HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers administration guide Windows 2003 (T1634-96054, August 2006)

Simple overview
HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers for Windows Server 2003 are solutions that install on a
Windows 2003 ser ver connected to an HP disk array.
There are two
providers associated with two Microsoft storage services:
• HP VDS HWP and Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS)
• HP VSS HWP and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS)
The purpose
of the Hardware Providers, together with the Microsoft services, is to enable the Windows
OSandapplicationstodothesetasks:
• VDS: manage the disk array using the Windows OS and applications
• VSS: creat
e copies of data on array volumes for backup
10 Overview