Amanda-Users

Re: windows vshadow

2006-05-16 12:31:26
Subject: Re: windows vshadow
From: Jon LaBadie <jon AT jgcomp DOT com>
To: amanda-users AT amanda DOT org
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 12:27:04 -0400
On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 11:48:06AM -0400, Ross Vandegrift wrote:
> On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 10:05:22AM -0400, Jon LaBadie wrote:
> > The vshadow.exe is only available for WinXP and 2003 server.
> > So it is not a general solution, but maybe a start?
> 
> Is this related to their Volume Management Services?  IIRC, this
> interacts with a backgroup service like LVM or Veritas.  LEts you
> create virtual volumes and the like.  Does it enable you to take
> snapshots of existing filesystems without rebuilding them into managed
> virtual volumes (or whatever the MS verbiage for these things is)?
> 
> For what it's worth, if it is the same thing that I have heard of,
> I've heard it works ok.

Dunno.

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