NetBackup™ Snapshot

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Administrator's Guide

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NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Data Center
Administrator's Guide
Last updated: 2023-03-16

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 Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction ........................................................................... 9

About Snapshot Manager for Data Center ........................................... 9

Chapter 2 Installation and Upgrade ................................................. 11

Installing and upgrading Snapshot Manager for Data Center ................. 11

Configuring Snapshot Manager for Data Center .................................. 11
Associating NetBackup media server(s) with Snapshot Manager for
Data Center .......................................................................... 12

Chapter 3 Configure NetBackup Snapshot Manager storage

array plug-ins ................................................................ 13
Configuring Snapshot Manager for Data Center servers and storage
array plug-ins ........................................................................ 13
Adding a Snapshot Manager server ................................................. 14
Edit Snapshot Manager servers ...................................................... 14
Managing plug-ins ........................................................................ 14

Chapter 4 Storage array replication ................................................. 16

About Snapshot Manager for Data Center replication .......................... 16

Deployment and architecture ......................................................... 17
Specifying the replication destination in NetBackup ............................. 18
Configure NetBackup for replication ................................................. 19

Chapter 5 Storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for

Data Center ................................................................... 21
Configure the storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data
Center .................................................................................. 22
Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax array ............................................... 22
Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration prerequisites
..................................................................................... 23
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell
EMC PowerMax and VMax ................................................. 23
 Contents 5

DELL EMC PowerMax and VMax Plug-in configuration parameters

..................................................................................... 26
Roles and privileges on Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax and
VMax ............................................................................. 26
Dell EMC XtremIO plug-in considerations and limitations ................ 27
Dell EMC PowerFlex array ............................................................. 28
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell
EMC PowerFlex models .................................................... 28
Dell EMC PowerFlex plug-in configuration parameters ................... 29
Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) ......................................................... 30
Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager Operation on DELL
EMC PowerScale (Isilon) ................................................... 30
DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration prerequisites
..................................................................................... 33
Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration parameters
..................................................................................... 34
Using SmartConnect with Snapshot Manager ............................... 34
Roles and privileges on Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) ................... 34
Consideration for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) ............................ 35
Dell EMC PowerStore SAN and NAS plug-in ...................................... 35
Supported NetBackup operation on Dell EMC PowerStore array
..................................................................................... 36
Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in configuration prerequisites ................ 37
Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in configuration parameters .................. 38
Domain user permissions on the Dell EMC PowerStore array
..................................................................................... 39
Considerations and limitations for Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in
..................................................................................... 39
Dell EMC XtremIO SAN array ......................................................... 40
Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
operations on Dell EMC XtremIO ......................................... 40
Dell EMC XtremIO SAN plug-in configuration pre-requisites ............ 42
Dell EMC XtremIO SAN plug-in configuration parameters ............... 42
Roles and privileges on Dell EMC XtremIO .................................. 43
Dell EMC XtremIO plug-in considerations and limitations ................ 43
Dell EMC Unity Array .................................................................... 44
Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the Dell
EMC Unity array ............................................................... 44
Dell EMC Unity plug-in configuration prerequisites ........................ 48
Dell EMC Unity plug-in configuration parameters .......................... 48
Considerations and limitations ................................................... 49
Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN array .................................................... 49
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Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on

Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN models ..................................... 49
Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX plug-in configuration prerequisites ............... 50
Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN plug-in configuration parameters
..................................................................................... 51
Roles and privileges on Fujitsu AF/DX storage array ...................... 51
Consideration and limitations ................................................... 51
HPE RMC plug-in ......................................................................... 52
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE
storage arrays ................................................................. 52
HPE RMC plug-in configuration prerequisites ............................... 54
RMC plug-in configuration parameters ....................................... 54
Roles and privileges on HPE RMC ............................................. 55
HPE XP plug-in ............................................................................ 55
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE
XP ................................................................................ 56
HPE XP plug-in configuration prerequisites .................................. 57
HPE XP plug-in configuration parameters .................................... 57
Roles and privileges on HPE XP ................................................ 58
HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array ........................................................... 58
HPE Alletra 9000 SAN plug-in configuration parameters ................. 58
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE
Alletra 9000 SAN models ................................................... 59
HPE Alletra 6000 SAN array ........................................................... 61
HPE Alletra 6000 SAN plug-in configuration parameters ................. 61
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE
Alletra 6000 SAN models ................................................... 63
Hitachi NAS array ......................................................................... 64
Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on Hitachi
NAS array ....................................................................... 65
Hitachi NAS plug-in configuration prerequisites ............................. 66
Hitachi NAS plug-in configuration parameters ............................... 66
Domain user permissions for Hitachi NAS array ............................ 67
Limitations and considerations for Hitachi NAS plug-in ................... 67
Hitachi SAN array ......................................................................... 68
Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on Hitachi
SAN array ....................................................................... 68
Hitachi SAN plug-in configuration prerequisites ............................. 70
Hitachi SAN plug-in configuration parameters ............................... 70
Limitations and considerations for Hitachi SAN plug-in ................... 71
IBM Storwize SAN V7000 plug-in ..................................................... 71
Supported NetBackup operations on IBM Storwize array ................ 72
IBM Storwize plug-in configuration prerequisites ........................... 74
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IBM Storwize plug-in configuration parameters ............................. 74

Roles and privileges on IBM Storwize ......................................... 75
IBM Storwize plug-in considerations and limitations ....................... 76
InfiniBox SAN array ...................................................................... 76
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on
InfiniBox SAN models ........................................................ 77
InifiniBox SAN plug-in configuration parameters ............................ 80
InfiniBox NAS array ...................................................................... 80
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on
InfiniBox NAS models ........................................................ 81
InfiniBox NAS plug-in configuration parameters ............................ 82
NetApp Storage array .................................................................... 84
Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on NetApp
storage ........................................................................... 85
NetApp plug-in configuration prerequisites ................................... 89
NetApp plug-in configuration parameters ..................................... 89
Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for the ZAPI
interface ......................................................................... 90
Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for REST interface
..................................................................................... 91
Domain user permissions on the NetApp array ............................. 91
Configuring a dedicated LIF for NetBackup operation ..................... 92
Snapshot Replication .............................................................. 92
Supported NetApp topologies ................................................... 93
Considerations for NetApp plug-in .............................................. 95
NetApp E-Series array ................................................................... 95
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on
NetApp E-Series models .................................................... 95
NetApp E-Series plug-in configuration parameters ........................ 97
Nutanix Files array ........................................................................ 99
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on
Nutanix Files File Server .................................................... 99
Nutanix Files plug-in configuration prerequisites .......................... 101
Nutanix Plug-in configuration parameters ................................... 101
Domain user permissions on the Nutanix Files array .................... 102
Nutanix Files plug-in considerations and limitations ...................... 102
Pure Storage FlashArray SAN ....................................................... 103
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Pure
Storage SAN array models .............................................. 103
Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration pre-requisites ................. 104
Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration parameters .................... 104
Roles and privileges on Pure Storage FlashArray ........................ 105
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Pure Storage FlashArray plug-in considerations and limitations

