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 requirements
To configure the Microsoft Hyper-V guest OS, you must ensure that certain requirements are met.
Configuring the Host (Microsoft Hyper-V) Server
Configure the host server to create shadow copies in the Microsoft Hyper-V guest OS.
Configuring Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS using Microsoft Hyper-V
Configure the IBM Storage Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS using the Microsoft Hyper-V guest OS.
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®.
Taking snapshots using Microsoft Hyper-V
You must configure LUNs, with the same size as the source LUNs, as snapshot targets in the free storage pool on the storage system.

Parent topic: Configuring for Microsoft Hyper-V