Configuration

You can configure the IBM® Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS service in a physical environment or in a VMware environment. In addition, you can configure for Microsoft Hyper-V and dynamic target volume allocation.

Configuring in a physical environment
You can configure the IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS in a physical environment to use either Fibre Channel (FC) or iSCSI.
Configuring in a VMware environment
You can configure the IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS in a VMware environment, as described in the following topics.
Configuring for Microsoft Hyper-V
With IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS, you can take shadow copies in a Microsoft Hyper-V guest OS.
Microsoft Hyper-V basic configuration
You can create shadow copies in the Microsoft Hyper-V guest OS by following the basic configuration procedures.
Microsoft Hyper-V advanced configuration
Advanced configuration includes NPIV configuration and storage protocol priority support in the IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS.
Configuring for dynamic target volume allocation
You can configure IBM Storage Support for Microsoft product to dynamically create target volumes for backup use for IBM Storwize® Family and DS8000® storage systems.

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