Installing the IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software

This section includes the steps to install the IBM® System Storage® Support for Microsoft® Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software on a Windows® server.

1. Log on to Windows as an administrator.
2. Download the IBM VSS Host Installation Package file from the following Web site:

   www.ibm.com/storage/support/2145

3. Double click on the name of the file that you downloaded in step 2 to start the installation process. The Welcome panel is displayed.
4. Click Next to continue. The License Agreement panel is displayed. You can click Cancel at any time to exit the installation. To move back to previous screens while using the wizard, click Back.
5. Read the license agreement information. Select whether you accept the terms of the license agreement, and click Next. If you do not accept, you cannot continue with the installation. The Choose Destination Location panel is displayed.
6. Click Next to accept the default directory where the setup program will install the files, or click Change to select a different directory. Click Next. The Ready to Install the Program panel is displayed.
7. Click Install to begin the installation. To exit the wizard and end the installation, click Cancel. The Setup Status panel is displayed.

   The program setup verifies your configuration.

   The Select CIM Server panel is displayed.

8. Select the required CIM server, or select Enter the CIM Server address manually, and click Next. The Enter CIM Server Details panel is displayed.
9. Enter the following information in the fields:
   • In the CIM Server Address field, type the name of the server where the SAN Volume Controller is installed. For example, enter https://server.company.com:5989.
   • In the CIM User field, type the user name for the SAN Volume Controller that the IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software will use to gain access to the CIM server.
   • In the CIM Password field, type the password for the user name that the IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software will use to gain access to the CIM server and click Next.
   Notes:

   1. If these settings change after installation, you can use the ibmvcfg.exe tool to update Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy and Virtual Disk Services software with the new settings.
   2. If you do not have the CIM agent server, port, or user information, contact your CIM agent administrator.

   The InstallShield Wizard Complete panel is displayed.

10. Click Finish. If necessary, the InstallShield Wizard prompts you to restart the system.
11. Make the IBM Hardware Provider for VSS-VDS aware of the SAN Volume Controller, as follows:
    1. Open a command prompt.
    2. Change directories to the hardware provider directory; the default directory is C:\Program Files\IBM\Hardware Provider for VSS-VDS\.
    3. Use the ibmvcfg command to set the IP address for the SAN Volume Controller cluster, as follows:

       ibmvcfg set targetSVC ip_address

       The ip_address value must be the SAN Volume Controller cluster IP address.