Running the installation wizard

Run the installation wizard to install IBM® Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS.

Before you begin

You must have administrator user privileges in order to install and run the IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS services.

Procedure

  1. Download the appropriate executable file to the server. The format of the file name depends upon the server that you use, and is of the form IBMVSSVDS_<version>_<timestamp>_B<buildnumber>.exe. For example, IBMVSSVDS_41100_151026_B289.exe
  2. Run the installation package.
  3. Click Next after the Welcome panel is brought up.
    Figure 1. The installation welcome page
    The welcome page says that the InstallShield Wizard will install Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service on your computer. The options are to click Next or Cancel.
  4. At the End User License Agreement panel, you must read and accept the end user license agreement and click Next to continue.
  5. On the Location panel, select a location and click Next. The location is the local directory in which you want to install the program.
  6. Click Install on the next panel to go to the Enter CIM Server Details panel.
  7. Complete the following steps:
    1. Specify the CIM Server address.
      • For the Storwize® Family, the default port is 5989.
      • For the DS8000® family, the default port is 6989.
    2. Specify the CIM username.
    3. Specify the CIM password.
    Figure 2. Enter CIM Server Details
    The CIM Server Details panel has three spaces where you need to enter information. The CIM Server Address, the CIM user, and the CIM password.
    1. Click Next and then click Finish.