✎ [V7] ISSUE: The SQL Server VSS Writer service does not exist as an installed service (cannot create MS SQL database backup set on non-English Windows) [Ahsay Wiki]

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===== [V7] ISSUE: The SQL Server VSS Writer service does not exist as an installed service (cannot create MS SQL database backup set on non-English Windows)   =====

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 5069
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  Reviewed:
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 2015-12-22
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  Product Version:
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 AhsayOBM: 7.3.2.0
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 OS: Windows (non-English system locale)
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<B>ATTENTION</B>
1st January, 2022: v7 officially End-of-Life [<A HREF=https://wiki.ahsay.com/doku.php?id=public:announcement:ahsay_v7_eol>details</A>]
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===== Problem Description =====
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When creating a MS SQL database backup set on a Windows server set to a non-English system locale, the following error message is received in the AhsayOBM console:
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<i>The SQL Server VSS Writer service does not exist as an installed service</i>
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    <img src="http://wiki.ahsay.com/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=public:5069_0.png" style="border:thin solid black; width:70%"/>
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===== Cause =====
This is a known issue with AhsayOBM version 7.3.2.0.


===== Resolution =====
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To resolve the issue, patch the AhsayOBM application to version 7.5.0.0 or above. The instructions can be found by 
<a href="http://wiki.ahsay.com/doku.php?id=public:5146_faq:how_to_install_the_latest_patch_set_for_ahsayobm_ahsayacb">Clicking Here</a>.
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===== Keywords =====
MS SQL Server, not, found, vss, volume, shadow, copy, volumeshadowcopy, VSC

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