HP StorageWorks XP VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 6.01.00 for Windows Server 2008 release notes (T1634-96091, December 2009)

HP StorageWorks XP VDS and VSS

Hardware Providers 6.01.00 for

Windows Server 2008 release notes

Part number: T1634-96091

First edition: November 2009

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HP StorageWorks XP VDS and VSS Hardware Providers 6.01.
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Version: 6.01.00 Description This package contains the HP StorageWorks XP Hardware Providers software for Windows. The hardware providers software works with the Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS) and Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) to enable Windows applications to manage HP StorageWorks XP storage systems and create shadow copies of HP XP storage system volumes. Update recommendation: Supersedes: Recommended 1.00.
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Enhancements Support is provided for the following: • VSS: • Multiple Import of Shadow Copies • Business Copy of Continuous Access Volume • Auto-recovery and Transactional File System (TxF) Recovery • Hyper-V Host and Guest O/S (Guest O/S - Shadow Copy creation only) • VMware VM (Shadow Copy creation only) • VDS: • Hyper-V Host and Guest O/S. The unmask/present operation of a LUN to the local host is not supported on a Hyper-V Guest OS. • VMware VM.
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Set system mode 140 Installation Instructions If you are installing the hardware providers for the first time, proceed with the installation normally. If you have a previous version of the hardware providers installed, then remove the previous provider version using the Windows Add/Remove Programs Control Panel. Alternately, the installer will automatically remove the previous installations of the hardware provider software.