7 Using the VSS Provider GUI
The VSS Provider comes with GUI tool.Use the GUI tool to set up disk array systems.
Functions of GUI tool
• Add Storage — Add disk array systems to VSS Provider
Information about the disk array system is displayed in the Storages window by specifying
the serial number of the disk array system.
NOTE: The XP P9500/XP7 needs time for the information acquisition. It is necessary to
wait for a while.
Specify a user name and a password. (It is assumed that authentication is enabled.)
The serial number of the disk array system added is listed in the setup file.
• Business Copy:
Display BC pair — Displays a list of the pair status of each S-VOL and its specified
P-VOL.
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◦ Create S-VOL — Creates an S-VOL for the selected P-VOL in the specified Parity group,
THP pool/Smart pool.
If any S-VOLs other than PSUS exist in the target P-VOL, S-VOL creation button will
be inactive and S-VOL cannot be created.
Pair status of the S-VOL created will transit to the PAIR status.
◦ Delete S-VOL — Removes the selected S-VOL.
◦ Resynchronize BC pair — Resynchronizes selected BC pairs of S-VOL.
◦ BC pair split — Split BC pairs of selected S-VOL.
• Snapshot:
Display Snapshot pair — Displays a list of the pair status of each V-VOL and its specified
P-VOL.
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◦ Delete V-VOL — Removes the selected V-VOL from the list..
• Options:
Snapshot data pool — Displays the list of data pools/Fast Snap pool in the disk array
system and specify the data pool number/Fast Snap pool number used to create the
Snapshot pair.
Selects the data pool/Fast Snap to be used from a list box.
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◦ Use Snapshot as default option for VSS — This option is to specify the default backup
mode.
When the backup mode is not specified by the requester, specify the backup mode by
default.
When the default backup mode is specified by the setup file, the setting of the setup
file takes priority.
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