SQLWRITER.exe
Microsoft SQL Server by Microsoft Corporation (Signed)
| Version: | 2011.0110.2100.060 ((SQL11_RTM).120210-1846 ) |
| MD5: | 90a07229992b24fc4c419d56e58cf075 |
| SHA1: | 5b8e08b3848a6429f89d43c2d52b37c04583675e |
| SHA256: | 7b3d3acbdfb5fcc2b73e166dcd594f9f193a24eb8937755fd684338811028846 |
What is SQLWRITER.exe?
The SQL Writer Service provides added functionality for backup and restore of SQL Server through the Volume Shadow Copy Service framework.
About SQLWRITER.exe (from Microsoft Corporation)
“The SQL Writer Service is installed automatically. It must be running when the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) application requests a backup or restore. To configure the service, use the Microsoft Wi”
Details
| File name: | sqlwriter.exe |
| Publisher: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Product name: | Microsoft SQL Server |
| Description: | SQL Server VSS Writer |
| Typical file path: | C:\Program Files\microsoft sql server\90\shared\sqlwriter.exe |
| File version: | 2011.0110.2100.060 ((SQL11_RTM).120210-1846 ) |
| Product version: | 11.0.2100.60 |
| Size: | 102.59 KB (105,048 bytes) |
| Certificate |
| Issued to: | Microsoft Corporation |
| Authority (CA): | Microsoft Corporation |
| Effective date: | Monday, December 7, 2009 |
| Expiration date: | Monday, March 7, 2011 |
| Digital DNA |
| PE subsystem: | Windows Console |
| Entropy: | 6.089132 |
| File packed: | No |
| Code language: | Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0 |
| .NET CLR: | No |
More details
Programs
The following programs will install this file
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The SQL Writer Service provides added functionality for backup and restore of SQL Server through the Volume Shadow Copy Service framework. The SQL Writer Service is installed automatically. It must be running when the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) application requests a backup or restore. To configure the service, use the Microsoft Windows Services applet.
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“The SQL Writer Service provides added functionality for backup and restore of SQL Server through the Volume Shadow Copy Service framework. The SQL Writer Service is installed automatically. It must be running when the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) application requests a backup or restore. To configure the service, use the Microsoft Windows Services applet. The SQL Writer Service installs on all operating systems. When running, Databa...”
“SQL Server provides support for Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) by providing a writer (the SQL writer) so that a third-party backup application can use the VSS framework to back up database files. This paper describes the SQL writer component and its role in the VSS snapshot creation and restore process for SQL Server databases. It also captures details on how to configure and use the SQL writer to work with backup applications in the ...”
“The SQL Writer Service provides added functionality for backup and restore of SQL Server through the Volume Shadow Copy Service framework. The SQL Writer Service is installed automatically. It must be running when the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) application requests a backup or restore. To configure the service, use the Microsoft Windows Services applet. The SQL Writer Service installs on all operating systems. When running, Databa...”
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Behaviors
Services
Runs under 'SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services' by the Service Controller (services.exe)
- 'SQLWriter' (Escritor VSS de SQL Server)
- SQLWriter
- 'SQLWriter' (SQL Server VSS Writer)
Resource utilization
(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
| CPU |
| Total CPU: | 0.00007060% | |
| Kernel CPU: | 0.00006614% | |
| User CPU: | 0.00000446% | |
| Kernel CPU time: | 468,019 ms/min | |
| CPU cycles: | 1,378/sec | |
| Memory |
| Private memory: | 1.65 MB | |
| Private (maximum): | 5.03 MB | |
| Private (minimum): | 1.81 MB | |
| Non-paged memory: | 1.65 MB | |
| Virtual memory: | 30.94 MB | |
| Virtual memory (peak): | 32.69 MB | |
| Working set: | 2.27 MB | |
| Working set (peak): | 5.03 MB | |
| Page faults: | 1,694/min | |
| I/O |
| I/O read transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O read operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O write transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O write operations: | 1/sec | |
| I/O other transfer: | 0 Bytes/sec | |
| I/O other operations: | 1/sec | |
| Resource allocations |
| Threads: | 4 | |
| Handles: | 80 | |
Process properties
| Integrety level: | System |
| Platform: | 32-bit |
| Command line: | "C:\Program Files\microsoft sql server\90\shared\sqlwriter.exe" |
| Owner: | SYSTEM |
| Windows Service |
| Service name: | SQLWriter |
| Display name: | Escritor VSS de SQL Server |
| Description: | “Proporciona la interfaz para realizar copias de seguridad y restaurar Microsoft SQL Server a través de la infraestructura de Windows VSS.” |
| Type: | Win32OwnProcess |
| Parent process: | services.exe (Services and Controller app by Microsoft) |
Distribution by Windows OS
| OS version | distribution |
| Windows 7 Ultimate |
30.77% |
|
| Windows 7 Home Premium |
23.08% |
|
| Microsoft Windows XP |
17.58% |
|
| Windows 7 Professional |
8.79% |
|
| Windows 8.1 Pro |
6.59% |
|
| Windows Vista Ultimate |
3.30% |
|
| Windows 8 Enterprise |
2.20% |
|
| Windows 7 Starter |
2.20% |
|
| Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition |
2.20% |
|
| Windows 8 Pro |
1.10% |
|
| Windows XP Professional |
1.10% |
|
| Windows Server 2008 Standard |
1.10% |
|
Distribution by country
United States installs about 37.31% of Microsoft SQL Server.
Distribution by PC manufacturer
| PC Manufacturer | distribution |
| Intel |
19.67% |
|
| Dell |
19.67% |
|
| Toshiba |
16.39% |
|
| Acer |
14.75% |
|
| Sony |
9.84% |
|
| Hewlett-Packard |
9.84% |
|
| GIGABYTE |
3.28% |
|
| ASUS |
3.28% |
|
| Samsung |
3.28% |
|
