Specifying settings for using vss, Specifying set- tings for using vss – HP XP Array Manager Software User Manual
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Default
Description
Parameter
You can use the SQL Server log file to check the
amount of time from the beginning to the end
of automatic recovery of the system databases
(
master
,
model
,
msdb
, and
tempdb
).
Specifying settings for using VSS
If you want to use VSS to perform an online backup of a file system or an Exchange database, the
following settings are required:
•
The Application Agent and RAID Manager environments must be set up so that Application Agent
can perform VSS backups. Moreover, it is necessary to create a pair before backup. When creating
a pair, specify the
-m noread
option in the
paircreate
command.
•
RMXP Shadow Copy Provider must be installed in advance on the file server, or both the database
server and the backup server. Note that if RMXP Shadow Copy Provider has not been installed
on the servers when Application Agent is installed, RMXP Shadow Copy Provider will be installed
together with Application Agent. For details about how to install RMXP Shadow Copy Provider
separately, see RAID Manager documentation.
Before you install RMXP Shadow Copy Provider, use the Services pane in the Windows to make
sure that the Windows services are set to the default settings shown in the following table:
Table 40 Default settings for Windows services related to RMXP Shadow Copy Provider
Startup type
Displayed name
Service name
Automatic
Remote Procedure Call (RPC)
RpcSs
Automatic
Event Log
EventLog
Automatic
DCOM Server Process Launcher
DcomLaunch
Automatic
Security Accounts Manager
SamSs
Automatic
Windows Management Instrumentation
winmgmt
Manual
COM+ Event System
EventSystem
Manual
Windows Installer
MSIServer
Manual
Volume Shadow Copy
VSS
Manual
COM+ System Application
COMSysApp
Manual
Distributed Transaction Coordinator
MSDTC
If you attempt to install RMXP Shadow Copy Provider when these Windows services are not set
to their default settings, the RMXP Shadow Copy Provider service will not be registered as a
Windows service. In such a case, when the backup command is executed when VSS is specified
in the
-mode
option, an error message will be displayed and processing will terminate with an
error.
•
The execution of the
raidvchkset
command, described in the RAID Manager manual, is not
necessary.
Preparation for using Application Agent
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