HP 3PAR VSS Provider Software - Manual (Page 3)

Contents
1 Introduction...............................................................................................4
Related Documents...................................................................................................................4
Typographical Conventions........................................................................................................4
Advisories................................................................................................................................4
2 Overview..................................................................................................5
Microsoft VSS...........................................................................................................................5
VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows-Aware Components...............................................................5
Operation of VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows........................................................................5
Host System Requirements..........................................................................................................6
HP 3PAR Storage System Requirements........................................................................................6
Support for Multiple HP 3PAR Storage System Connections............................................................7
Features..................................................................................................................................7
Special Considerations..............................................................................................................8
3 Installation, Upgrade, and Deinstallation.....................................................10
System Setup..........................................................................................................................10
Creating an InForm User Using the InForm OS Command Line.................................................10
Installing VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows............................................................................11
Verifying the Installation...........................................................................................................13
System Registry Values............................................................................................................13
Upgrading from a Previous Version...........................................................................................14
Verifying the Upgrade.............................................................................................................15
Removing VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows...........................................................................15
Using the ProvCfg Command to Set Up or Modify a System Connection........................................15
4 HP 3PAR Remote Copy Software and VSS Provider.......................................18
Purpose of Remote Copy Software............................................................................................18
How It Works.........................................................................................................................18
Setting Up Remote Copy..........................................................................................................18
Setting Up Remote Copy Groups for Databases..........................................................................19
Recovering a Database from a Secondary Site...........................................................................19
Synchronous Long Distance Remote Copy Support......................................................................19
5 Diagnostics..............................................................................................20
Volume Shadow Copy Service Trace.........................................................................................20
Contents of the vsstrace.reg File...........................................................................................20
Application Event Log..............................................................................................................20
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