Hello I have problem with two Win 2003 R2 boxes, problem seems to be related to Windows, both TSM and NT backup returns I/O errors on the shadow copy when trying system backup.
TSM Win client 5.3.4 / TSM AIX server 5.4.0.1 dsmerror.log: 03/21/2007 14:29:04 fioGetAttrib(\\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy40\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}) failed. 03/21/2007 14:29:05 ANS1228E Sending of object 'SYSTEM STATE' failed 03/21/2007 14:29:05 ANS4023E Error processing 'SYSTEM STATE': file input/output error 03/21/2007 14:31:44 ntfileio.cpp (2822): fioGetAttrib(\\?\GLOBALROOT\Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy41\WINDOWS\system32\CatRoot\{127D0A1D-4EF2-11D1-8608-00C04FC295EE}) failed. 03/21/2007 14:31:44 ANS1228E Sending of object 'SYSTEM STATE' failed 03/21/2007 14:31:44 ANS4023E Error processing 'SYSTEM STATE': file input/output error NT backup log show lot of error like this: Backup started on 21.3.2007 at 15:22. Warning: Unable to open "C:\WINDOWS\NOTEPAD.EXE" - skipped. Reason: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable. Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\Boot Files\C:\WINDOWS\Application Compatibility Scripts. You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be missing or damaged. Please contact the owner or administrator. Warning: Unable to open "C:\WINDOWS\Application Compatibility Scripts" - skipped. Reason: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable. Error: Could not access portions of directory System State\Boot Files\C:\WINDOWS\Cluster. You may not have permission to open the file, or the directory may be missing or damaged. Please contact the owner or administrator. Warning: Unable to open "C:\WINDOWS\Cluster" - skipped. Reason: The file or directory is corrupted and unreadable. System Eventlog shows errors like this: Event Type: Error Event Source: Ntfs Event Category: Disk Event ID: 55 Date: 3/21/2007 Time: 2:31:44 PM User: N/A Computer: XXXXX Description: The file system structure on the disk is corrupt and unusable. Please run the chkdsk utility on the volume \Device\HarddiskVolumeShadowCopy41. Anyone run into similar problem? Any suggestions appreciated :-) Best regards, Kolbeinn Josepsson Systems Engineer / Technician Nyherji hf. Iceland