HP DL160 HP ProLiant Storage Server User Guide (440584-004, February 2008) - Page 75

Managing shadow copies from the storage server desktop, Shadow Copies for Shared Folders

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Managing shadow copies from the storage server desktop To access shadow copies from the storage server desktop: The storage server desktop can be accessed by using Remote Desktop to manage shadow copies. 1. On the storage server desktop, double-click My Computer. 2. Right-click the volume name, and select Properties. 3. Click the Shadow Copies tab. See Figure 22. Figure 22 Accessing shadow copies from My Computer Shadow Copies for Shared Folders Shadow copies are accessed over the network by supported clients and protocols. There are two sets of supported protocols, SMB and NFS. All other protocols are not supported; this includes HTTP, FTP, AppleTalk, and NetWare Shares. For SMB support, a client-side application denoted as Shadow Copies for Shared Folders is required. The client-side application is currently only available for Windows XP and Windows 2000 SP3+. No additional software is required to enable UNIX users to independently retrieve previous versions of files stored on NFS shares. NOTE: Shadow Copies for Shared Folders supports retrieval only of shadow copies of network shares. It does not support retrieval of shadow copies of local folders. HP ProLiant Storage Server 75

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Managing shadow copies from the storage server desktop
To access shadow copies from the storage server desktop:
The storage server desktop can be accessed by using Remote Desktop to manage shadow copies.
1.
On the storage server desktop, double-click
My Computer
.
2.
Right-click the volume name, and select
Properties
.
3.
Click the
Shadow Copies
tab. See
Figure 22
.
Figure 22 Accessing shadow copies from My Computer
Shadow Copies for Shared Folders
Shadow copies are accessed over the network by supported clients and protocols. There are two sets
of supported protocols, SMB and NFS. All other protocols are not supported; this includes HTTP, FTP,
AppleTalk, and NetWare Shares. For SMB support, a client-side application denoted as Shadow
Copies for Shared Folders is required. The client-side application is currently only available for
Windows XP and Windows 2000 SP3+.
No additional software is required to enable UNIX users to independently retrieve previous versions
of files stored on NFS shares.
NOTE:
Shadow Copies for Shared Folders supports retrieval only of shadow copies of network shares. It does not
support retrieval of shadow copies of local folders.
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