Hi
i am getting the below error on primary site server smsbkp.log
Dependency On SQL Writer , LogicalPath:\\SQL-SERVER\DB02, ComponentName:CM_PS1 $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:34.521+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
After GatherWriterMetadata SMS Writer status = FAILED_AT_PREPARE_BACKUP. $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:34.662+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
~Error: VSS_E_WRITERERROR_TIMEOUT. Error Code = 0x80,042,3f2. $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:34.662+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
~Info: Sending message to start the SQL Backup... $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:34.662+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
Starting Prepare for backup. $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:35.037+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
The System Provider VSS ID is 0,000,000,000,364,F68 $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:35.084+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
Added volume containing C:\ to the snapshot set. $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:35.412+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
~Info: Starting Asynchronous PrepareForBackup... $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:35.412+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
~Info: Asynchronous PrepareForBackup finished... $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:35.803+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
After PrepareForBackup SMS Writer status = STABLE. $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:35.943+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
~Info: Waiting for SQL to PrepareForBackup. $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:35.943+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
Sleeping for 5 seconds... $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:36.115+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
ERROR: SQL Backup task failed. Error message - Error: Backup folder
\\PRISITESERVER\Backup does not exist or backup service does not have permission to access the folder. $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:41.178+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
STATMSG: ID=5052 SEV=E LEV=M SOURCE="SMS Server" COMP="SMS_SITE_BACKUP" SYS=PRISITESERVER SITE=PS1 PID=10980 TID=4660 GMTDATE=Fri Feb 22 09:06:41.193 2013 ISTR0="\\SQL-SERVER" ISTR1="CM_PS1;"
ISTR2="Error: Backup folder \\PRISITESERVER\Backup does not exist or backup service does not have permission to access the folder. " ISTR3="" ISTR4="" ISTR5="" ISTR6=""
ISTR7="" ISTR8="" ISTR9="" NUMATTRS=0 $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:41.193+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
StateTable::CState::Handle - (5052:3 2013-02-22 09:06:41.193+00:00) >> (5035:1 2013-01-02 09:20:01.533+00:00) $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:41.225+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
CStateMsgReporter::DeliverMessages - Queued message: TT=1401 TIDT=0 TID='EF736CF9-7214-4796-9C85-2549A9056D8D' SID=5052 MUF=0 PCNT=2, P1='PS1' P2='2013-02-22 09:06:41.193+00:00' P3='' P4='' P5='' $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:41.240+300><thread=4660
(0x1234)>
CStateMsgReporter::DeliverMessages - Created state message file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Configuration Manager\inboxes\auth\statesys.box\incoming\se4yf11w.SMX $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:41.334+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
Successfully send state change notification EF736CF9-7214-4796-9C85-2549A9056D8D $$<SMS_SITE_BACKUP><02-22-2013 04:06:41.334+300><thread=4660 (0x1234)>
Error: Sql Server could not prepare for the Backup.
i have verified the following things found ok
verified the site server system account is part of local admin grp of SQL server
verfied that the SQL server has necessary permission on site server bakup folder share
also i am seeing the below error related to vss writer
Writer name: 'SMS Writer'
Writer Id: {03ba67dd-dc6d-4729-a038-251f7018463b}
Writer Instance Id: {7246d834-8601-4c17-aedb-c47dbacc8a3a}
State: [7] Failed
Last error: Timed out
can some help me out to resolve the backup issue