NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Data Center Administrator's Guide
- Introduction
- Installation and Upgrade
- Configure NetBackup Snapshot Manager storage array plug-ins
- Storage array replication
- Storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Configure the storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Dell EMC PowerFlex array
- Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax array
- Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager Operation on DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration parameters
- Using SmartConnect with Snapshot Manager
- Roles and privileges on Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Consideration for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Dell EMC PowerStore NAS array
- Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on Dell EMC PowerStore NAS array
- Dell EMC PowerStore NAS plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Dell EMC PowerStore NAS plug-in configuration parameters
- Domain user permissions for Dell EMC PowerStore NAS array
- Limitations and considerations for Dell EMC PowerStore NAS plug-in
- Dell EMC PowerStore SAN array
- Dell EMC XtremIO SAN array
- Dell EMC Unity array
- FUJITSU AF/DX array
- HPE RMC plug-in
- HPE XP SAN Storage array
- Hitachi NAS array
- Hitachi SAN array
- IBM Storwize array
- InfiniBox SAN array
- NetApp storage array
- Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on NetApp storage
- NetApp plug-in configuration prerequisites
- NetApp plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for the ZAPI interface
- Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for REST interface
- Domain user permissions on the NetApp array
- Configuring a dedicated LIF for NetBackup operation
- Snapshot Replication
- Supported NetApp topologies
- Considerations for NetApp plug-in
- Nutanix Files array
- Pure Storage Flash array
- Pure Storage FlashBlade NAS array
- Qumulo NAS array
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Qumulo plug-in
- Qumulo plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Qumulo Plug-in configuration parameters
- Permissions and privileges on Qumulo cluster
- Domain user permissions on the Qumulo cluster
- Configuring a dedicated VLAN for NetBackup access
- Qumulo plug-in considerations and limitations
- Configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot replication
- About configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot replication
- Creating a storage lifecycle policy for snapshots and snapshot replication
- Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy
- Retention types for storage lifecycle policy operations
- Troubleshooting
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC Unity arrays
CloudPoint performs the following management operations on the Dell EMC Unity arrays.
Table: Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC Unity plug-in
Snapshot Manager for Data Center operation | Description |
|---|---|
Discover assets | Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the volumes and their snapshots along with their storage group. Note: Snapshot Manager for Data Center only discovers assets with depth as 2. |
Create snapshot | To create a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center triggers an SDK method on the storage group within which the volumes reside, with the required information and snapshot name. A typical snapshot created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center has the following naming convention: NB<unique_21digit_number> |
Delete snapshot | To delete a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center triggers an SDK method with the required snapshot details and confirms that the snapshot has been deleted successfully on the array. |
Restore snapshot | CloudPoint offers the ability to restore with the help of SDK methods with different restore paths. |
Export snapshot | When a snapshot export operation is triggered, a new NFS export is created over the same filesystem path, on which the backups host is added as a client with read-only permissions |
Deport snapshot | When a snapshot deport operation is triggered, Snapshot Manager for Data Center deletes the exported storage group created over the snapshot path and the volume inside it, and the temporary storage group that is used as a source. It essentially reverts the snapshot export operation. |
You can also perform the following Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on supported Dell EMC Unity arrays:
List all the disks.
Create a copy-on-write (COW) snapshot of a LUN.
Note:
Snapshot name can be lowercase or uppercase, can contain any ASCII character, and can include special characters.
Delete a COW snapshot of a LUN.
Restore a LUN using a COW snapshot. The snapshot overwrites the original object.
Note:
You cannot snapshot LUNs which are under a consistency group. The reason for this limitation is that to restore a single LUN snapshot would restore the entire consistency group.
The following requirements and limitations are applicable in a Dell EMC Unity array environment:
The host on which the snapshot is to be exported must be attached to the array.
Note:
The exported snapshot is attached to the host and is accessible using a world wide name (WWN) that is assigned by the array.
Snapshot export is supported using the following protocols:
Fibre Channel (FC)
Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)
A snapshot cannot be exported multiple times.
An exported snapshot cannot be deleted.