HP 3PAR VSS Provider 2.2.2 for Microsoft Windows User Guide (QL226-97305, December 2013)
Table Of Contents
- HP 3PAR VSS Provider 2.2.2 Software for Microsoft Windows
- Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Overview
- 3 Installation, Upgrade, and uninstallation
- System Setup
- Installing HP 3PAR VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows
- Verifying the Installation
- Repairing HP 3PAR VSS Provider Installation
- System Registry Values
- Upgrading from a Previous Version
- Verifying the Upgrade
- Removing HP 3PAR VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows
- Using the ProvCfg Command to Set Up or Modify a System Connection
- 4 HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software and HP 3PAR VSS Provider
- 5 Diagnostics
- 6 Support and Other Resources
- 7 Documentation feedback
• HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL.
Provides the capability to take a non-destructive virtual copy from Microsoft SQL Server for
backup and fast recovery.
• Symantec NetBackup.
Support for Symantec NetBackup through the VSS snapshot method.
• HP Data Protector.
Support for HP Data Protector through HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL and HP 3PAR
Recovery Manager for Exchange backup methods.
• Symantec Backup Exec.
Support for Symantec Backup Exec through HP 3PAR Recovery Manager for SQL and HP
3PAR Recovery Manager for Exchange backup methods.
• Transportable shadow copy.
Supports transportable shadow copy to allow import from another system.
• x86 and x64 platform support.
Provides 32-bit and 64-bit installation packages for working with x86 and x64 platforms.
• Secure system connection.
Connects to the system using the encrypted authentication information.
• Support for the following:
Microsoft VSS Transportable shadow copy.◦
◦ Egenera environment.
◦ VMware environment.
◦ iSCSI configurations.
◦ Hyper-V environment.
NOTE: HP recommends to use the Egenera environment with HP 3PAR VSS Provider versions
prior to HP 3PAR VSS Provider 2.2.0.
• Command line interface for system connection setup.
A command line interface is provided to quickly determine and modify connection settings.
• Support for multiple system configurations.
Provides the capability to handle VSS snapshots on different systems that are connected to
the local host.
Special Considerations
• Auto-Import Shadow Copies are not supported on Windows Cluster service.
Windows Cluster service cannot accommodate LUNs with duplicate signatures and partition
layout. The shadow copy LUNs must be transported to a host outside the cluster, or the original
volume must be dismounted before the shadow copy can be imported. This is a limitation of
the Window Cluster service.
• Shadow Copies Containing Dynamic Disks must be transported.
The native support for dynamic disks cannot accommodate LUNs with duplicate signatures
and configuration database contents. The shadow copy LUNs must be transported to a different
8 Overview