Prerequisites and limitations
This is a list of prerequisites and limitations for the Data Protector Microsoft Volume
Shadow Copy Service integration. Additional limitations and recommendations that
are not directly connected to the integration (such as operating system and GUI
limitations) and disk array limitations are listed in the HP Data Protector product
announcements, software notes, and references.
Prerequisites
• Before you begin, ensure that you have correctly installed and configured Data
Protector, writers and providers. Refer to the:
• http://www.hp.com/support/manuals for an up-to-date list of supported
versions, platforms, devices, disk arrays, limitations, and other information.
• HP Data Protector installation and licensing guide on how to install Data
Protector on various architectures and how to install the Data Protector
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service integration.
• Writers and shadow copy providers documentation for instructions on how
to install and configure writers and providers on your system.
• To be able to perform instant recovery–enabled backups and instant recovery,
ensure that the source volumes do not reside on GPT (GUID Partition Table)
disks. If the system where you want to install an application database has
GPT disks, change them to MBR (Master Boot Record) disks using the Windows
Management Console. For instructions on how to perform the change, see
the Microsoft Windows Help.
• To enable successful shadow copy creation install the following Windows Server
2003 hotfixes: KB950903 and KB949002.
Transportable backup prerequisites
• The backup system must be configured to accept connections from the application
system.
• The VSS and VDS hardware providers are required for this type of backup and
they must be installed and configured on the application and backup system.
Refer to the provider documentation for details.
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