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2 Installing and using the Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider This section describes how to install the Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider. NOTE: In a cluster environment the Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider cannot be installed unless a Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) cluster resource is configured. If the host part of a cluster and MSDTC is not running, installation will fail. Refer to http://support.microsoft.com/kb/301600 for instructions on configuring MS DTC. 1. Double-click the downloaded VSS provider file to launch the installation. 2. Press the Install button. 3. Follow the onscreen prompts to install the software. The VSS provider is installed in this directory: C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider If a previous version of the Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider is already installed, a message prompts you to continue the installation. 4. Press Yes to continue with the installation process. 5. To verify the installation, run the list providers command, and make sure that the Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider is displayed in the list of providers. C:\> vssadmin list providers vssadmin x.x- Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool (C) Copyright 2001-20xx Microsoft Corp. Provider name: 'Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider' Provider type: Hardware Provider Id: {9d09666c-5cf8-45ca-9294-127c95562094} Version: 3.4.x.xx Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider x.x' Provider type: System Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5} Version: 1.0.0.7 Creating shadow copies VSS functionality includes creating, deleting, and managing shadow copies. To create a shadow copy of a volume in a virtual pool: 1. Create the shadow copy using a VSS requestor such as Diskshadow (included in Windows Server 2008 and later) or VShadow (available as a download from Microsoft as part of the Windows SDK). Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider Installation Guide 8

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Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider Installation Guide
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Installing and using the Lenovo Storage VSS
Hardware Provider
This section describes how to install the Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider.
NOTE:
In a cluster environment the Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider cannot be installed unless a
Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MS DTC) cluster resource is configured. If the host part of a
cluster and MSDTC is not running, installation will fail. Refer to
for instructions on configuring MS DTC.
1.
Double-click the downloaded VSS provider file to launch the installation.
2.
Press the Install button.
3.
Follow the onscreen prompts to install the software.
The VSS provider is installed in this directory:
C:\Program Files\Lenovo\Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider
If a previous version of the Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider is already installed, a message prompts
you to continue the installation.
4.
Press Yes to continue with the installation process.
5.
To verify the installation, run the
list providers
command, and make sure that the Lenovo Storage
VSS Hardware Provider is displayed in the list of providers.
Creating shadow copies
VSS functionality includes creating, deleting, and managing shadow copies. To create a shadow copy of a
volume in a virtual pool:
1.
Create the shadow copy using a VSS requestor such as Diskshadow (included in Windows Server
2008 and later) or VShadow (available as a download from Microsoft as part of the Windows SDK).
C:\> vssadmin list providers
vssadmin
x.x
- Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool
(C) Copyright 2001-20
xx
Microsoft Corp.
Provider name: 'Lenovo Storage VSS Hardware Provider'
Provider type: Hardware
Provider Id: {9d09666c-5cf8-45ca-9294-127c95562094}
Version: 3.4.
x
.
xx
Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider
x.x
'
Provider type: System
Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}
Version: 1.0.0.7