Configuring source volumes using Microsoft Hyper-V

Disks must be assigned to the guest OS by pass-through mode. This is because the IBM® Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS supports taking shadow copies only for volumes that are based on disks from the SAN Volume Controller or DS8000®.

1. Shut down the guest OS and add the iSCSI Controller to the guest OS.
2. Add the pass-through disk drive to the guest OS.

   Note: The guest OS can be in the running state, but the disks should be in the offline state on the host so that they can appear in the physical hard box combo box.

3. Log on to the guest OS.
4. Create a volume on the newly added hard disk and assign a drive letter or mount point to the volume.