If I do a bare metal backup to DVD using the Windows 7 backup UI the backup works fine and completes successfully burning to DVD. If I run WBAMIN console with the command line: WBADMIN START BACKUP -backupTarget:D: -include:C: -allcritical vssFull (Works on most of our systems) it fails around disk 3, locks up the entire machine and I must do a hard shutdown to close Windows The error generated in WBADMIN when the failure takes place is: An unexpected error occurred during the backup to the media: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service. Snooping around the event logs I found these errors: ************************************ Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine IVssAsrWriterBackup::GetDiskComponents. hr = 0x80070057, The parameter is incorrect. Operation: OnIdentify event Gathering Writer Data Context: Execution Context: ASR Writer Writer Class Id: {be000cbe-11fe-4426-9c58-531aa6355fc4} Writer Name: ASR Writer Writer Instance ID: {3e39d571-a29d-48c1-b71a-19d385791fcf} ******************************************* Volume Shadow Copy Service error: Unexpected error calling routine CoCreateInstance. hr = 0x80040154, Class not registered . Operation: Gathering Writer Data Context: Writer Class Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} Writer Name: WMI Writer Writer Instance ID: {696b93fa-a467-4889-bac5-72064c8222e8} **************************************************** Volume Shadow Copy Service error: A critical component required by the Volume Shadow Copy service is not registered. This might happened if an error occurred during Windows setup or during installation of a Shadow Copy provider. The error returned from CoCreateInstance on class with CLSID {f5078f32-c551-11d3-89b9-0000f81fe221} and Name MSXML30 is [0x80040154, Class not registered ]. Operation: Gathering Writer Data Context: Writer Class Id: {a6ad56c2-b509-4e6c-bb19-49d8f43532f0} Writer Name: WMI Writer Writer Instance ID: {696b93fa-a467-4889-bac5-72064c8222e8} ************************************************** The backup operation that started at '?2012?-?04?-?03T21:24:23.819000000Z' has failed because the Volume Shadow Copy Service operation to create a shadow copy of the volumes being backed up failed with following error code '2147942414'. Please review the event details for a solution, and then rerun the backup operation once the issue is resolved. ******************************************************* Cryptographic Services failed while processing the OnIdentity() call in the System Writer Object. Details: AddCoreCsiFiles : GetNextFileMapContent() failed. System Error: Not enough storage is available to process this command. ********************************************************* Cryptographic Services failed while processing the OnIdentity() call in the System Writer Object. Details: AddCoreCsiFiles : GetNextFileMapContent() failed. System Error: Not enough storage is available to process this command. .********************************************************** The disk configuration that im backing up is as follows: Index 0 = 39MB dell recovery partition Index 1 = 10.30 GB Recovery partition (I think Dell has a factory image residing on it, its flagged: Active, System, Primary) Index 2 = 222GB OS drive (60GB in use) any ideas on why WBADMIN is failing??? we need this method for scheduling backups with in inhouse app we developed... any help will be greatly appreciated!! thank you, Don

Are you sure in your D drive there is sufficient space to hold the backup. Regards Ashok J Prakash If a post solved your problem, click Mark as Answer on the post. If a post helped you, click "Vote As Helpful" on the left side of post.

the D drive is the DVD writer drive... which by default wbadmin writes 1GB chuncks... it fails at DVD 3 with the memory exception... hangs the entire system up...

Hi, At first, you may look into the following Microsoft KB and see if it can solve your issue. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2182466 Secondly, if it cannot resolve your issue, please re-register msxml.dll and msxml3.dll file in Command Prompt. Launch the commands below: Regsvr32 msxml.dll Regsvr32 msxml3.dll If the issue persists, please perform SFC also. Best Regards, Kim ZhouPlease remember to click Mark as Answer on the post that helps you, and to click Unmark as Answer if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.