HP Data Protector A.06.11 Integration Manual page 168

Writer name
Microsoft Virtual
Server 2005
Writer
Microsoft
Hyper-V Writer
SharePoint
Services Writer
168 Integrating Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service with Data Protector
Description
This is a writer used to back up and restore
Microsoft Virtual Server 2005. Microsoft Virtual
Server 2005 is a virtualization platform for
Microsoft Windows servers. Data Protector
supports live backup of individual virtual
machines and the Virtual Server configuration,
ensuring data consistency of the backup and
restore. Hardware providers are not supported
if a Virtual Server Machine is in online mode;
use a software provider or put the Virtual Server
Machine in offline mode. For details about
Virtual Server online and offline mode, see the
Microsoft Virtual Server documentation.
Cluster configurations are not supported, only
individual nodes can be backed up.
This is a writer used to back up and restore
Microsoft Virtual Server 2008 Hyper-V
configuration and individual or all virtual
machines running on the server. Software and
hardware providers are supported during online
and offline backup.
Cluster-aware backups are not supported.
This is a reference writer used to back up and
restore Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
(MOSS). MOSS 2007 is an information portal
used to connect and exchange expertise
between people and teams.
Only a single server configuration (farm) is
supported.
The OSearch VSS writer and SPSearch VSS
writer are used by the reference writer to back
up and restore the index files of user and help
content. They must not be used for backup and
restore.
Restore method
Standard VSS restore
and instant recovery.
Standard VSS restore
and instant recovery.
Standard VSS restore.
For writer specifics,
see "Microsoft
SharePoint Services
VSS writer restore
specifics" on page 202.