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Exchange 2003 VSS Backup Solution
For IBM Storage DS8000/DS6000
And Symantec Backup Exec 11d
Page 34 David West, David Hartman
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Copyright IBM Corp. 2007
• For Volume Shadow Copy Services & Virtual Disk Services: a DS8000,
DS6000, or ESS storage unit (with FlashCopy Version 1 or 2)
• A system capable of running Windows Server 2003
• 133 – 733+ megahertz CPU
• 128 – 256+ megabytes of random access memory
• 1.5+ gigabytes of disk space
• Supported QLogic or Emulex Fibre Channel host bus adapter (HBA)
Software Requirements
The following software is required:
• Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 operating system. The following
editions of Windows Server 2003 are supported:
o Enterprise Edition, 32-bit version
o Datacenter Edition, 32-bit version
• Common Information Model (CIM) agent. The CIM agent can be
installed on the same machine as Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy
Service or on a different machine. You can find this software on the
CIM agent for IBM TotalStorage DS Open Application Programming
Interface CD.
• Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service compliant backup software
Installing the DS Open API Support for Microsoft VSS and VDS
on Windows
This section includes the steps to install the DS Open API support for both
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy and Virtual Disk Services on your Windows
system.
You must satisfy all prerequisites that are listed in the installation
requirements section before you start the installation.
1. Log on to your system as the local administrator.
2. Run the InstallShield Wizard by inserting the IBM DS Open
Application Programming Interface support for Microsoft Volume
Shadow Copy and Disk Services CD into the CD-ROM drive.
3. The Welcome window opens. Click Next to continue with the
InstallShield Wizard. You can click Cancel at any time exit the
installation, or click Back to move back to previous screens.