Configuring for dynamic target volume allocation for IBM Storwize Family storage systems

Complete the following procedure to configure IBM® Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS to dynamically create target volumes for backup use for IBM Storwize® Family storage systems.

About this task

There are three options which need to be set in order to configure IBM Storage Support for Microsoft for Microsoft VSS and VDS to dynamically create target volumes for IBM Storwize Family storage systems. These options are:

  • The name of the storage pool from which you would like IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS to dynamically create target volumes.
  • The name of the IO group with which to associate the created volumes.
  • The allocate option, used to specify the creation of either standard volumes or space-efficient volumes.

Procedure

To configure for dynamic target volume allocation for IBM Storwize Family storage systems, complete the following steps:

  1. Issue the ibmvcfg.exe set storagePool command to set the name of the storage pool.

    Example: ibmvcfg.exe set storagePool test_pool_1

  2. Issue the ibmvcfg.exe set ioGroup command to set the name of the IO group.

    Example: ibmvcfg.exe set ioGroup io_grp0

  3. Issue the ibmvcfg.exe set allocateOption command to set the allocate option.

    Example: ibmvcfg.exe set allocateOption standard