List of VSS Writer and corresponding Service Name
VSS Writers and Corresponding Service Table VSS Writer Service Name Service Display Name ADAM $instanceName Writer ADAM_$instanceName $instanceName 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 […]
Unable to uninstall/remove Docker Dev version
Issue Unable to remove/uninstall Docker Dev version from Windows Server Applies to Windows Server 2016/2019 on virtual machine or physical server Symptom Even after uninstalling Docker from Windows Server, dockerd service is still running Failed to install Docker EE (Enterprise Edition) on Windows Server as there is Docker is already running on the host machine […]
VSS Architecture Simplified
Summary: In this article we will learn about “How Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)co–ordinates with Writers and Provider to create consistent shadow copy of volume“ Prerequisite Applies to Windows Operating System on physical servers and virtual machines Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)co–ordinates with Writers and Provider to create consistent shadow copy of volume Requester sends […]
VSS Common Error Codes
Common VSS Error VSS_E_BAD_STATE 0x80042301 A function call was made when the object was in an incorrect state. This indicates that Microsoft’s VSS framework and/or perhaps some of the VSS writers are in a bad state. VSS_E_UNEXPECTED 0x80042302 A volume shadow copy service (VSS) component encountered an unexpected error. VSS_E_PROVIDER_NOT_REGISTERED 0x80042304 The volume shadow copy […]
Failed to start the Docker Service, error: start-service : Failed to start service ‘Docker Engine (docker)’
Issue: Failed to start the Docker Engine Service with error “start-service : Failed to start service ‘Docker Engine (docker)’” Description Using Kubernetes (Orchestrators) to collect Analytic data from Windows Container host with Azure Monitor Configure Docker Engine service using daemon.json file and Windows Registry to collect Analytical data from the Windows Containers Symptoms Added parameter, […]
Failed to Create Container with Error: ‘The container operating system does not match the host operating system.’
Issue Failed to create container with error, ‘The container operating system does not match the host operating system.’ Symptoms Failed to crate a Windows Container with error, “Failed to create container with error, ‘The container operating system does not match the host operating system.’” While installing Windows Features in Container, installation fails with error: “The […]
Container Images (Layer Reuse)
Summary: In this article we will learn about Container Image (Layer Reuse) Container Images: Definition: A Docker container image is a lightweight, standalone, executable package of software that includes everything needed to run an application: code, runtime, system tools, system libraries and settings Container Images consist of Application (Eg: IIS, ASP.net, python, NodeJS), and Base […]