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Title
SQL Server restore of AAG Primary database fails with - VSS_E_WRITERERROR_NONRETRYABLE -
Description
While restoring the primary database in a SQL Server AlwaysOn cluster the restore fails with:
VSS_E_WRITERERROR_NONRETRYABLE
Trace shows and Event logs show a generic failure to prepare the pre-restore environment.
Example:
- FAILED_AT_POST_RESTORE status for writer 'SqlServerWriter', Writer error code: VSS_E_WRITERERROR_NONRETRYABLE [0x800423f4]
**** VSS Return code: VSS_E_WRITERERROR_NONRETRYABLE****
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