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GTT
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MSA P2000 G3 and Hardware VSS

I have devices:

1. HP MSA P2000 G3 FC/iSCSI

2. Blade Enclosure c7000

3.  Cisco MDS 9124e SAN switch

3. Server BL460c G6 (1 of 2 host of windows file cluster)

4. HBA QLogic2562 8Gb FC (fw 3.75.03)

Im try build solution for file server with hardware vss (for fast OFF-HOST backup with Backupexec on another server).

But have issue, for begin im try sipmle file backup, when i try backup presented volume (not in CSV) from MSA P2000, backupexec say me - "I cant use hardware vss provider, im use standart microsoft VSS". In windows events on file server have error:

1. CAPIVSSProvider - No RAID Controllers found.

2. CAPIVSSProvider - OnLoad(): Cann't find any HBA or Networking Controller.

Im install:

1. HP MSA 1040/2040 CAPI Proxy provides support 3.5.0.5

 

2. HP MSA 1040/2040 VDS Providers 3.5.0.5

3. HP MSA 1040/2040 VSS Provider 3.5.0.5

Vssadmin say:

PS C:\Users\semaa_adm2> vssadmin list providers

vssadmin 1.1 - Volume Shadow Copy Service administrative command-line tool

(C) Copyright 2001-2013 Microsoft Corp. 

Provider name: 'Microsoft CSV Shadow Copy Helper Provider'

   Provider type: Software

   Provider Id: {26d02d81-6aac-4275-8504-b9c6edc5261d}

   Version: 1.0.0.1 

Provider name: 'Microsoft CSV Shadow Copy Provider'

   Provider type: Software

   Provider Id: {400a2ff4-5eb1-44b0-8a05-1fcac0bcf9ff}

   Version: 1.0.0.1 

Provider name: 'VSS Null Provider'

   Provider type: Software

   Provider Id: {8202aeda-45bd-48c4-b38b-ea1b7017aec3}

   Version: 4.2.1417.0 

Provider name: 'Microsoft File Share Shadow Copy provider'

   Provider type: Fileshare

   Provider Id: {89300202-3cec-4981-9171-19f59559e0f2}

   Version: 1.0.0.1 

Provider name: 'HP MSA 1040/2040 VSS Provider'

   Provider type: Hardware

   Provider Id: {9d09666c-5cf8-45ca-9294-127c95562094}

   Version: 3.5.0.5 

Provider name: 'Microsoft Software Shadow Copy provider 1.0'

   Provider type: System

   Provider Id: {b5946137-7b9f-4925-af80-51abd60b20d5}

   Version: 1.0.0.7 

Provider name: 'VSS Null Provider'

   Provider type: Fileshare

   Provider Id: {f4a69dd4-f712-40e3-a6b3-faeff03cb2b8}

   Version: 4.2.1417.0

 

 

Presented volume with snapshot pool looks:

vss.png

What i do wrong?

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GTT
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Re: MSA P2000 G3 and Hardware VSS

I,m use wrong VSS VDS drivers, from another model MSA P2040. Im download P2000 drivers, install this, now all work fine.