How to install Block based component manually on source server
There are 2 components needed for the install:
- PsMonInstall.exe
- the psmon driver files – psmon.sys and psmon.inf
PsMonInstall.exe you can download from here
The psmon driver files are found in the 1.package in C:Program FilesPlateSpin Portability Suite ServerPackagesC221392A-D69A-417C-B359-EBEBEFBBFBA0. Copy this 1.package to another location then extract the files. Depending on the OS type (64bit or 32bit) use the inf and sys files needed.
Procedure:
- On the server that the driver needs to be installed put the PsMonInstall.exe and driver files psmon.sys and psmon.inf in the same folder
- Open a command prompt and run the following:
PsMonInstall.exe /inf “C:utilsVSSpsmon.inf” /install psmon /add
* you can use the devcon utility to see if the driver has installed from a commandline:
devcon.exe stack storagevolume
You can find Devcon.exe from in the uninstallvssbb.zip file from the following kB http://support.platespin.com/kb2/article.aspx?id=21215
Result will show you psmon has been installed as a filter driver:
C:utilsVSS>C:utilsUninstallVSSBBUninstallVSSBBdevcon.exe stack storagevolume
STORAGEVOLUME1&30A96598&0&SIGNATURE11781178OFFSET7E00LENGTH63F3DFE00
Name: Generic volume
Setup Class: {71A27CDD-812A-11D0-BEC7-08002BE2092F} Volume
Class upper filters:
ExtMirr
Upper filters:
psmon
Controlling service:
volsnap
1 matching device(s) found.
After the driver install has completed you MUST reboot the system
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