Enum VssWriterState

The VssWriterState enumeration indicates the current state of the writer.

Namespace: Alphaleonis.Win32.Vss

Assembly: AlphaVSS.Common.dll

Syntax

public enum VssWriterState

Remarks

A requester determines the state of a writer through WriterStatus.

Fields

Name	Description
FailedAtBackupComplete	The shadow copy has been created and the writer failed during the BackupComplete state. A writer should save information about this failure to the error log.
FailedAtBackupShutdown	The writer failed during the shutdown of the backup application.
FailedAtFreeze	The writer vetoed the shadow copy creation process during the freeze state.
FailedAtIdentify	The writer vetoed the shadow copy creation process at the writer identification state.
FailedAtPostRestore	The writer failed during the PostRestore state.
FailedAtPostSnapshot	The writer vetoed the shadow copy creation process during the PostSnapshot state.
FailedAtPrepareBackup	The writer vetoed the shadow copy creation process during the backup preparation state.
FailedAtPrepareSnapshot	The writer vetoed the shadow copy creation process during the PrepareForSnapshot state.
FailedAtPreRestore	The writer failed during the PreRestore state.
FailedAtThaw	The writer vetoed the shadow copy creation process during the thaw state.
Stable	The writer has completed processing current shadow copy events and is ready to proceed, or CVssWriter::OnPrepareSnapshot has not yet been called.
Unknown	The writer's state is not known. This indicates an error on the part of the writer.
WaitingForBackupComplete	The writer is waiting for the requester to finish its backup operation.
WaitingForFreeze	The writer is waiting for the freeze state.
WaitingForPostSnapshot	The writer is waiting for the PostSnapshot state.
WaitingForThaw	The writer is waiting for the thaw state.