Hi Team, In my one of SCCM server's SCCM Backup is failing.. database is in different server..it is clustered. in console maintaince activity- enabled the sccm backup and selceted the backup store path. it is creating only backup log file-smsbkup.log below is the content available in smsbkup.log file Initializing the status message reporting system... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:25 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) The path to the "Status Manager" inbox is "D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\inboxes\statmgr.box\statmsgs". SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:26 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) SMS_STATUS_MANAGER is not running as part of this process, the SMS_EXECUTIVE to SMS_STATUS_MANAGER in-memory status message queue will not be used. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:26 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Registered this process as a source of "SMS Server" events. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:26 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Registered this process as a source of "SMS Client" events. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:26 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Registered this process as a source of "SMS Provider" events. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:27 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Status message reporting system initialized successfully. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:28 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Locale set to OS value (English_United States.1252). SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) SMS site backup service 4.00 started. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) STATMSG: ID=500 SEV=I LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_SITE_BACKUP" SYS=<primary server> SITE=<site code> PID=8664 TID=3052 GMTDATE=Tue Jun 19 15:00:29.099 2012 ISTR0="SMS site backup" ISTR1="" ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=0 SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) 06/19/12 11:00:29 - starting backup. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) BackupDir = \\LOCALHOST\F$\BACKUP. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Installation RootDir = D:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT CONFIGURATION MANAGER. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Site SQL Dir = . SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Site Backup Location = \\localhost\f$\backup SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) SQL Backup Location = \\localhost\f$\backup SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) STATMSG: ID=5055 SEV=I LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_SITE_BACKUP" SYS=<primary server> SITE=<site code> PID=8664 TID=3052 GMTDATE=Tue Jun 19 15:00:29.676 2012 ISTR0="" ISTR1="" ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=0 SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:29 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) LogEvent(): Successfully logged Event to NT Event Log. (4 - 48 - 1,073,746,879) SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:30 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Starting VSS initialization... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:30 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Starting Asynchronous GatherWriterMetadata. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:00:35 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Number of writers that responded: 14. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:01:25 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Reading SMS Writer metadata... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Number of FileIncludes: 0. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Number of FileExcludes: 0. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Number of Components: 7. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Component 0 - <site code>Backup\SiteServer\SMSServer\inboxes. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) FileGroupFile = D:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT CONFIGURATION MANAGER\INBOXES\* [Recursive: yes] SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Volume D:\ (that contains the file(s)) is marked as a candidate for snapshot. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Component 1 - <site code>Backup\SiteServer\SMSServer\Logs. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) FileGroupFile = D:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT CONFIGURATION MANAGER\LOGS\* [Recursive: yes] SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Volume D:\ (that contains the file(s)) is marked as a candidate for snapshot. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:09 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Component 2 - <site code>Backup\SiteServer\SMSServer\data. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) FileGroupFile = D:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT CONFIGURATION MANAGER\DATA\* [Recursive: yes] SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Volume D:\ (that contains the file(s)) is marked as a candidate for snapshot. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Component 3 - <site code>Backup\SiteServer\SMSServer\srvacct. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) FileGroupFile = D:\PROGRAM FILES (X86)\MICROSOFT CONFIGURATION MANAGER\SRVACCT\* [Recursive: yes] SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Volume D:\ (that contains the file(s)) is marked as a candidate for snapshot. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Component 4 - <site code>Backup\SiteServer\SMSbkSiteRegNAL.dat. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) FileGroupFile = D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\BackupTemp\SMSbkSiteRegNAL.dat [Recursive: no] SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Volume D:\ (that contains the file(s)) is marked as a candidate for snapshot. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Component 5 - <site code>Backup\SiteServer\SMSbkSiteRegSMS.dat. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) FileGroupFile = D:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Configuration Manager\BackupTemp\SMSbkSiteRegSMS.dat [Recursive: no] SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Volume D:\ (that contains the file(s)) is marked as a candidate for snapshot. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Component 6 - <site code>Backup\SiteDBServer\SMSbkSQLDBsite.dat. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Dependency On SQL Writer , LogicalPath:\\SSSQLVS1\VS1, ComponentName:SMS_<site code> SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) After GatherWriterMetadata SMS Writer status = STABLE. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Starting to clean and prepare the backup location. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Cleanup and/or preparation done. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Info: Sending message to start the SQL Backup... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Starting to create the snapshot set. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:10 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Added volume containing D:\ to the snapshot set. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:17 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Info: Starting Asynchronous PrepareForBackup... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:17 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Info: Asynchronous PrepareForBackup finished... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:27 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Info: Waiting for SQL to PrepareForBackup. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:27 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Sleeping for 5 seconds... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:27 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Sleeping for 5 seconds... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:32 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Sleeping for 5 seconds... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:37 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Sleeping for 5 seconds... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:42 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Sleeping for 5 seconds... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:47 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) ERROR: SQL Backup task failed. Error message - SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:55 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) STATMSG: ID=5052 SEV=W LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_SITE_BACKUP" SYS=<primary server> SITE=<site code> PID=8664 TID=3052 GMTDATE=Tue Jun 19 15:02:55.741 2012 ISTR0="\\SSSQLVS1" ISTR1="VS1\SMS_<site code>" ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=0 SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:55 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Error: Sql Server could not prepare for the Backup. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:55 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Aborting the backup process. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:55 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:55 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Error: CreateSnapshotSet failed... SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:55 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) STATMSG: ID=5047 SEV=E LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_SITE_BACKUP" SYS=<primary server> SITE=<site code> PID=8664 TID=3052 GMTDATE=Tue Jun 19 15:02:55.838 2012 ISTR0="" ISTR1="" ISTR2="" ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6="" ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=0 SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:55 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) SMS site backup failed. Please see previous errors. SMS_SITE_BACKUP 6/19/2012 11:02:55 AM 3052 (0x0BEC) Please check and advice me on above issue. Thanks, badri

Have you seen these two threads: http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/sk/configmgrbackup/thread/18a23cb1-84bb-441b-966e-3f13a167cd93 http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en/configmgrbackup/thread/21d39020-bc4f-4407-9ece-bb162b360a2fJason | http://blog.configmgrftw.com | Twitter @JasonSandys

yes, I saw above two links..no use. in my sms_site_backup component i'm getting below error SMS Site Backup failed while creating the snapshot using the VSS services. Aborting the backup operation. any idea where to check and resolve this issue.

Is Voulme shadow service need to start for sccm backup? I observed that in my remote SQL server voulme shadow service is not started..

Is Voulme shadow service need to start for sccm backup? I observed that in my remote SQL server voulme shadow service is not started.. Yes I believe it should be running. It sounds like the setup isn't right. Check these links, make 100% sure you're configured correctly: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693612.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb632649.aspx http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb693554.aspx