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System Setup
VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows serves as a communication bridge between Microsoft VSS and HP 3PAR Storage Systems during the creation and removal of a volume shadow copy (snapshot).
To set up the Windows host for VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows:
1.Log on as the System Administrator.
As the Windows System Administrator, you will need a user name and password for VSS.
2.Install the HP 3PAR Administration Tools onto the Windows server. See the HP 3PAR InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference and HP 3PAR InForm Management Console help to install the Administration Tools onto a Windows environment.
Creating an InForm User Using the InForm OS Command Line
If an InForm user does not exist, use the CLI createuser command to create and grant users permission to use VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows, and use the setpassword command to specify a user password.
The user should have the 3PAR_RM, edit or super role to be used with VSS Provider for Microsoft Windows.
Refer to the HP 3PAR InForm OS Command Line Interface Reference and the HP 3PAR InForm OS CLI Administrator’s Guide for details on using the CLI commands to create a user with the appropriate privileges and roles.
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