Functions/Get-VssWriterToService.ps1
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function Get-VssWriterToService { <# .SYNOPSIS Displays a list of 'vssadmin list writers' and corresponds them to a service .DESCRIPTION Displays a list of 'vssadmin list writers' and corresponds them to a service When diagnosing vss writer issues if the State of one of the vss writes is not equal to '[1] Stable' the next troubleshooting tip is to restart the corresponding service. This function returns that list .EXAMPLE Get-VssWriterToService VssWriter ServiceName ServiceDisplayName ------------- ----------- ------------------ ASR Writer VSS Volume Shadow Copy BITS Writer BITS Background Intelligent Transfer Service Certificate Authority CertSvc Active Directory Certificate Services COM+ REGDB Writer VSS Volume Shadow Copy DFS Replication service writer DFSR DFS Replication DHCP Jet Writer DHCPServer DHCP Server FRS Writer NtFrs File Replication FSRM writer srmsvc File Server Resource Manager IIS Config Writer AppHostSvc Application Host Helper Service IIS Metabase Writer IISADMIN IIS Admin Service Microsoft Exchange Replica Writer MSExchangeRepl Microsoft Exchange Replication Service Microsoft Exchange Writer MSExchangeIS Microsoft Exchange Information Store Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer vmms Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management MSMQ Writer (MSMQ) MSMQ Message Queuing MSSearch Service Writer WSearch Windows Search NPS VSS Writer EventSystem COM+ Event System NTDS NTDS Active Directory Domain Services OSearch VSS Writer OSearch Office SharePoint Server Search OSearch14 VSS Writer OSearch14 SharePoint Server Search 14 Registry Writer VSS Volume Shadow Copy Shadow Copy Optimization Writer VSS Volume Shadow Copy SMS Writer SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER SPSearch VSS Writer SPSearch Windows SharePoint Services Search SPSearch4 VSS Writer SPSearch4 SharePoint Foundation Search V4 SqlServerWriter SQLWriter SQL Server VSS Writer System Writer CryptSvc Cryptographic Services TermServLicensing TermServLicensing Remote Desktop Licensing VSS Writer Service Name Related Windows Service To Restart WDS VSS Writer WDSServer Windows Deployment Services Server WIDWriter WIDWriter Windows Internal Database VSS Writer WINS Jet Writer WINS Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) WMI Writer Winmgmt Windows Management Instrumentation .EXAMPLE Find the list of unstable vss writers and restart their corresponding service $UnstableVss = Get-VssWriter | Where-Object { $_.State -ne '[1] Stable' } $VssToService = Get-VssWriterToService $VssToService | Where-Object { $_.VssWriter -in $UnstableVss.Writer } | ForEach-Object { Restart-Service -Name $_.ServiceName -Force } .EXAMPLE (Get-VssWriterToService)[0..2] VssWriter ServiceName ServiceDisplayName --------- ----------- ------------------ ASR Writer VSS Volume Shadow Copy BITS Writer BITS Background Intelligent Transfer Service Certificate Authority CertSvc Active Directory Certificate Services .NOTES List of VSS Writers coming from multiple places https://support.carbonite.com/articles/Server-Windows-List-of-VSS-Writers-and-Services https://support.unitrends.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013245618-VSS-Writer-Failed-How-to-Restart-and-Re-Register-VSS-Writers> https://web.archive.org/web/20220118095704/https://support.unitrends.com/hc/en-us/articles/360013245618-VSS-Writer-Failed-How-to-Restart-and-Re-Register-VSS-Writers https://www.veeam.com/kb2041 #> [CmdletBinding()] [OutputType([psobject])] param() begin { Write-Verbose -Message "Starting [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" $VssToService = @' VssWriter,ServiceName,ServiceDisplayName ASR Writer,VSS,Volume Shadow Copy BITS Writer,BITS,Background Intelligent Transfer Service Certificate Authority,CertSvc,Active Directory Certificate Services COM+ REGDB Writer,VSS,Volume Shadow Copy DFS Replication service writer,DFSR,DFS Replication DHCP Jet Writer,DHCPServer,DHCP Server FRS Writer,NtFrs,File Replication FSRM writer,srmsvc,File Server Resource Manager IIS Config Writer,AppHostSvc,Application Host Helper Service IIS Metabase Writer,IISADMIN,IIS Admin Service MailStore VSS Writer,MailStore VSS Writer,MailStore VSS Writer Microsoft Exchange Replica Writer,MSExchangeRepl,Microsoft Exchange Replication Service Microsoft Exchange Writer,MSExchangeIS,Microsoft Exchange Information Store Microsoft Hyper-V VSS Writer,vmms,Hyper-V Virtual Machine Management MSMQ Writer (MSMQ),MSMQ,Message Queuing MSSearch Service Writer,WSearch,Windows Search NPS VSS Writer,EventSystem,COM+ Event System NTDS,NTDS,Active Directory Domain Services OSearch VSS Writer,OSearch,Office SharePoint Server Search OSearch14 VSS Writer,OSearch14,SharePoint Server Search 14 OSearch15 VSS Writer,OSearch15,SharePoint Server Search 15 Registry Writer,VSS,Volume Shadow Copy Shadow Copy Optimization Writer,VSS,Volume Shadow Copy SMS Writer,SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER,SMS_SITE_VSS_WRITER SPSearch VSS Writer,SPSearch,Windows SharePoint Services Search SPSearch4 VSS Writer,SPSearch4,SharePoint Foundation Search V4 SqlServerWriter,SQLWriter,SQL Server VSS Writer System Writer,CryptSvc,Cryptographic Services TermServLicensing,TermServLicensing,Remote Desktop Licensing VSS Writer,Service Name,Related Windows Service To Restart WDS VSS Writer,WDSServer,Windows Deployment Services Server WIDWriter,WIDWriter,Windows Internal Database VSS Writer WINS Jet Writer,WINS,Windows Internet Name Service (WINS) WMI Writer,Winmgmt,Windows Management Instrumentation '@ -split '\r?\n' | ConvertFrom-Csv } process { Write-Output -InputObject $VssToService } end { Write-Verbose -Message "Ending [$($MyInvocation.Mycommand)]" } } |