.................................................................................... 105
Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration notes ......................... 106
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Pure
Storage FlashBlade models .............................................. 106
Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration prerequisites .......... 107
Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration parameters ............ 108
Roles and privileges for Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in ............. 108
PowerMax eNAS array ................................................................ 108
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on
PowerMax eNAS models .................................................. 109
PowerMax eNAS plug-in configuration parameters ...................... 110
Qumulo NAS array ...................................................................... 112
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on
Qumulo plug-in ............................................................... 112
Qumulo plug-in configuration prerequisites ................................. 113
Qumulo Plug-in configuration parameters .................................. 113
Permissions and privileges on Qumulo cluster ............................ 114
Domain user permissions on the Qumulo cluster ......................... 115
Configuring a dedicated VLAN for NetBackup access ................... 116
Qumulo plug-in considerations and limitations ............................ 116

Chapter 6 Configuring storage lifecycle policies for

snapshots and snapshot replication ..................... 117
About configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot
replication ........................................................................... 117
Creating a storage lifecycle policy for snapshots and snapshot
replication ........................................................................... 119
Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy ..................................... 120
Snapshot operation in an SLP ................................................. 121
Replication operation in an SLP ............................................... 124
Index from snapshot operation in an SLP ................................... 125
Backup from snapshot operation in an SLP ................................ 127
Duplication operation in an SLP ............................................... 128
Retention types for storage lifecycle policy operations ........................ 129
Expire after copy retention type for SLP operations ...................... 130
Fixed retention type for SLP operations ..................................... 131
Maximum snapshot limit retention type for SLP operations ............ 131

Chapter 7 Troubleshooting ................................................................ 133

Troubleshooting ......................................................................... 133
 Chapter 1
Introduction
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About Snapshot Manager for Data Center

About Snapshot Manager for Data Center

Snapshot Manager for Data Center is developed as a micro-services-based
application and uses the micro-services model of deployment. It provides a variety
of snapshot-based features for NetBackup.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers devices on various storage arrays
and manages snapshot lifecycle management of these devices. You can connect
these devices over Fibre Channel, iSCSI networks (SANs) or as NAS devices using
NFS or SMB protocol. When you use NetBackup in an on-premises environment,
you can protect the workload data residing on the supported on-premises storage
arrays.
Following is the high-level architecture diagram for snapshot management in
NetBackup using Snapshot Manager for Data Center:
 Introduction 10
About Snapshot Manager for Data Center
 Chapter 2
Installation and Upgrade
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Installing and upgrading Snapshot Manager for Data Center

■ Configuring Snapshot Manager for Data Center

■ Associating NetBackup media server(s) with Snapshot Manager for Data Center

Installing and upgrading Snapshot Manager for

Data Center
Snapshot Manager for Data Center is installed separately from NetBackup, and it
has plug-ins for various storage arrays. You can deploy this component in various
ways like, docker, and K8s. You can deploy it on a VM, on a physical server, on a
NetBackup Build Your Own (BYO) media server, or co-deploy with NetBackup on
a NetBackup FlexScale appliance.
For installation and configurations-related information, refer to the NetBackup™
Snapshot Manager Install and Upgrade Guide.

Configuring Snapshot Manager for Data Center

Before using the Snapshot Manager for Data Center to perform snapshot
management operations, you need to configure the Snapshot Manager for Data
Center component with NetBackup.
To configure Snapshot Manager for Data Center in NetBackup, perform the following
operations using NetBackup web UI.
1 In the NetBackup web UI, select Storage > Snapshot Manager > Snapshot
Server.
2 Click Add.
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Associating NetBackup media server(s) with Snapshot Manager for Data Center

3 Enter hostname and port of Snapshot Manager for Data Center to be added
and click Validate to validate it.

Note: The default port number for Snapshot Manager for Data Center is 443.

4 Enter the username and password to access the Snapshot Manager for Data
Center.
5 Click Add.

Associating NetBackup media server(s) with

Snapshot Manager for Data Center
You can use a media server(s) to perform snapshot management and replication
operations in your on-premises environment. To use a media server(s), you must
associate one or more media servers to the Snapshot Manager for Data Center.
The media server(s) must be in an active state to run the snapshot or replication
jobs. The media server that you associate with the Snapshot Manager for Data
Center must be associated to your NetBackup primary server as well.
You can associate media servers with the tpconfig command in the CLI. Use the
command:
tpconfig -update -snapshot_manager <snapshot_manager_server_name>
-add_media_server <media_server>

To enable existing associated Snapshot Manager for Data Center servers

using web UI:
1 On the left pane, select Snapshot Manager under Storage.
2 In Snapshot server tab, select the host name.
The list of existing media servers will be displayed.
3 Select the required server and click the action button.
4 Select Enable.
To associate multiple media servers, you can run this command once for each
server. If you do not associate a media server, the NetBackup primary server is
used.
You may also associate NetBackup media server with Snapshot Manager for Data
Center using NetBackup APIs. To associate NetBackup media server using API,
refer to the NetBackup API documentation: https://swagger.biztools.global/
 Chapter 3
Configure NetBackup
Snapshot Manager
storage array plug-ins
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Configuring Snapshot Manager for Data Center servers and storage array
plug-ins

■ Adding a Snapshot Manager server

■ Edit Snapshot Manager servers

■ Managing plug-ins

Configuring Snapshot Manager for Data Center

servers and storage array plug-ins
Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-ins are software modules that enable the
discovery of your assets in the on-premises storage array environment. After
registering the Snapshot Manager for Data Center server with the NetBackup
primary server, you must configure the storage array plug-ins to be able to protect
your workloads using NetBackup.
You can deploy the Snapshot Manager for Data Center server on-premises to
protect storage arrays. You can use NetBackup web UI to deploy the server and
configure the storage array plug-ins. The overall steps to configure different storage
array plug-ins are similar, only the configuration parameters vary.See “Configure
the storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center” on page 22. for
configuration parameters for each storage array plug-in.
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Adding a Snapshot Manager server

Note: After upgrading from Java UI, the discovery status of storage array plug-ins
appears blank in the web UI. You can re-initiate the configured plug-in discovery,
to view the correct discovery data.

Adding a Snapshot Manager server

You can use NetBackup web UI to deploy the snapshot manager for data center
server.
To add a Snapshot Manager for Data Center server:
1 On the left, click Snapshot Manager, under Storage.
2 Click Add.
3 Enter a host name for the Snapshot Manager server, and a port. The default
port is 443. Click Validate to verify the connectivity to the server.
4 Enter a username and password and click Add.
You can see the added server in Snapshot servers tab.

Edit Snapshot Manager servers

You can add multiple Snapshot Manager servers edit their details as required.
1 On the left, click Snapshot Manager, under Storage. You can see the
configured Snapshot Manager servers in the Snapshot servers tab.
2 Click the ellipsis menu (three dots) in the row of the server that you want to
edit.
3 To edit, click Edit, configure the parameters as required, click Save.

