Overland Storage SnapServer Administrator's Manual page 137

SnapServer/GuardianOS 7.5 Administrator's Guide
2. Install the VSS hardware provider on the Windows iSCSI client.
a. Depending on the Windows client, locate SnapServerToolInstall32.exe or
b. Double-click the executable (.exe) to run the Installation Wizard on the VSS client
3. Configure VSS-based backups of the iSCSI disk.
a. Connect the client iSCSI initiator to the Snap iSCSI disk and create a volume (if
b. Configure a VSS-based backup of the iSCSI disk. Where applicable, choose to use
Creating and Managing iSCSI LUNs Using VDS
1. Create the volume and RAID set for the iSCSI disk on the SnapServer using the Web
Management Interface ( Storage > Volumes ).
The volume and RAID set must be created on the SnapServer before the iSCSI disk can
be created using a VDS application such as Microsoft's Storage Manager for SANs.
2. Add VDS clients to the SnapServer.
a. From the Storage > iSCSI page, click the VSS/VDS Access button.
b. Click Add .
c. Add the hostname of the VDS client you wish to grant access and click Add (the
d. When you have finished adding VDS clients, click OK .
3. Install the VDS hardware provider on the Windows client.
a. Depending on the Windows client, locate SnapServerToolInstall32.exe or
b. Run the Installation Wizard on a VDS client and select the VSS/VDS hardware
4. Create and configure the iSCSI disk using Storage Manager for SANs (or other
VDS-compliant application).
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SnapServerToolInstall64.exe on the Overland website:
http://docs.overlandstorage.com/snapserver
and select the VSS/VDS hardware providers option. This will add the SnapServer
hardware provider to the Windows iSCSI client.
necessary). Add data or configure applications to use the iSCSI volume for the data
repository.
the SnapServer VSS hardware provider in the backup job configuration. When the
backup job is run, the snapshot of the iSCSI disk is automatically created and hosted
by the SnapServer as a virtual iSCSI disk (named after the main iSCSI disk with
snap[n] appended), and the backup application performs the backup using the
snapshot iSCSI disk. The snapshot will be deleted after the backup completes.
NOTE: VSS snapshots are not supported on SnapServer iSCSI disks that have been
configured into multiple Windows volumes.
hostname is not case-sensitive). The client hostname should appear in the VSS/VDS
Clients list.
NOTE: Use the short hostname (myclientname) of the client only. Do not use the IP address
or fully-qualified name (for example, myclientname.mydomain.com).
SnapServerToolInstall64.exe on the Overland website:
http://docs.overlandstorage.com/snapserver
providers option. This will add the SnapServer hardware provider to the Windows
client.
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