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Enable or disable VSS shadow copies for Hyper-V over SMB backups
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If you use a VSS-aware backup application to back up Hyper-V virtual machine files stored on SMB shares, VSS shadow copy must be enabled. You can disable the VSS shadow copy if you do not use VSS-aware backup applications. The default is to enable the VSS shadow copy.
About this task
You can enable or disable VSS shadow copies at any time.
Steps
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Set the privilege level to advanced:
set -privilege advanced
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Perform one of the following actions:
If you want VSS shadow copies to be… Enter the command… Enabled
vserver cifs options modify -vserver vserver_name -shadowcopy-enabled true
Disabled
vserver cifs options modify -vserver vserver_name -shadowcopy-enabled false
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Return to the admin privilege level:
set -privilege admin
Example
The following commands enable VSS shadow copies on SVM vs1:
cluster1::> set -privilege advanced Warning: These advanced commands are potentially dangerous; use them only when directed to do so by technical support personnel. Do you wish to continue? (y or n): y cluster1::*> vserver cifs options modify -vserver vs1 -shadowcopy-enabled true cluster1::*> set -privilege admin