VSS Writers cannot be refreshed or contacted
VSS Writers cannot be refreshed or contacted as in the following:
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Vxsnap refreshCLI operation fails because VSS fails to gather data from the VSS Writers -
Windows Event Viewer encounters a VSS error, "An internal inconsistency was detected in trying to contact shadow copy service writer." (Event ID 12302)
These are known Microsoft problems. (1275029)
Workaround: Refer to Microsoft KB940184 for steps to correct the issue.
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