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| ====== XenServer VSS Provider ====== | ====== XenServer VSS Provider ====== | ||
| - | The XenServer VSS Provider is useful for facilitating backups of virtual machines. | + | The XenServer VSS Provider is useful for taking **quiesced snapshots** and facilitating backups of running VMs. |
| The XenServer VSS Provider is included in the XenServer Tools, but it is not installed by default. | The XenServer VSS Provider is included in the XenServer Tools, but it is not installed by default. | ||
| ===== Install the VSS Provider ===== | ===== Install the VSS Provider ===== | ||
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| Browse to and execute as an administrator: | Browse to and execute as an administrator: | ||
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| C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\XenTools\install-XenProvider.cmd | C:\Program Files (x86)\Citrix\XenTools\install-XenProvider.cmd | ||
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| + | **Reboot** for the changes to take effect. | ||
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| + | ===== Troubleshooting ===== | ||
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| + | We have seen where the (unsupported) Citrix XenVSS service frequently stops running, but will restart on demand. | ||
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| + | Here is an importable scheduled task for Windows Server 2012 R2 to restart the XenVSS service on a schedule. | ||
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