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BA611: Volume Shadow Copy service is disabled

Error code Product Applies to
BA611 BackupAssist ER BackupAssist ER v1 and later

Description

The error will occur when the backup job needs to use the Volume Shadow Copy Service (also known as VSS) but cannot- because the service is disabled.

Resolutions

Enable the "Volume Shadow Copy" service in Windows Server. In most versions this is in the system Services applet (located in Administrative Tools).

Last updated Created Further assistance
30th Nov 2015 16th Jun 2013 BackupAssist ER Support page