Overview

The IBM® System Storage® Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and Virtual Disk Service (VDS) for DS8000® and SAN Volume Controller is a software module that runs as a service on Microsoft Windows Server.

The module automatically creates snapshots of Windows-based applications and uses the Windows Server VSS framework for its management interface. It also uses the DS8000 and SAN Volume Controller as the storage systems on which snapshot data is stored and maintained.

You can download the IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service at the IBM Fix Central website (www.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/).