You can change the parameters that you defined when you installed the IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software. You must use the ibmvcfg.exe utility to change the parameters.
Table 1 describes the configuration commands that are provided by the ibmvcfg.exe utility.
| Command | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| ibmvcfg showcfg | Lists the current settings. | showcfg |
| ibmvcfg set username <username> | Sets the user name to access the CIM server. | set username johnny |
| ibmvcfg set password <password> | Sets the password of the user name that will access the CIM server. | set password mypassword |
| ibmvcfg set targetSVC <Cluster ID> | Specifies the cluster ID of the Lenovo Storage V7000. It can be found by using the lssystem command. | set targetSVC 0000020060600772 |
| ibmvcfg set backgroundCopy | Sets the background copy rate for FlashCopy. | set backgroundCopy 80 |
| ibmvcfg set timeout | Set the timeout of CIM Agent's idle time that provider can wait when it has no responding. The time setting is in second. 0 is for infinite time. |
set timeout 5 |
| ibmvcfg set storageProtocol | This setting is to support iSCSI for SAN Volume Controller 5.1 or later. There are three settings: auto, FC, or iSCSI. Auto can be either FC or iSCSI if both protocols have been connected and defined. FC protocol will be applied. |
set storageProtocol auto set storageProtocol FC set storageProtocol iSCSI |
| ibmvcfg set incrementalFC | Specifies if incremental FlashCopy has to be used on Lenovo Storage V7000 for the shadow copy. | ibmvcfg set incrementalFC yes |
| ibmvcfg set usingSSL | Specifying the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol is required to use a CIM server. | ibmvcfg set usingSSL yes |
| ibmvcfg set cimomHost <server IP> or <server name> | Sets the CIM server for the cluster. | ibmvcfg set cimomHost 9.123.234.8 ibmvcfg set cimomHost myCimhost.com.domain.controller. |
| ibmvcfg set namespace <namespace> | Specifies the namespace value that master console is using. | ibmvcfg set namespace \root\ibm |
| ibmvcfg set vssFreeInitiator <WWPN> | Specifies the WWPN of the host. The default value is 5000000000000000. Modify this value only if there is a host already in your environment with a WWPN of 5000000000000000. | ibmvcfg set vssFreeInitiator 5000000000000000 |
| ibmvcfg set vssReservedInitiator <WWPN> | Specifies the WWPN of the host. The default value is 5000000000000001. Modify this value only if there is a host already in your environment with a WWPN of 5000000000000001. | ibmvcfg set vssFreeInitiator 5000000000000001 |
| ibmvcfg set vmhost https://ESX_Server_IP/sdk | Specifies the vSphere Web Service location on the ESX Server, which holds the virtual host. | ibmvcfg set vmhost https://9.11.110.90/sdk |
| ibmvcfg set vmuser username | Specifies the user that can log in to the ESX Server and has the privileges to manipulate the RDM disks. | ibmvcfg set vmuser root |
| ibmvcfg set vmpassword password | Sets the password for the vmuser to log in. | ibmvcfg set vmpassword pwd |
| ibmvcfg set vmcredential credential_store | Specifies the session credential store path for the vSphere Web Service. The credential store can be generated by the Java keytool located in C:\Prorgam Files\IBM\Hardware Provider for VSS-VDS\jre\bin\keytool.exe. | ibmvcfg set vmcredential "C:\VMware-Certs\vmware.keystore" |