SPVssComponentDefinition.WriterId Property

The ID of the custom VSS writer that you create to make shadow copies of your custom non-database content component.

Namespace:  Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup
Assembly:  Microsoft.SharePoint (in Microsoft.SharePoint.dll)

Syntax

'Declaration
Public Overridable ReadOnly Property WriterId As Guid
    Get
'Usage
Dim instance As SPVssComponentDefinition
Dim value As Guid

value = instance.WriterId
public virtual Guid WriterId { get; }

Property Value

Type: System.Guid
The ID of your custom VSS writer.

Remarks

The default implementation returns the ID passed to the constructor SPVssComponentDefinition().

See Also

Reference

SPVssComponentDefinition Class

SPVssComponentDefinition Members

Microsoft.SharePoint.Administration.Backup Namespace

Other Resources

SharePoint Foundation and the Volume Shadow Copy Service

How Volume Shadow Copy Service Works

Starting and Configuring the WSS Writer Service

Volume Shadow Copy Service Technical Reference