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SnapDrive VSS requirements

To use VSS with SnapDrive for Windows, your storage system and SnapDrive host must meet minimum requirements.

  • Your storage system must be running at least Data ONTAP7.2.
    Note: In versions of Data ONTAP prior to 7.3, snapshots taken after a shadow copy are locked due to the existence of LUN clones in the previous Snapshot copies, making them impossible to delete. In Data ONTAP 7.3, this restriction is removed, so SnapDrive is able to delete any Snapshot copies.
  • The Virtual Disk Service must be running on your Windows host.
Related concepts
Overview of VSS
Typical VSS backup process
Related tasks
Troubleshooting the VSS Hardware Provider