That is what I eventually did.

11:29pm - net stop "SQL Server VSS Writer"

11:31pm - net start "SQL Server VSS Writer"

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I agree it's not exactly a bug. But the fact remains that differentials are running based on a non-existent full backup (a backup that's part of a volume snapshot). It...

You could create an after-insert trigger on 'backupset' table in msdb database. Check for the condition is_snapshot=1 and run the full backup job.

This is a good idea. But luckily for...

gotcha. i'll find out from the network guys if the backup device properties can be adjusted to not talk to sql.

Thanks!

Jared,

Thanks for the reply. Apparently, some backup devices use sql VSS writer to inform sql server that the disk is being backed up, which is recorded as a snapshot backup.

I...