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

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Contents

Preface .............................. 5

Aboutthisguide....................................... 5

Intendedaudience...................................... 5

Diskarrays......................................... 5

Relateddocumentation.................................... 5

Documentconventionsandsymbols .............................. 6

HPtechnicalsupport..................................... 7

Subscriptionservice ..................................... 7

HPwebsites ........................................ 7

Documentationfeedback ................................... 7

OtherHPwebsites ..................................... 7

1Overview ............................ 9

Simpleoverview...................................... 10

Detailedoverview ..................................... 11

VirtualDiskService(VDS)................................ 11

VolumeShadowCopyService(VSS) ........................... 11

Functionalcomponents................................. 12

MicrosoftWindowsServer2003operatingsystem ..................... 13

WindowsDiskManagement .............................. 13

Management applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Microsoftcommandlineinterfaces............................ 13

Windowssoftwareproviders .............................. 13

MicrosoftVirtualDiskService(VDS) ........................... 14

MicrosoftVolumeShadowCopyService(VSS)....................... 14

Copyterminology ................................. 14

HPVDS/VSSHardwareProviders ............................ 14

HPdiskarrays..................................... 15

HPEVAarraysandVSS .............................. 15

HPHWPtypicalapplications ................................ 15

VDStypicalapplications ................................ 15

VSStypicalapplications ................................ 15

Consistent backups of open ﬁles and applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

ShadowCopyTransport .............................. 16

HPFastRecoverySolution.............................. 16

2Conﬁguration.......................... 17

Requiredcomponents ................................... 18

Requiredhardwarecomponents ............................. 19

Requiredsoftwarecomponents.............................. 20

EVAdiskarraywithCVworkstation: ......................... 20

VDS/VSSServer.................................. 20

SecondaryServer(optional)............................. 20

Important conﬁgurationnotes .............................. 20

Importantperformancenotes .............................. 20

Conﬁgurationprocedures.................................. 21

Conﬁgurationsummary................................. 21

WindowsCVworkstation: ............................. 21

ConﬁguringthearrayCVworkstation........................... 21

ConﬁguringtheVDS/VSSServer............................. 22

HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers administration guide