Microsoft Exchange backups are failing - snapshot creation failed status 130

Problem

Microsoft Exchange backups are failing - snapshot creation failed status 130

Solution

Microsoft Exchange backups are failing - snapshot creation failed status 130 , system error occurred.

bpfis log reveals the following:

10:37:44.530 [8584.7732] <2> onlfi_thaw: fim=VSS_Writer
10:37:44.530 [8584.7732] <4> onlfi_thaw: Thawing NEW_STREAM0 using snapshot method VSS_Writer.
10:37:44.530 [8584.7732] <8> onlfi_thaw: NEW_STREAM0 is not frozen
10:37:44.530 [8584.7732] <4> onlfi_thaw: Thawing Microsoft Information Store:\ using snapshot method VSS_Writer.
10:37:44.530 [8584.7732] <8> onlfi_thaw: Microsoft Information Store:\ is not frozen
10:37:44.530 [8584.7732] <2> onlfi_vfms_logf: Extended status = 0:0:
10:37:44.530 [8584.7732] <8> bpfis Exit: WRN - snapshot delete returned status 20
10:37:44.530 [8584.7732] <4> bpfis Exit: INF - EXIT STATUS 130: system error occurred

vssadmin list writers command revealed:

Writer name: 'Microsoft Exchange Writer'
Writer Id: {76fe1ac4-15f7-4bcd-987e-8e1acb462fb7}
Writer Instance Id: {aaeda25e-de21-4dc5-aa01-4e71969f05b1}
State: [9] Failed
Last error: Retryable error


The problem was solved by having Service Pack 2 reloaded on the Windows 2003 client machine.