First published on TECHNET on Nov 26, 2009
This is a summary of recent additions and revisions to the VSS and ASR documentation on MSDN and TechNet.
1. The following new API elements have been documented:
a. IVssComponentEx2 interface (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405576.aspx
)
b. IVssCreateExpressWriterMetadata interface (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd765211.aspx
)
c. IVssExpressWriter interface (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405596.aspx
)
d. CVssWriterEx2 class (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405545.aspx
)
e. VSS_RECOVERY_OPTIONS enumeration (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd433620.aspx
)
f. CreateVssExpressWriter function (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd405544.aspx
)
g. IVssHardwareSnapshotProviderEx::ResyncLuns method (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb427429.aspx
)
2. A new topic, "Using Tracing Tools with VSS" (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd765233.aspx
), was added.
3. The
Remarks
sections for the following methods have been completely rewritten:
a. IVssBackupComponents::EnableWriterClasses (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382660.aspx
)
b. IVssBackupComponents::DisableWriterClasses (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382655.aspx
)
c. IVssBackupComponents::DisableWriterInstances (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa382657.aspx
)
4. The in-box VSS writer lists have been expanded. These will eventually be consolidated into a single master list.
a. New In-Box VSS Writers for Windows Server 2008 R2 and Windows 7 (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee517248.aspx
)
b. New In-Box VSS Writers for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista SP1 (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee517247.aspx
)
c. In-Box VSS Writers (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb968827.aspx
)
5. The
MaxShadowCopies
and
MinDiffAreaFileSize
registry values have been added to "Registry Keys and Values for Backup and Restore" (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb891959.aspx
)
6. The sequence of requester and writer actions in "Overview of the Backup Discovery Phase" (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384593.aspx
) has been revised.
7. The
Events and Errors
troubleshooting documentation for VSS (also called the VSS Health Model) (
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc734243.aspx
) has been updated for Windows Server 2008 R2.
8. The
VShadow
command has new command-line options for reverting to a previous shadow copy and for resynchronizing LUNs:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb530725.aspx
9. The registry value information in "Security Considerations for Writers" (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384605.aspx
) and "Security Considerations for Requesters" (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384604.aspx
) has been updated.
10. A code example was added to "Using VSS Automated System Recovery for Disaster Recovery" (
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa384630.aspx
)
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