SnapSAN VSS User Guide
10400401-001 08/2012
©2012 Overland Storage, Inc.
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Providers
A hardware provider is software exclusively for the in-house manufactured disk arrays
(supplied by the storage vendor), makes it possible to create shadow copies using hardware-
specific replication functions. VSS Provider is a hardware provider.
A software provider is software that a software vendor supplies for creating shadow copies.
The system provider that is supplied by Microsoft Corporation is also a software provider.
Software Required
The following software is needed on each server or disk array:
Application Server
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Job management software (Example: JobCenter)
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Requestor (Example: Protection Manager)
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Exchange Server 2003
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VSS Provider
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Control Command
Backup Server
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Job management software (Example: JobCenter)
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Requestor (Example: Protection Manager)
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Backup software (Example: NetBackup)
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VSS Provider
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Control Command
Management Server
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SnapSAN Manager
Disk Array
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Snapshots, Volume Cloning, or Replication and Mirroring
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Access Control
Volume Types
VSS Provider handles volumes that are subject to snapshot or replication operations by a
disk array’s logical disk.
Requestors
VSS Provider supports Protection Manager and other software as requestors. For
introductions about each requestor, refer to the product-specific manual.
Writers
VSS Provider supports the following as a writer:
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2003
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2007
