Configuring Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service using Hyper-V

Configure the Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service using the Hyper-V guest OS.

1. Log on to the Hyper-V guest OS.
2. Install the Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service.
3. Copy the ibmrescan.exe file from the installation directory to the physical host.
4. Set the parameters to access the host server. For this step, you need the host server IP address, domain, user name, and password. The following list provides information about settings and the relevant commands.
   • To set the IP address of the Host Server, type: ibmvcfg set vmhost
   • To set the Hyper-V host user name which can manage Hyper-V, type: ibmvcfg set vmusername
   • To set the Hyper-V host user password, type: ibmvcfg set vmpassword
   • To set the Hyper-V host user domain, type: ibmvcfg set vmdomain
   • To set the command to rescan devices on the physical host, type: set rescandevicecmd

     For example, set rescandevicecmd “C:\ibmrescan.exe”

   To view the configuration settings, type ibmvcfg showcfg
   1. Provide the following privileges for the user:
      • Access WMI on the host Server
      • Query WMI objects in the following name spaces: root/cimv2, root/wmi, root/default and root/virtualization.
      • Create a process with class Win32_Process in root/cimv2.
      • Manage the resources in the root/virtualization name space.
   2. Set the domain as the host name if the user does not belong to a Windows domain.