Managing plug-ins
You can add plug-ins, and update credentials of the plugins, and initiate asset
discovery using the plug-ins from the Plug-ins tab.
To add a plug-in
1 On the left, click Snapshot Manager, under Storage. You can see the
configured plug-ins in the Plug-ins tab. Click Add.
2 Select a snapshot server from the drop-down. Select the required plug-in from
Select product.
3 (Optional) If required change the plug-in display name.
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Managing plug-ins

4 Click Next.
5 Enter the FQDN or IP address of the array. Enter the usename and password.
6 If available for the array, enter the discovery interval at which you want to
discover new assets.
7 Click Next. In the Review page, review the configuration that you have entered,
and click Finish.
You may also add storage array plug-ins in the Snapshot Manager for Data Center
using NetBackup APIs. Refer to the NetBackup API documentation for details.
To update credentials for a plug-in
1 Click the ellipsis menu (three dots) in the row of the plug-in for which you want
to edit the credentials.
2 Click Update credentials. Update the credentials and click Save.
To run an asset discovery for a plug-in
1 Click the ellipsis menu (three dots) in the row of the plug-in for which you want
to edit the credentials.
2 Click Discover now.
 Chapter 4
Storage array replication
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ About Snapshot Manager for Data Center replication

■ Deployment and architecture

■ Specifying the replication destination in NetBackup

■ Configure NetBackup for replication

About Snapshot Manager for Data Center

replication
Snapshot Manager for Data Center can leverage the replication capabilities of
storage array vendors by replicating the snapshots. NetBackup discovers the
replication infrastructure and the topology configured in the storage array. Using
NetBackup, you can replicate the snapshots to a specific replication destination
(target) of your choice or you can let NetBackup identify the destination for replicating
the snapshots.
Snapshots represent a point-in-time of primary storage data as captured by the
storage array. NetBackup communicates with the storage array to replicate the
snapshot from the primary volume to other volumes configured for replication. The
snapshot can be replicated to multiple volumes within the same storage array or
cluster. The snapshots can also be replicated to volumes on other storage arrays
or clusters of the same type as the source array.
The replication feature offers a single NetBackup interface for end-to-end data
protection management for the following tasks:
■ Unified policy management.
Use the NetBackup web UI as the one, centralized backup infrastructure to
manage the entire lifecycle of your data.
 Storage array replication 17
Deployment and architecture

■ Snapshot copy management.

Use NetBackup to manage the entire lifecycle of the snapshot. Replication uses
storage array plug-ins on the Snapshot Manager for Data Center to perform
operations on the assets (volumes, LUNs) residing on the storage array.
NetBackup can initiate operations to move, expire, or delete images from the
storage array.
The instruction to perform the initial snapshot comes from an operation in a
NetBackup Storage Lifecycle Policy (SLP). You can create a single SLP that
instructs NetBackup to create the initial snapshot, to replicate the snapshot to
several locations, and to indicate a different retention period for each of the
replications. Additional instructions (or operations) can be included in the SLP
that create a backup from the snapshot, index the snapshot, and more.
■ Snapshot copy monitoring.
Use NetBackup activity monitor to view each snapshot copy at storage array
location.
■ Restore.
Recovery is available from any storage device in the environment that is defined
to NetBackup. This includes recovery from the primary copy (initial snapshot)
or any replicated snapshot on the storage array or from any NetBackup created
copy residing on de-duped storage.

Deployment and architecture

The replication feature is currently supported for the snapshots created for a NAS
storage.

Note: This feature is not supported for snapshots created for SAN storage.
 Storage array replication 18
Specifying the replication destination in NetBackup

Prerequisites
■ You must establish the replication relationship between the source and
destination.
■ Complete the management host/console setup to manage the storage arrays.
■ Configure the required user for admin activities with necessary permissions as
required by NetBackup. Refer to the individual storage array section in the
Supported storage arrays in data center chapter.

Software requirements for replication

For all the supported software versions of Snapshot Manager for Data Center,
primary server, media server, and clients refer to the Snapshot Manager section,
in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage Compatibility List (HCL).

Specifying the replication destination in

NetBackup
Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers the replication infrastructure and the
replication destinations (targets) for all storage arrays for which it supports snapshot
replication. This information is discovered as a part of the storage array plug-in
discovery operation. For the list of all the storage arrays for which NetBackup
supports snapshot replication, refer to the Snapshot Manager section in the
NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage Compatibility List (HCL).
The lifecycle of the snapshot and replica copy is managed using Storage Lifecycle
Policy. You can select the required replication destination (target) as a part of
replication operation in SLP.
See “About configuring storage lifecycle policies for snapshots and snapshot
replication” on page 117. for details.
The following table describes the supported values for replication destination.

Table 4-1 Replication destination in SLP

Replication destination Description

Auto NetBackup automatically identifies the

replication destination.

<Vendor>_<ReplicationType> See “Configure the storage array plug-ins for

Snapshot Manager for Data Center”
For example: <Vendor>_<Replication>
on page 22. For the supported replication
= NetApp_SnapMirror
types for individual storage array.
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Configure NetBackup for replication

Configure NetBackup for replication

Perform the steps given in the table in the exact order to configure replication for
NetBackup.

Table 4-2 Replication configuration tasks overview

Step Description Reference topic

1. Install or upgrade the required See “Deployment and architecture ”

NetBackup software. on page 17.

2. Configure Snapshot Manager See “Configuring Snapshot Manager for

for Data Center Data Center” on page 11.

3. Configure the storage array See “Configure the storage array plug-ins
plug-in. for Snapshot Manager for Data Center”
on page 22.
If source and destination
volume reside on different
array, configure a separate
storage array plug-in for
source and destination.

4. Create a storage unit for any See the NetBackup Administrator's Guide,
operation that produces Volume I.
non-snapshot copies.

5. Configure an SLP. Create a See “Creating a storage lifecycle policy for

new operation in the SLP for snapshots and snapshot replication”
each task that the SLP is on page 119.
configured to perform. For
example, create a snapshot
operation to perform the initial
snapshot and a replication
operation to create a copy of
the snapshot.
Note: Only those SLPs
created using web UI or API
support Replication.
 Storage array replication 20
Configure NetBackup for replication

Table 4-2 Replication configuration tasks overview (continued)

Step Description Reference topic

6. Configure a NetBackup backup See the Replication using D-NAS policy

policy to perform all of the chapter in the NAS Administrator's Guide
operations indicated in the
See Protecting VMs using hardware
SLP.
snapshot and replication in the WebUI
To do so, the Policy storage VMware Admin Guide
selection configuration in the
policy must indicate the SLP
that is configured for
snapshots and snapshot
replication.
 Chapter 5
Storage array plug-ins for
Snapshot Manager for
Data Center
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Configure the storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center

■ Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax array

■ Dell EMC PowerFlex array

■ Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)

■ Dell EMC PowerStore SAN and NAS plug-in

■ Dell EMC XtremIO SAN array

■ Dell EMC Unity Array

■ Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN array

■ HPE RMC plug-in

■ HPE XP plug-in

■ HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array

■ HPE Alletra 6000 SAN array

■ Hitachi NAS array

■ Hitachi SAN array

■ IBM Storwize SAN V7000 plug-in

 Storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center 22
Configure the storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center

■ InfiniBox SAN array

■ InfiniBox NAS array

■ NetApp Storage array

■ NetApp E-Series array

■ Nutanix Files array

■ Pure Storage FlashArray SAN

■ Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration notes

■ PowerMax eNAS array

■ Qumulo NAS array

Configure the storage array plug-ins for Snapshot

Manager for Data Center
This chapter describes various storage arrays supported by NetBackup Snapshot
Manager. It also describes the configuration parameters required for configuring
different storage array plug-ins. The snapshot management operations supported
by each of these storage array plug-in are also mentioned in detail.

Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax array

The NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for Dell EMC PowerMax
and VMax lets you discover the SAN Volumes on the PowerMax / Vmax array. You
can create, delete, export, deport, and restore storage snapshots of a supported
Dell EMC PowerMax / VMax that is registered with Dell EMC Unisphere. The plug-in
supports the copy-on-write (COW) snapshot type. You must configure this plug-in
on the NetBackup primary server.
NetBackup Snapshot Manager uses the REST API SDK Provided by
PowerMax/VMax (PyU4V) to communicate with the PowerMax/ VMax assets using
the DELL EMC Unisphere APIs. NetBackup Snapshot Manager establishes a
connection with the Dell EMC Unisphere on which the PowerMax / VMax array is
managed. You can register NetBackup Snapshot Manager as a backup application
and use the API endpoints to discover the SAN volumes and the snapshots to back
up.
 Storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center 23
Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax array

Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the plug-in, ensure that the following requirements are fulfilled:
■ The Minimum Unisphere version required is 9.2.0.1 of Unisphere Management
console.
■ Array Model supported PowerMax, VMAX-3, VMAX-AFA.
■ Array uCode should be above 5978.669.669 for PowerMax OS, HyperMax OS
to support 'SnapSet Id'.
■ For the list of all the supported versions of Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax, refer
to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and
Cloud Storage Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account exists which has the permissions to invoke the Dell EMC
Unisphere for PowerMax and VMax APIs.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell

EMC PowerMax and VMax
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following management
operations on the DELL EMC PowerMax and VMax:

Table 5-1 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC
PowerMax/ VMax plug-in

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Discover NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the volumes,
assets Storage groups and Storage group snapshots.
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Table 5-1 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC
PowerMax/ VMax plug-in (continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Create Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax, Unipshere for VMax allows snapshot
snapshot creation at entire storage group. The storage group snapshot would have
single Point in time copy of all the volumes part of the storage group at that
time.

To create a snapshot on the storage group, NetBackup Snapshot Manager

for Data Center initiates a POST REST API call on the Storage group which
contains the volumes. A snapshot name is also provided. The API returns
the details of the snapshot.

To create a snapshot on the volume part of a storage group, NetBackup

Snapshot Manager for Data Center creates a POST REST API call on the
storage group that contains the specific volume. A snapshot name is also
provided. The API returns the details of the snapshot.

A typical snapshot created by NetBackup Snapshot Manager has the

following naming convention:

NB<unique_21digit_number>
Note: Snapshots are created on the storage group. The only way to
distinguish the snapshots is based on which asset the operation was
created. If the snapshot is created on a volume, then the snapshot is
mapped to volume. If created on a storage group, the snapshot is mapped
to the storage group asset.

Delete To delete a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center initiates a

snapshot DELETE REST API call with the required snapshot details and confirms
that the snapshot has been deleted successfully on the array.
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Table 5-1 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC
PowerMax/ VMax plug-in (continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Restore Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses storage group snapshot restore
snapshot API from Unisphere.

To restore a snapshot to the point in time image on the volume.

1 Create an empty temporary storage group.

2 Add a volume which is to be restored in the storage group.

3 Restore the temporary storage group.

4 Delete the temporary storage group.

While restoring a snapshot to the point in time image on the storage group,
all the volumes that were part of the storage group at the time of snapshot
creation, are restored to the storage group snapshot state.

Export When a snapshot export operation is initiated:

snapshot
Perform the following steps:

■ For volume export perform the following steps:

■ Fetch the initiators on which you want to perform the export.
■ Create an empty temporary storage group.
■ Add a source volume whose snapshot is to be exported in the storage
group.
■ Now, considering temporary storage as source storage group, create
an export storage group from snapshot and link the snapshot to the
exported storage group.
■ Fetch the Host ID and Port group ID.
■ Using the export storage group, Host ID and Port group ID, create
a masking view group which would attach the exported storage group
to the host.
■ For storage group export, all the volumes that are part of storage group
snapshot are added to new storage group, and attached to the host.
■ All the steps performed in volume export is same for storage group
export for all the volumes.

Deport When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, the exported storage group
snapshot and the volume(s) inside it, and the temporary storage group used as source
for snapshot, all are deleted. It is as revert or clean-up of export snapshot.
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DELL EMC PowerMax and VMax Plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the DELL EMC PowerMax
and VMax Plug-in.

Parameter Description

Unisphere address The Unisphere Management console allows to manage all

the arrays. You can add any management IP address or the
FQDN of the Unipshere Management console.

Unisphere port An Unisphere Management port through which you can

access the console. DELL EMC recommends port 8443. The
port is configurable, you can provide any port through which
you have access to the Unisphere console.

Array ID Array ID is the 12-digit unique ID of the array that you want
to protect.

User name Unisphere console user account which has permission to

perform snapshot, create storage group, and link the snapshot
to all these operations on the PowerMax/VMax array.

Password The password of the Unisphere user account.

Roles and privileges on Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax and

VMax
To allow NetBackup to perform snapshot management operations, ensure that the
Dell EMC Unisphere user account used for plug-in configuration has the following
roles and privileges assigned:
■ Create snapshot
■ Export snapshot
■ Restore snapshot
■ Delete snapshot
RBAC is managed using Unisphere for VMAX, Unisphere for PowerMax, or the
Solutions Enabler CLI symauth command. Using symauth, a user or group of users,
may be mapped to a specific access role, which defines the operations that these
users are permitted to perform on the entire VMAX array.
There are currently seven users defined roles that are available with RBAC: None,
Monitor, PerfMonitor, StorageAdmin, SecurityAdmin, Admin, and Auditor.
Following are the base capabilities of these current roles:
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■ None: No capabilities.
■ Monitor: Performs read-only operations on an array excluding the ability to read
the audit log or access control definitions.
■ PerfMonitor: Includes Monitor role permissions and grants additional privileges
within the performance component of Unisphere for VMAX application to set up
various alerts and update thresholds to monitor array performance.
■ StorageAdmin: Perform all management and control functions. See the specific
permissions pertaining to this role:
■ SecurityAdmin Performs security operations (symaudit, symacl, symauth)
on an array in addition to all monitor operations. Users or groups assigned
the SecurityAdmin or Admin roles can create or delete component-specific
authorization rules. The SecurityAdmin also has all Auditor rights.
■ Admin: Performs all operations on an array, including security operations
and monitor operations. The Admin also has StorageAdmin rights,
SecurityAdmin rights, and application performance monitoring privileges.

