VSS Insights | Sumble

What is VSS?

VSS most commonly refers to Volume Shadow Copy Service (also known as Volume Snapshot Service or VSS), a technology in Microsoft Windows that allows taking consistent backups or snapshots of computer files or volumes, even when they are in use. It is often used by backup software to create consistent backups of applications like databases or email servers. Another possibility is Visual SourceSafe (VSS), a discontinued source control software product from Microsoft.

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What other technologies are related to VSS?

VSS Competitor Technologies

Cisco Nexus VDC

Virtual Device Contexts (VDCs) provide logical isolation within a physical switch. This is an alternative to VSS for achieving logical separation.

mentioned alongside VSS in 88% (106) of relevant job posts

HSRP

Hot Standby Router Protocol provides gateway redundancy. VSS can provide the same gateway redundancy capabilities as HSRP and can be used instead of HSRP.

mentioned alongside VSS in 6% (670) of relevant job posts

VDC

Virtual Device Contexts (VDCs) provide logical isolation within a physical switch. This is an alternative to VSS for achieving logical separation.

mentioned alongside VSS in 10% (267) of relevant job posts

GLBP

Gateway Load Balancing Protocol provides gateway redundancy. VSS can provide gateway redundancy and load balancing functionality as an alternative to GLBP.

mentioned alongside VSS in 15% (164) of relevant job posts

VPC

Virtual Port Channel is a technology on Cisco Nexus switches providing similar functionality to VSS on Catalyst switches (e.g., link aggregation across chassis, redundancy). It is a competitor in the data center space.

mentioned alongside VSS in 2% (986) of relevant job posts

StackWise

Cisco StackWise is a stacking technology that provides some redundancy and increased bandwidth. It competes with VSS although it is a different technology.

mentioned alongside VSS in 39% (52) of relevant job posts

Stacking

Generic stacking technology offers similar benefits to VSS by logically combining multiple physical switches, acting as a competitor.

mentioned alongside VSS in 18% (103) of relevant job posts

VRRP

Virtual Router Redundancy Protocol provides gateway redundancy. VSS can provide the same gateway redundancy capabilities as VRRP and can be used instead of VRRP.

mentioned alongside VSS in 5% (355) of relevant job posts

VSS Complementary Technologies

Ether channel

Etherchannel aggregates multiple physical links into a single logical link, increasing bandwidth and providing redundancy. It can be used in conjunction with VSS to improve overall network performance and resilience.

mentioned alongside VSS in 14% (131) of relevant job posts