Verifying the installation

This task verifies that the IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software is correctly installed on the Windows server.

To verify the installation, follow these steps:

Click Start > All Programs > Administrative Tools > Services from the Windows server task bar. The Services panel is displayed.
Ensure that the service named IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software appears and that Status is set to Started and Startup Type is set to Automatic.
Open a command prompt window and issue the following command:
```
vssadmin list providers
```
Ensure that the service named IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software is listed as a provider.

If you were able to successfully complete all of these verification tasks, the IBM System Storage Support for Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service and Virtual Disk Service software has been successfully installed on the Windows server.