■ Auditor: Grants the ability to view, but not modify, security settings for an array
(including reading the audit log, symacl list, and symauth) in addition to all
monitor operations. This is the minimum role required to view the array audit
log.
It is important to clarify that your Storage_Admin role remains your ssuper user,
and keeps sole control of provisioning storage on the array.

Dell EMC XtremIO plug-in considerations and limitations

The following considerations and limitations are applicable:
■ All the snapshots taken for any volume are read-only. A new re-purpose copy
is cloned from the snapshot volume and used for data backup.
■ The re-purpose clone copy is made only during export. This copy is deleted
based on the scheduled deport from NetBackup or a manually run expire
operation. This is a thin-provisioned type copy.
■ The limit for any volume name is 128 characters on the array. In case of a
re-purpose copy, the maximum length of the volume name is 128 -
(23(NB<unique_21digit_number>) - 9(Repurpose) - 2(Dot notations)) = 94. It is
a strict requirement to limit the volume name to 94 characters for successful
backup.
■ We do not recommend to write data to the re-purpose copy created by NetBackup
by manually mapping the copy to a host. You can consider using the re-purpose
copies created as an individual volume in NetBackup. You are not recommended
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to use the copies starting with the name

volume_name.NB<unique_21digit_number>.repurpose.

■ Don't refresh the re-purpose copy as this changes the data on the copy by
refreshing from the parent volume. For example, if you create a snapshot of
volume V1, the protection copy is made using V1.NB<unique_21digit_number>
and the export re-purpose copy is made with the name
V1.NB<unique_21digit_number>.repurpose. Refreshing a re-purpose copy
affects backup and restore.

Dell EMC PowerFlex array

NetBackup provides a robust data protection solution for the volumes that are set
up on the storage array. NetBackup extends the SDS support and lets you protect
the mounted volumes. These volumes are hosted on a Dell EMC PowerFlex array
environment. You can configure Snapshot Manager to discover data, perform
backups, and restore operations.
Dell EMC PowerFlex contains the functional logic which enables NetBackup to
discover the volumes on the Dell EMC PowerFlex array. Then initiates the snapshot
to create, export, deport, and delete operations for the exports. You must configure
this plug-in on the NetBackup primary server.
Snapshot Manager uses the SDK supported by Dell EMC PowerFlex family to
communicate with the Dell EMC PowerFlex assets. Snapshot Manager for Data
Center establishes a connection with Dell EMC PowerFlex array by using Rest
client. Then uses the SDK methods to discover the volumes and their snapshots
that need to be backed up.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell

EMC PowerFlex models
You can perform the following Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations
supported on the Dell EMC PowerFlex models:
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Table 5-2 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the Dell EMC
PowerFlex array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the array
volumes and snapshots inside the snapshot group
flexsnap_snap_group with some metadata. The volumes
which have 'CMD' in the attributes and without mapping are
not discovered.

Create snapshot To create a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center

initiates an SDK method with the required snapshot details.
The API returns the details of the snapshot. 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

initiates an SDk method call with the required snapshot
details. Then confirms that the snapshot is deleted
successfully on the array.

Restore snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center offers the ability to restore
the snapshots using a SDK method with the different restore
paths.

Export snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports export snapshot
over the SDC that is mapped on the parent volume.

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center deletes the SDC mapping created
between the host and the volume.

Dell EMC PowerFlex plug-in configuration parameters

Specify the following parameters when you configure the Dell EMC PowerFlex
plug-in:

Table 5-3 Dell EMC PowerFlex plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

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Table 5-3 Dell EMC PowerFlex plug-in configuration parameters (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

FQDN/ IP address The array's IP address, in IPV4 / FQDN format.

Username A user account that has permissions to perform snapshot

operations on the Dell EMC PowerFlex array.

Password Provide a password to the user account.

Dell EMC PowerFlex plug-in considerations and limitations

The following considerations and limitations are applicable:
1. This is a software defined storage, which requires to install the SDC (Storage
Data Client) on the host where NetBackup will be configured.
2. The mapping between the volumes and SDC is completed with the help of
SDC ID in the Snapshot Manager for Data Center.
3. The WWN (World Wide Name) is considered for mapping. It is developed using
the $system_id$volume_id manner because it's not available directly on the
array.

Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)

The NetBackup Snapshot Manager DELL EMC PowerScale / Isilon plug-in allows
you create, delete, restore, export, and deport snapshots of the following assets
on the DELL EMC PowerScale / Isilon Cluster:
■ DELL EMC PowerScale / Isilon NFS exports in a NAS environment.
■ DELL EMC PowerScale / Isilon SMB shares in a NAS environment.
The DELL EMC PowerScale / Isilon plug-in uses the REST API SDK provides by
DELL EMC PowerScale / Isilon (isilon_sdk_python) to communicate with the DELL
EMC PowerScale / Isilon assets.

Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager Operation on DELL EMC

PowerScale (Isilon)
Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following management operations
on the Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon):
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Table 5-4 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC
PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Discover NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers all the NFS export, SMB shares,
assets and their snapshots along with some of their directory metadata from all
the Access Zones the user has privileges to access or view. By default, a
DELL PowerScale cluster has Single access zone known as System Access
Zone and unless you have additional Access Zones, all the NFS export
and SMB Shares are in this default Access Zone. The multiple access zone
can be mapped to same or different Groupnet (Groupnet -> Subnet -> Pool).
During discovery, the Snapshot Manager also associates the relevant
SmartConnect of a pool to its NFS export or SMB share.

NetBackup Snapshot Manager also discovers all the nested NFS exports
and SMB shares irrespective of the depth at which they are created.
Mentioned below are few examples of nested shares discovered by
Snapshot Manager: ["/ifs/test_fs1", "/ifs/test_fs1/test_fs2",
"/ifs/test_fs1/test_data/test_fs3", "/ifs/smb_03/test_data/dir01"]

The discovered NFS export and SMB shares should have valid underlying
file system path. The file system directory path should be shared by NFS
export, SMB shares.

Create To create a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center initiates a POST
snapshot REST API call on the nfs_export with the required information and the
snapshot name. The API returns the details of the snapshot.

A typical snapshot created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center has the
following naming convention:

SnapNB-NB<unique_21digit_number>

Delete To delete a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager calls the REST API
snapshot with the required snapshot details. You can see a confirmation when the
snapshot is deleted successfully on the array.

Restore Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the JobAPI to revert a snapshot.
snapshot
To revert a snapshot that contains a directory, it is recommended that you
create a SnapRevert domain for a directory.

