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

Contents

Preface ......................... 6

Aboutthisguide................................ 6

Intendedaudience............................... 6

Diskarrays.................................. 6

Relateddocumentation............................. 6

Documentconventionsandsymbols ....................... 7

HPtechnicalsupport.............................. 8

Subscriptionservice .............................. 8

OtherHPwebsites .............................. 8

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 .......................... 15

HPVDS/VSSHardwareProviders ..................... 15

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

HPEVAarraysandVSS ....................... 16

HPHWPtypicalapplications ......................... 16

VDStypicalapplications ......................... 16

VSStypicalapplications ......................... 16

Consistent backups of open ﬁles and applications . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

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

FastRecovery............................ 17

2Conﬁguration..................... 19

Requiredcomponents ............................ 20

Requiredhardwarecomponents ...................... 21

HP StorageWorks EVA Hardware Providers administration guide Windows 2003