Automatic VSS configuration is not possible for windows 2003 VMs.
You have a need to truncate Exchange or SQL logs of your windows 2003 VMs.
1. On the vRanger machine, browse to the "Client\VSS\VSSfor2k3" sub-directory in the vRanger installation location. If the default location is accepted during the installation, the path is: C:\Program Files\Quest Software\vRanger\Client\VSS\VSSfor2k3
2. In this directory, find the appropriate C++ Redistributable package and vzShadow.exe for the bit level of the source VM (the one you wish to backup).
For 64-bit (x64) machines, choose • vcredist_x64.exe (Microsoft C++ Redistributable) • vzshadow_x64.exe
For 32-bit (x86) machines, , choose • vcredist_x86.exe (Microsoft C++ Redistributable) • vzshadow_x86.exe
3. On the source VM, launch the vzcredist file to install the C++ Redistributable.
4. Depending on your system, move the appropriate file to the machine’s root directory (typically the C:\ directory).
For 64-bit OS, copy vzshadow_x64.exe
or
For 32-bit OS, copy vzshadow_x86.exe
5. Create a directory on the VM: C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\backupscripts.d\
6. In this directory, create a batch file called freeze.bat.
A sample batch file is shown below; c:\vzshadow.exe x: where X equals the drive that hosts the application -- if there are multiple volumes on this VM, list all volumes, separated by colon space (: ), as in: c:\vzshadow.exe c: d: e:
vzShadow.exe works in conjunction with VMware Tools. VMware Tools must be installed and running on the VM when using vzShadow.exe.
When using vRanger with Quest Recovery Manager for Exchange 5.1 (or later), use the text below for your batch file. This will create an XML file that RME uses to identify vRanger savepoints with Exchange databases.
• c:\vzshadow_64.exe-bc=x:\backup.xml x:
• c:\vzshadow_86.exe-bc=x:\backup.xml x: where X equals the drive that hosts the Exchange Server -- if there are multiple volumes on this VM, list all volumes, separated by colon and a space (: ), as in:
• c:\vzshadow_x86.exe -bc=c:\backup.xml c: d: e:
