Changing the configuration parameters

You can change the parameters that you defined when you installed the IBM® System Storage® Support for Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software. You must use the ibmvcfg.exe utility to change the parameters.

Table 1 describes the configuration commands that are provided by the ibmvcfg.exe utility.

Table 1. Configuration commands
Command Description Example
ibmvcfg showcfg Lists the current settings. showcfg
ibmvcfg set username <username> Sets the user name to access the CIM server. set username johnny
ibmvcfg set password <password> Sets the password of the user name that will access the CIM server. set password mypassword
ibmvcfg set targetSVC <ipaddress> Specifies the IP address of the SAN Volume Controller on which the VDisks are located when VDisks are moved to and from the free pool with the ibmvcfg add and ibmvcfg rem commands.

The IP address is overridden if you use the -s flag with the ibmvcfg add and ibmvcfg rem commands.

set targetSVC 64.157.185.191
ibmvcfg set backgroundCopy Sets the background copy rate for FlashCopy®. set backgroundCopy 80
ibmvcfg set incrementalFC Specifies if incremental FlashCopy has to be used on SAN Volume Controller for the shadow copy. ibmvcfg set incrementalFC yes
ibmvcfg set usingSSL Specifying the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol is required to use a CIM server. ibmvcfg set usingSSL yes
ibmvcfg set cimomHost <server name> Sets the CIM server for the cluster. ibmvcfg set cimomHost cimomserver
ibmvcfg set namespace <namespace> Specifies the namespace value that master console is using. ibmvcfg set namespace \root\ibm
ibmvcfg set vssFreeInitiator <WWPN> Specifies the WWPN of the host. The default value is 5000000000000000. Modify this value only if there is a host already in your environment with a WWPN of 5000000000000000. ibmvcfg set vssFreeInitiator 5000000000000000
ibmvcfg set vssReservedInitiator <WWPN> Specifies the WWPN of the host. The default value is 5000000000000001. Modify this value only if there is a host already in your environment with a WWPN of 5000000000000001. ibmvcfg set vssFreeInitiator 5000000000000001
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