To revert a snapshot, perform the following steps:

1 Create a SnapRevert domain for the directory.

2 Create a snapshot revert job.

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Table 5-4 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC
PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in (continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Export ■ When a snapshot export operation is initiated for NFS, a new export is
snapshot created over the snapshot path:
("/ifs/test_fs/.snapshot/NB15985918570166499611/")
with the backups host is added as a Root Clients with read-only
permissions.
■ When a snapshot export operation is initiated for SMB, a new share is
created over the snapshot path:
("/ifs/test_fs/.snapshot/NB15985918570166499611/")
The user and the domain provided while exporting the snapshot is added
with privileges to access the SMB share created.
The user must be in the domain specified.

Deport When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, NetBackup Snapshot

snapshot Manager deletes the NFS export or SMB share created over the snapshot
path at the time of the export operations.
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Table 5-4 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC
PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in (continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Create Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the JobAPI to create a changelist
snapshot diff between snapshots.

To create a changelist, perform the following steps:

1 Use JobAPI to create a job for creating a changelist between

snapshots.

2 Use get_changelist_entries API to fetch changelist entries

between snapshots

Note: The following important points:

■ The get_changelist_entries API is available for OneFS version 8.2.1

and above only.
■ As for creating a changelist we make use of JobAPI. The job engine
allows 3 different jobs to run simultaneously. There is a way to allow
multiple instances of the ChangelistCreate job to run simultaneously if
needed, though the job engine still limits the number of jobs to 3 and
some care must be taken so this does not adversely affect the cluster.
CLI to allow multiple changelistcreate jobs to run simultaneously.
To allow multiple instances of the changelist run the following CLI:
■ isi_gconfig -t job-config
jobs.types.changelistcreate.allow_multiple_instances=true’ (the
default is false)
■ isi_gconfig -t job-config
jobs.types.changelistcreate.allow_multiple_instances’

DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration prerequisites

■ Ensure that the SnapshotIQ license is activated on the storage array. This is
required to perform snapshot operations.
■ Ensure that the SmartConnectIQ license is activated on the storage array. The
will enable Snapshot Manager to use the load-balancing and failover capabilities
of the Isilon cluster.
■ For the list of all the supported Data OneFS versions, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
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Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the Dell EMC PowerScale /
Isilon.

Parameter Description

Cluster FQDN / IP address An Isilon cluster consists of three or more hardware nodes.

The FQDN or Management IP refers to the range of External

IP addresses assigned to the Cluster or to an individual node.
This can be found by browsing the PowerScale web console
as Cluster Management → Network Configuration → groupnet
→ subnet → pool → Pool Interface members.

You can also provide the SmartConnect FQDN.

Username A user account that has permissions to perform the snapshot

operations on the PowerScale cluster.

Password The password of the PowerScale (Isilon) user account

specified earlier.

Using SmartConnect with Snapshot Manager

SmartConnect is a module that specifies how Isilon Cluster handles connection
requests from clients. It balances connection loads to the Isilon cluster and handles
connection failover. With SmartConnect, all Isilon servers use a single FQDN for
data access. Using this network name provides load balancing when the connection
to the cluster is made. This ensures optimal resource utilization and performance
during backup operations.
SmartConnect DNS Zone name is smart connect configuration and it can be located
by browsing the PowerScale web Console as Cluster Management → Network
Configuration → groupnet → subnet → pool → SmartConnect Basic/ Advanced
Even if the plug-in is configured with the FQDN or IP which is not a SmartConnect
FQDN, NetBackup Snapshot Manager would still export the snapshots using the
SmartConnect FQDN.

Roles and privileges on Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)

This section describes the privilege required by the Dell EMC PowerScale / Isilon
user account, used for plug-in configuration, on the storage array. Privileges in
OneFS are assigned through role membership; not directly to the user. You can
create a custom role with required privileges and assign it to the user.
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Table 5-5 Permissions required by the Isilon user account on the array

Platform API Read-only

Namespace access Read-only

Namespace Traverse Read-only

Network Read-only

Snapshot Read/Write

NFS Read/Write

SMB Read/Write

Consideration for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)

The following considerations and limitations are applicable:
■ Recommend limiting snapshot of directory to 1024 and the Cluster wide Snapshot
limit is 20000.
See: https://www.delltechnologies.com/asset/en-us/products
/storage/industry-market/h16857-wp-onefs-best-practices.pdf
■ Avoid creation of snapshots directories that are already referenced by other
snapshots. For example, if you create 500 snapshots of /ifs/test_fs1 and 500
snapshots of /ifs/test_fs1/test_fs2, you have created 1000 snapshots of
/ifs/test_fs1/test_fs2.

Dell EMC PowerStore SAN and NAS plug-in

NetBackup provides a robust data protection solution for Volumes, Volume Groups,
file system NFS exports, and SMB shares on NAS and SAN storage hosts. You
can protect mounted iSCSI/FC volumes in SAN environment and NFS exports or
SMB shares in NAS environment that are hosted in a PowerStore environment.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center EMC PowerStore plug-in allows you create,
delete, restore, export, and deport snapshots of the following assets on the Dell
EMC PowerStore storage arrays:
■ Volumes in a SAN environment
■ Volume group in a SAN environment
■ NFS exports in a NAS environment
■ SMB shares in a NAS environment
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The Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in uses the Python SDK from Dell EMC:
Python-Powerstore (1.4.0) to communicate with the arrays.

Supported NetBackup operation on Dell EMC PowerStore array

NetBackup performs the following snapshot management operations on the Dell
EMC PowerStore arrays.

Table 5-6 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on EMC

PowerStore arrays

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Discover In SAN environment, NetBackup discovers all the Dell EMC PowerStore
assets primary volumes and volume snapshots present on the array. NetBackup
discovers only primary type volumes and skips the clone type volumes. For
volume snapshots only the snapshot type volumes are discovered.

In NAS environment, NetBackup discovers all the Dell EMC PowerStore

NAS servers, file systems, primary NFS exports, and SMB shares along
with the file system-snapshots and some of their directory metadata.

NetBackup also discover the nested NFS exports and SMB shares
irrespective of the depth.

Create In SAN environment, to create a snapshot, NetBackup calls the REST API
snapshot with the required information and snapshot name. At the time of volume
snapshot creation, a new volume having type (snapshot) is created on the
array.

In NAS environment, to create a snapshot, NetBackup calls a REST API

with the required information and snapshot name. Dell EMC PowerStore
supports two types of snapshots—protocol and snapshot type. NetBackup
initiates the protocol type snapshots and retention period is not set on the
array for these snapshots. All these snapshots are at a file system level.

A typical snapshot created by NetBackup has the following naming

convention:
NB<unique_21digit_number>
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Table 5-6 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on EMC

PowerStore arrays (continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Delete In SAN environment, to delete a volume snapshot, NetBackup calls the

snapshot REST API using SDK method with the required volume snapshot details.
A subsequent API call confirms the deletion.

In NAS environment, to delete a file system snapshot, NetBackup calls a

REST API using SDK method, with the required file system snapshot details.
A subsequent API call confirms the deletion.

Restore In SAN environment, offers the capability for the PIT rollback and you can
snapshot use the created snapshot to restore the primary volume. For restore the
.snapshot type volume is used.

In NAS environment, NetBackup does not support PIT restore operation

on the array. You can perform normal restore on any specified location.

Export In SAN environment, NetBackup can export using the snapshots created
snapshot for volumes. When a NetBackup initiates an export call, a new clone type
volume is created from the snapshot and used for backup purpose. A host
is added to this clone based on the details that are sent by the NetBackup
client.

In NAS environment, NetBackup supports export operations using the NFS

and SMB protocols. When NetBackup initiates a snapshot export operation,
based on the selected protocol, a new NFS export or SMB share is created
using snapshot and parent export or share local path. The newly created
export or share name is same as the snapshot name. Also, the host access
configurations are added as read-only on a particular export or share.

Deport In SAN environment, the deport snapshot operation removes the hosts
snapshot added for the cloned volume created during the export call. NetBackup
deletes all the hosts that are available on the volume. The newly cloned
volume is also deleted during the deport operation.

Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in, ensure the following:
■ Ensure that a supported version of Dell EMC PowerStore is installed on the
arrays.
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■ For the list of all the supported versions of Dell EMC PowerStore, refer to the
NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud
Storage Compatibility List(HCL).
■ A user account with permissions to invoke the Dell EMC PowerStore REST
APIs and perform all snapshot operations on the array. For plug-in registration
with NetBackup you can use an administrator or storage administrator user
account based on the specific role you want for the owner of backup support.
■ To configure the array in NetBackup, use the IP/ FQDN of the array. The current
support only provides the ability to configure IPV4. For IPV4 access, provide
the management IP. For FQDN, the management FQDN address is:
https://powerstore-management-company-dell.com.

Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the Dell EMC PowerStore
plug-in:

Parameter Description

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

FQDN / IP address The array's management IP address, in either IPv4 or The

Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).

User name The Dell EMC PowerStore user account that has the
permissions to invoke the PowerStore REST APIs to perform
all snapshot operations on the array.

Password The password of the PowerStore NAS user account specified.

Volume group support in Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in

Snapshot Manager for Data Center comes with the capability of discovering all the
volume groups and their snapshots. Three types of volume groups are available in
PowerStore: Primary, Clone, and Snapshot; but we fetching only the Primary volume
groups. Volumes and volume groups are primary assets and each primary asset
contains the associated snapshots. The volumes which are selected in the
NetBackup policy, those volumes become the members of a volume group on the
PowerStore array. When a snapshot operation run, the snapshot set of a volume
group is created.
During export, NetBackup creates clone volumes for each volume present in the
volume group, and maps all the cloned volumes to the host.
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Domain user permissions on the Dell EMC PowerStore array

In a NAS environment, the domain user which you use to perform the NAS share
backup, must have privileges for the PowerStore array, to allow NetBackup to
perform backup of the NAS share ACLs.

Considerations and limitations for Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in

The following considerations and limitations are applicable:
In SAN environment:
■ Snapshot Manager for Data Center does not discover the cloned volumes during
discovery.
■ The cloned volumes never expire. You can manually delete the cloned volumes
from NetBackup during deport and delete operations.
■ Volumes from multiple appliances are not allowed within the same volume group.
All Volumes must reside on the same appliance.
■ If a protection policy is assigned with a volume group, you cannot assign a
protection policy to an individual resource within the group.
■ The volume groups do not support mapping and unmapping, the workaround
is to attach and detach the host with each volume in the volume group separately.
■ Single volume restore operations are only allowed when write order consistency
is disabled on the volume group.
■ Before restoring a snapshot, you must shut down the application and unmount
the file system that is running on the production host. Also, delete the host cache
to prevent data corruption during the restore operation.
In NAS environment:
■ All snapshots are captured at the file system level and the snapshots are in
read-only mode.
■ The limit for the file system name is 255 characters. NFS export or SMB share
name is 80 characters on the array. For a snapshot name, the maximum length
must be 255 characters.
■ Dell EMC PowerStore plug-in does not support point-in-time (PIT) rollback
restore of shares using snapshots.
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Dell EMC XtremIO SAN array

Dell EMC XtremIO SAN array

NetBackup provides robust data protection solution for volumes that are set up on
a Storage Area Network (SAN) storage host. NetBackup allows you to protect
mounted iSCSI/FC volumes configured on XtremIO SAN array.
The NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for Dell EMC XtremIO
SAN contains the necessary functional logic that enables NetBackup to discover
the SAN volumes on the Dell EMC XtremIO SAN array. It also creates snapshots
and perform export, deport, and delete operations for the volumes. You must
configure this plug-in on the NetBackup primary server to discover the volumes,
perform backup and restore operations.
NetBackup Snapshot Manager uses the REST APIs exposed by Dell EMC XtremIO
SAN family to communicate with the SAN assets.

Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations

on Dell EMC XtremIO
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following snapshot
management operations on Dell EMC XtremIO.

Table 5-7 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the Dell EMC
XtremIO SAN array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets The XtremIO array has three types of volumes: Primary,
Re-purpose copy, and Protection-copy. You can create the
primary volumes manually, and can be of any size based on
the limit of the associated volume. A re-purpose copy is a
thin-provisioned volume created from the protection copy
during snapshot creation process.

NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers the

primary volumes and re-purpose copy volumes which have
an NAA identifier associated as a volume asset, and a
protection-copy as a snapshot asset. For a volumes to be
discovered, map it to the host.
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Table 5-7 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the Dell EMC
XtremIO SAN array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Create snapshot To create a snapshot, NetBackup calls a REST API method

with the required snapshot details. The API returns the details
of the snapshot.

The protection-copy snapshot is read-only.

A typical snapshot created by NetBackup Snapshot Manager

has the following naming convention:

NB<unique_21digit_number>

Delete snapshot To delete a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager calls

a REST API method with the required snapshot details. You
can confirm that the snapshot is deleted successfully on the
array, by making an another call with the same snapshot.

If the snapshot is attached to any host then all the mappings

are deleted forcefully as a mandatory requirement. This
process also deletes the mappings that do not belong to the
NetBackup host.

Restore snapshot NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center offers the
ability to restore the snapshots using a Put REST API. You
can restore the source volume only with the protection-copy
type snapshot. Any PIT rollback uses the snapshot associated
to the source volume.

You cannot restore a snapshot to a different source volume

to which it does not belong. By default, whenever you do a
PIT rollback on any source volume, the array creates a
re-purpose copy for the same to backup the volume. But
NetBackup Snapshot Manager does not create this default
re-purpose copy, when the restore is initiated from the
console.

You can restore any snapshot of any PIT on the volume.

Every protection-copy acts as an individual asset and has
no dependency on the other snapshot copies.
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Table 5-7 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the Dell EMC
XtremIO SAN array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Export snapshot NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports

export snapshot over the iSCSI and FC protocols. When a
snapshot export operation is initiated, firstly a re-purpose
copy is created using the protection-copy which was created
in the create snapshot operation. Once this re-purpose copy
is completed, a host is attached to the same. Do the SAN
zoning between the host and array that you want to attach
with the snapshot.

