FUJITSU VSS Hardware Provider 2.1 - Manual (Page 21)

Chapter 1 ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider
1.3 Operational Procedure
ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider 2.1 User’s Guide
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1.3.1.4 Transportable Copy Configuration (when Backing Up a Hyper-V Virtual Machine)
• The Windows OS of the production server and the backup server is the same version and level.
• Compatible versions of VSSHP are installed in the backup server and in the host OS of the
production server.
For details about compatibility, refer to
"1.4 Supported Environment" (page 24) .
• A requester that supports VSS using Hyper-V is installed in the backup server and in the host OS of
the production server.
• The Shadow Copy destination is connected to the backup server and to the host OS of the
production server.
• VSSHP Hyper-V settings are performed on the host OS of the production server.
■ Cluster configuration
• Cluster configuration is not supported by the backup server.
• To operate the production server for cluster configuration, perform the following environment
settings.
- The Windows Server OS of the production server and the backup server is the same version and
level.
- Install the same version and same level of VSSHP in the host OS of each production server.
- Install a requester that supports VSS using Hyper-V in the host OS of each production server.
- The Shadow Copy destination is connected to the backup server and to the host OS of the
production server.
- VSSHP Hyper-V settings are performed on the host OS of each production server.
Windows Server (production server)
Requester Writer
Volume Shadow Copy Service
ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider
ETERNUS Disk
storage systems
Guest OS
Disk
Shadow Copy
Destination
Windows Server (backup server)
Requester
Volume Shadow Copy Service
ETERNUS VSS Hardware Provider
Guest OS