HP XP7 Replication Manager Application Agent CLI User Guide (TK981-96015, May 2014)

Using VSS with RMXP Shadow Copy Provider version 01-02-03/02 or earlier
If you use a version of RMXP Shadow Copy Provider that is earlier than 01-02-03/03 and perform
backup operations by using VSS, only the following operations are available:
• A backup to a single generation
• A backup within a storage system (local backup)
If you want to perform the following operations, upgrade the version of RMXP Shadow Copy Provider
to 01-02-03/03 or later, and then set up each server by referring to “Using VSS with RMXP Shadow
Copy Provider version 01-02-03/03 or later” on page 148:
• A backup to multiple generations
• A backup between storage systems (remote copy)
• A backup with a name identifying the generation specified
This section describes the system setup for each server.
Set the system environment variables for the file server or database server, as shown in the table
below.
Table 44 System environment variables required to use VSS (file server or database server)
Variable DescriptionSystem Environment
Specifies the instance number of the RAID Manager
that manages the primary volume used in VSS backup.
The specified value must be specified in the HOR-
CMINST parameter of the RAID Manager-linkage
definition file (DEFAULT.dat).
VSXPHORCMINST_LOCAL
Specifies the MU# (pair identifier) of the copy group
that uses VSS for backup.
VSXPHOMRCF_MUN
Specifies the installation drive for RAID Manager.
Specify the drive name and a colon (:) as shown
below.
For example, when installing RAID Manager in the D
drive, specify as follows:
VSXPRMDRV=D:
Note that when installing RAID Manager in the system
drive, you need not specify this value.
VSXPRMDRV
• If you want to enable the system environment variables described in the above table, delete the
system environment variable VSXPRMENVF.
• After setting the above system environment variables, restart the OS.
• In a cluster environment, manage the primary volumes to be used in all virtual servers in a single
RAID Manager instance, and use the same instance number on all the physical nodes.
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