FUJITSU VSS Hardware Provider 2.1 - Manual (Page 11)

ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider 2.1 User’s Guide
Copyright 2012 FUJITSU LIMITED P3AM-4582-03ENZ0
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1 ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider 14
1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................... 14
1.2 Functions .................................................................................................................. 15
1.3 Operational Procedure .............................................................................................. 17
1.3.1 Server Configuration ............................................................................................................................ 17
1.3.2 Disk Conditions .................................................................................................................................... 23
1.3.3 Volume Management Methods and Management Files ...................................................................... 23
1.4 Supported Environment ............................................................................................ 24
1.4.1 Possible VSSHP Version Combinations for Production Servers and Backup Servers ........................ 24
1.4.2 Possible Combination of VSSHP Shadow Copy Disk Management Methods,
Server Configurations, and Typical Requestors .................................................................................. 24
1.4.3 Notes on Using VSSHP on Windows Server 2012 .............................................................................. 25
1.5 Required Resources ................................................................................................. 26
1.5.1 Required Disk Capacity for Installation ................................................................................................ 26
1.5.2 Required Disk Capacity for Operation ................................................................................................. 26
Chapter 2 Workflow 27
Chapter 3 Preparation 28
3.1 Advanced Copy License Registration ....................................................................... 28
3.2 Shadow Copy Destination Disk Creation .................................................................. 28
3.2.1 Selection of the Shadow Copy Destination Disk Type ......................................................................... 30
3.2.2 Shadow Copy Destination Disk Capacity Estimation ........................................................................... 31
3.2.3 Volume Creation .................................................................................................................................. 33
Chapter 4 Environment Creation 34
4.1 New Installation ........................................................................................................ 34
4.1.1 Transportable Copy Configuration Installation ..................................................................................... 35
4.1.2 Local Copy Configuration Installation .................................................................................................. 40
4.2 Upgrade Installation .................................................................................................. 43