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Use Hardware Snapshot for Agent-based Backup

Follow these steps:

1. Verify if the following prerequisites are met:
   • Install a VSS hardware provider that supports hardware snapshot on the Arcserve UDP Agents. A typical configuration of a VSS hardware provider includes:
     • Specifying a server that controls the LUN.
     • Specifying the disk array credentials to access the disk array.

   Note: For more information on configuring the VSS hardware provider, contact your hardware provider vendor.

2. Log in to the Console and create a plan for backup.

   Note: For more information on creating an agent-based plan for Windows, see How to Create a Windows Backup Plan.

3. Verify that you have selected the Use hardware snapshot wherever possible option in the Advanced tab.
4. Save the plan and submit the backup job.

The backup job runs using the storage snapshot.