Validating a VSS-Based Volume Collection

NOTE: Windows firewall port 4311 must be open to perform VSS backups and volume collection validation.

For information about opening firewall ports, see Windows Help and Support.

When you validate a volume collection, the array verifies that the application and volumes associated with the volume collection are present on the specified application server, and that communication between the array and the application server is functioning properly.

To validate a VSS-based volume collection:

  1. From the Home page, select Manage → Data Protection → Volume Collections.
    Alternatively, create a Protection Template on which to base a new volume collection.
  2. Locate the volume collection to validate.
  3. Click the volume collection to see details. If the volume collection synchronization does not preclude it, click Actions → Validate.

    Validate is not visible if the volume collection synchronization is set to skip consistency checks for database files on Microsoft Exchange servers that support Database Available Group (DAG).

    The validation process contacts the HPE VSS Requester running on the host to verify that:
    • Each volume in the volume collection is accessible from the host.
    • The VSS writer for the selected application can be found on the host.
    • The HPE VSS hardware provider can be found on the host.
NOTE: You cannot perform validation on a VSS-based volume collection residing on a replication partner until it has been promoted to ownership of the data.