===== [V7] ISSUE: MS SQL database backup fails with "Cannot start shadow copy, reason=null" error ===== Article ID: 5204
Reviewed: 2016-10-12

Product Version:
AhsayOBM: 7.5.0.0 - 7.7.2.0
OS: Windows ATTENTION 1st January, 2022: v7 officially End-of-Life [details] ===== Problem Description ===== When performing a MS SQL database backup, the following error message is received in the backup report:
No. Type Timestamp Log
* info YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss ...
* ... ...      [Start] Backing up database...
* erro YYYY/MM/DD hh:mm:ss Cannot start shadow copy, reason =null
* ... ... ...
===== Cause ===== This is a known issue with AhsayOBM version 7.7.0.0 - 7.7.2.0. ===== Resolution ===== To resolve the issue, patch the AhsayOBM application to version 7.9.0.0 or above. The instructions can be found by Clicking Here. ===== Keywords ===== MSSQL Server, shadow copy, null