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.

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