If you are running with Data Protection for Exchange 6.3,
the latest is Data Protection for Exchange 6.3.1.
Here are the "requirements" for 6.3.1:

   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21620061


You can also consider Data Protection for Exchange 6.4,
but it is not needed for this current issue.
Here are the "requirements" for 6.4:
   http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21612736


The Exchange Server minimum requirements are listed in the links


Thanks,

Del

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Del Hoobler
Tivoli Storage Manager Development
IBM Corporation



"ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 02/26/2013
04:36:24 PM:

> From: Jeanne Bruno <JBruno AT CENHUD DOT COM>
> To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> Date: 02/26/2013 04:37 PM
> Subject: Re: TSM TDP EXCHANGE INCREMENTAL BACKUP
> Sent by: "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
>
> Do you happen to know what the recommended sp level of exchange is?
> And also the Recommended level of tdp?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ADSM: Dist Stor Manager [mailto:ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU] On
> Behalf Of Del Hoobler
> Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2013 4:18 PM
> To: ADSM-L AT VM.MARIST DOT EDU
> Subject: Re: [ADSM-L] TSM TDP EXCHANGE INCREMENTAL BACKUP
>
> VSS_E_WRITERERROR means that the Exchange Server is having an issue.
> I recommend opening a PMR to take this to the next step.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Del
>
> ----------------------------------------------------
>
> "ADSM: Dist Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu> wrote on 02/26/2013
> 04:12:38 PM:
>
> > From: Jeanne Bruno <JBruno AT CENHUD DOT COM>
> > To: ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu,
> > Date: 02/26/2013 04:13 PM
> > Subject: Re: TSM TDP EXCHANGE INCREMENTAL BACKUP Sent by: "ADSM: Dist
> > Stor Manager" <ADSM-L AT vm.marist DOT edu>
> >
> > Sorry, I meant to include the DSMerror.log.
> >
> > I restarted Exchange Replication service first and then the schedule
> > kicked off.  Still failed.
> >
> > Dsmerror:
> > 02/25/2013 15:07:21 ANS0361I DIAG: VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus:
> > VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus failed with
> hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE
> > 02/25/2013 15:07:21 ANS5268W The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services

> > writer 'Microsoft Exchange Replica Writer' current state
> > (VSS_WS_STABLE) is not valid for the current operation.
> > 02/25/2013 15:07:51 ANS0361I DIAG: VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus:
> > VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus failed with
> hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE
> > 02/25/2013 15:07:51 ANS5268W The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services

> > writer 'Microsoft Exchange Replica Writer' current state
> > (VSS_WS_STABLE) is not valid for the current operation.
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:21 ANS0361I DIAG: VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus:
> > VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus failed with
> hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:21 ANS5268W The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services

> > writer 'Microsoft Exchange Replica Writer' current state
> > (VSS_WS_STABLE) is not valid for the current operation.
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:52 ANS0361I DIAG: VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus:
> > VssRequestor::checkWriterStatus failed with
> hr=VSS_E_WRITERERROR_RETRYABLE
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:52 ANS5268W The Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services

> > writer 'Microsoft Exchange Replica Writer' current state
> > (VSS_WS_STABLE) is not valid for the current operation.
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:52 ANS5272E A Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Services
> > writer is in an invalid state after snapshot initialization.
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:52 ANS5258E Microsoft volume shadow copy snapshot
> > initialization failed.
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:52 ANS1327W The snapshot operation for 'EXCHANGE1
> > \Microsoft Exchange Writer\{76fe1ac4-15f7-4bcd-987e-8e1acb462fb7}
> > \DB2\178dbfd6-f84e-4749-b9f3-332304166a9a' failed with error code:
4353.
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:52 ANS1327W The snapshot operation for 'EXCHANGE1
> > \Microsoft Exchange Writer\{76fe1ac4-15f7-4bcd-987e-8e1acb462fb7}
> > \DB3\596ceca2-f9f1-463f-babb-3a76eb4f2011' failed with error code: -1.
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:52 ANS5258E Microsoft volume shadow copy snapshot
> > initialization failed.
> > 02/25/2013 15:08:52 ANS5283E The operation was unsuccessful.
>