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Automating and Restarting Windows Services in the correct order via Powershell -
Description
When running the command "vssadmin list writers", on some servers you may notice the VSS writers showing in a Failed state even after restarting the operating system and attempting to run a backup. This error is mostly encountered on Server 2008 32-bit servers.WARNING: AppAssure does not support PowerShell scripting. All scripts used in this article are meant to be used as examples only. Click here for more information. -
Cause
The reason for this behavior is that the services do not start in the correct order.The powershell script below will stop the services, then restart them in the correct order. Depending on the services present on the server, the script may need to be modified to remove un-needed services, or add services not listed in the script.Leaving un-needed services listed in the script will not cause any harm or errors when the script runs. However, there will be a warning logged stating that "The service name is invalid". This will not cause the rest of the script to not run. -
Resolution
To automate the stopping and starting of the services in the correct order, please create a scheduled task to run the powershell script anytime the server is restarted. Please follow the steps in this KB to automate the powershell script - https://support.quest.com/appassure/kb/144451
**Contents of the Powershell Script**
net stop "System Event Notification Service" /ynet stop "File Replication Service"net stop "DHCP Server"net stop "DFS Replication"net stop "Background Intelligent Transfer Service"net stop "WINS"net stop "COM+ Event System"net stop "COM+ System Application"net stop "Distributed Transaction Coordinator"net stop "Volume Shadow Copy"net start "System Event Notification Service"net start "File Replication Service"net start "DHCP Server"net start "DFS Replication"net start "Background Intelligent Transfer Service"net start "WINS"net start "COM+ Event System"net start "COM+ System Application"net start "Distributed Transaction Coordinator"net start "Volume Shadow Copy" -
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