Snapshot operation fails when the InfoScale VSS Provider is restarted while the Volume Shadow Copy service is running and the VSS providers are already loaded

Last published : Jul 07, 2026
When the Volume Shadow Copy VSS service starts, it loads the InfoScale VSS provider. If the InfoScale VSS provider is restarted while the Volume Shadow Copy service is running and the VSS providers are already loaded, the snapshot operation fails with a VSS error (Event ID:12293).
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