Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Snapshots with Multiple FlashArrays

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There are instances when application workloads could span across multiple Everpure FlashArrays as shown below. If the requirement for the application workload is to have Application Consistent snapshots then the use of the Everpure Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) provider will be necessary. For full details on our VSS Provider please see Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Hardware Provider.

In the below example there is a single Microsoft SQL Server Host that is connected to two Everpure FlashArray FA-420s (Array 1 and Array 2). The FlashArrays and Host are connected via the same fabric so all endpoints have access to each other.