling ChangeDiffAreaMaximumSize

 

 

 

VSS_E_MAXIMUM_DIFFAREA_

0x8004231EL

Calling AddDiffArea.

ASSOCIATIONS_REACHED

 

 

VSS_E_INSUFFICIENT_STORAGE

0x8004231FL

Calling EndPrepareSnapshots,

 

 

ChangeDiffAreaMaximumSize

VSS_E_NO_SNAPSHOTS_IMPORTED

0x80042320L

Calling ImportSnapshots, no volumes were

 

 

successfully imported.

 

 

 

VSS_S_SOME_SNAPSHOTS_NOT_IM-

0x00042320L

Calling ImportSnapshots, some volumes

PORTED

 

were not successfully imported.

 

 

 

VSS_E_WRITERERROR_ INCONSIS-

0x800423F0L

Indicates that the snapshot contains only a

TENTSNAPSHOT

 

subset of the volumes needed to correctly

 

 

backup an application component.

 

 

 

VSS_E_WRITERERROR_OUTOFRESOURCES

0x800423F1L

Indicates that the writer failed due to an out

 

 

of memory, out of handles, or other resource

 

 

allocation failure.

 

 

 

VSS_E_WRITERERROR_TIMEOUT

0x800423F2L

Indicates that the writer failed due to a

 

 

timeout between freeze and thaw.

VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE

0x800423F3L

Indicates that the writer failed due to

 

 

an error that might not occur if another

 

 

snapshot is created.

VSS_E_WRITERERROR_NONRETRYABLE

0x800423F4L

Indicates that the writer failed due to an

 

 

error that most likely would occur if another

 

 

snapshot were created.

VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RECOVERY_FAILED

0x800423F5L

Indicates that auto recovery of the snapshot

 

 

volume failed.

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