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8/9/2006 3:25:01 PM    Help with dpmbackup.exe Error ID: 4201
I get the error I pasted below when using dpmbackup.exe. 
 
What is it and how do I resolve it? The server failing happens to be my most 
 
critical. 
 
Of course this is in preparation for backing up the DPM server to tape. What 
 
will I miss if I continue and backup to tape? 
 
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Data Protection Manager\DPM\bin>dpmbackup 
 
DpmBackup 1.0 - Data Protection Manager backup command-line tool 
 
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Replica of Volume E: on server Server1: Shadow copy failed (Error ID: 4201) 
 
Replica of Volume C: on server Server2: Shadow copy created successfully 
 
Replica of Volume E: on server Server3: Shadow copy created successfully 
 
Replica of Volume E: on server Server4: Shadow copy created successfully 
 
DPM database DPMDB: Backup created successfully 
 
DPM Report database ReportServer: Backup created successfully 
 
Error ID: 4201 
 
The backup operation did not complete successfully. Some backup shadow 
 
copies could not be created. Please try the backup operation again.



8/9/2006 3:42:45 PM    Re: Help with dpmbackup.exe Error ID: 4201
How many volumes are your protecting? Can you help identify for which 
 
volumes the shadow copy could not be created? Also, if you look at the event 
 
log, you'll see a reason for shadow copy failure (from Volsnap). Can you 
 
share that info? 
 
Thanks, 
 
Karandeep Anand [MSFT] 
 
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