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.
| 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 |