HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers administration guide Windows 2003 (T1634-96052, February 2006)

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 operating system
Third party management applications, such as HP StorageWorks Fast Recovery Solution
(FRS), work with the Microsoft VDS and VSS services to allow you to manage array disks
and volumes and to perform data backup and restoration. For more information about
FRS, see the H
P StorageWorks FRS XP Administration Guide.
Windows Disk M anagement
Windows D isk Ma nagem ent consists of the Windows software and user interfaces that
enable you to m anage disks, volumes, and file systems. The user interface for disk
management is included in the Computer Management tool within the Administrative
Tools Control Panel.
Management applications
Third pa
rty management applications, such as HP StorageWorks Fast Recovery Solution
(FRS), w
ork with the Microsoft VDS and VSS services to manage array disks and
volume
s and to provide data backup and restoration. For more information about FRS,
see the HP website.
Microsoft command line interfaces
Microsoft offers two command line utilities: DiskPart and DiskRaid. These interfaces
enable you to script disk management tasks so you can automate configuration of
multiple storage disks.
The DiskPart utility, which comes standard with Windows XP and Windows Server 2003,
manages disks, volumes, and partitions. Using DiskPart, you can use the command
line to mana ge the disk array.
The DiskRaid utility, which comes with the Windows 2003 Server Resource Kit,
configures hardware RA I D subsystems. It works with any storage hardware that includes
a VDS hardware provider, including HP arrays using the HP VDS HWP. DiskRaid has
a command syntax similar to DiskPart. Note that if you display LUNs, DiskRaid shows
LUNs in decimal rather than the hexadecimal numbering used in Command View.
Windows software providers
The Microsoft Software Prov iders (called Basic Disk Prov ider and Dynamic Disk Provider)
interface between the Windows OS, Windows applications, and disks, drives, and
di
sk arrays. Through these software providers and VDS, Windows sees the disks,
dr
ives, and disk array volumes and performs actions such as partitioning, mounting,
a
nd managing the file system.
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