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, NetBackup

Snapshot Manager for Data Center deletes the export
mapping created between the host and the re-purpose copy
volumes.

Dell EMC XtremIO SAN plug-in configuration pre-requisites

Before you configure the plug-in, verify the following:
■ For the list of all the supported versions of Dell EMC XtremIO, refer to the
NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud
Storage Compatibility List.
■ A user account with permissions to call the Dell EMC XtremIO APIs.

Dell EMC XtremIO SAN plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the Dell EMC XtremIO SAN
plug-in:

Table 5-8 Dell EMC XtremIO SAN plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

FQDN/ IP Address The array's IP address, in IPV4 / FQDN format.

User name A user account that has permissions to perform snapshot

operations.
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Table 5-8 Dell EMC XtremIO SAN plug-in configuration parameters

(continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Password Provide a password to the user account.

Roles and privileges on Dell EMC XtremIO

To allow NetBackup Snapshot Manager to perform snapshot management
operations, ensure that the Dell EMC XtremIO user account used for plug-in
configuration has the following roles and privileges assigned:
■ Create Snapshot
■ Export Snapshot
■ Restore Snapshot
■ Delete Snapshot
There are four predefined user roles in Dell EMC XtremIO:
■ Tech - For support people
■ Admin - To attach LUN's and so on.
■ Configuration - To provision storage
■ Read Only - Can perform only read-only task
User with Admin role assigned can perform all the NetBackup Snapshot Manager's
snapshot management operations.

Dell EMC XtremIO plug-in considerations and limitations

The following considerations and limitations are applicable:
■ All the snapshots taken for any volume are read-only. A new re-purpose copy,
cloned from the snapshot volume is used for data backup.
■ The limit for any volume name is 128 characters on the array. For a repurpose
copy, the maximum length of the volume name is 128 -
(23(NB<unique_21digit_number>) - 9(Repurpose) - 2(Dot notations)) = 94. It is
a strict requirement to limit the volume name to 94 characters for successful
snapshot.
■ Do not write data to the repurpose copy created by NetBackup by manually
mapping it to a host. You can consider the re-purpose copies created by them
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as an individual volume in NetBackup. Do not use the copies starting with

volume_name.NB<unique_21digit_number>.repurpose.
■ Do not refresh the repurpose copy, as this changes the data on the image by
refreshing from the parent volume. This affects backup and restore.

Dell EMC Unity Array

The NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center Dell EMC Unity plug-in allows
you to create, delete, restore, export, and deport snapshots on the Dell EMC Unity
storage arrays. The following assets are supported:
■ Dell EMC Unity volumes in a SAN environment
■ Dell EMC Unity consistency group in a SAN environment
■ Dell EMC Unity filesyststem in a NAS environment
■ Dell EMC Unity NFS exports in a NAS environment
■ Dell EMC Unity SMB shares in a NAS environment
The Dell EMC Unity NAS plug-in uses the Storops SDK python library to
communicate with the Dell EMC Unity array for NAS and SAN environment. The
connection is established to the Dell EMC Unity array through the Storops SDK to
discover the above mentioned assets.

Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the Dell

EMC Unity array
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following operations
on the Dell EMC Unity.
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Table 5-9 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC Unity
array

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Discover In NAS environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center

assets discovers all the NAS servers, NFS exports, SMB shares, NAS file system,
and file system snapshots as assets. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for
Data Center calls an SDK method that internally calls the array's API to
retrieve the assets mentioned in the list. For NAS discovery, NetBackup
Snapshot Manager for Data Center doesn't skip any assets. For example,
if the current file system shares NFS and SMB in total are 100, and the
snapshot count is 21, then you can find100 directories and 21 file systems
in the NetBackup.

In SAN environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center

discovers all the volumes, consistency groups, and their corresponding
snapshots as assets.
Note: NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all
snapshots in NAS and SAN environment, but it can operate on only those
snapshots that it creates itself.

Create In NAS environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center calls
snapshot an SDK method to create snapshot of a file system. When a snapshot is
initiated, a redirect-on-write (ROW) snapshot of the entire file system is
created. The API returns the snapshot details.

In a SAN environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center

creates a snapshot of a volume and consistency group using the SDK.
When a snapshot is initiated, a redirect-on-write (ROW) snapshot of the
volume or the consistency group is created.

The snapshot name and retention period are not set on the array for these
snapshots. A typical snapshot created by NetBackup Snapshot Manager
for Data Center has the following naming convention:

NB<unique_21digit_number>

No other entity apart from this snapshot is created on the array as a

snapshot-related activity.
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Table 5-9 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC Unity
array (continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Delete In NAS environment, when a snapshot is deleted, Snapshot Manager for

snapshot Data Center calls the SDK with the required snapshot details and deletes
the file system snapshot.

In a SAN environment, when a snapshot is deleted, Snapshot Manager for

Data Center calls the SDK with the required snapshot details and deletes
the volume or consistency group snapshot.

Restore For NAS, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center does not support
snapshot PIT restore on file system, NFS share, and SMB Share.

For SAN:

■ PIT restores for volume snapshot restores the volume to the snapshot
state.
■ PIT restores for a volume inside the consistency group is restored to
the PIT snapshot state.

Note: The latest snapshot is not required for PIT. You can perform the
restore operation with old snapshots related to the file system.
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Table 5-9 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC Unity
array (continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Export In a NAS environment, when a snapshot export is initiated:

snapshot
■ For NFS share snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
creates a new NFS share from the file system snapshot and adds host
permission for accessing the exported NFS share. The target host is
assigned read-only root permissions on the exported NFS snapshot
share. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center also prepares a
path to the share level. For NFS share the export path is created with:
<NAS-server-ip>:<share_name>. The rules for the hosts are added
as a read-only root on a particular share.
Note: Host access is added for a list of hosts present as target in
read-only root mode.
■ For SMB share snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
creates a new SMB share from the file system snapshot and adds user
permission and domain for accessing the exported SMB share. Users
are assigned read-only permissions on the exported SMB snapshot
share. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center also prepares a
path up to the share level. For SMB share, the shares are created using
the path \\<NAS-server-ip>\<share_name>\ and backup is
performed.
Note: User permissions are added for a particular SMB share in
read-only mode.

In SAN environment, when a snapshot export is initiated:

■ The volume and consistency group snapshots are directly attached to

the target host.
■ The export operation is supported using the following the Fibre Channel
(FC) protocol.
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Table 5-9 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC Unity
array (continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Deport In a NAS environment, when a snapshot is deported:

snapshot
■ For NFS share, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center removes
host permissions added to the NFS share and deletes the NFS share
created.
■ For SMB share, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center removes
user permissions added to the SMB share and deletes the SMB share
created.

In a SAN environment, when a snapshot is deported:

■ For volume snapshots, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center

detaches the volume snapshot from the host.
■ For consistency group snapshots, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for
Data Center detaches the consistency group snapshot from the host.

Dell EMC Unity plug-in configuration prerequisites

Ensure the following:
■ Ensure that the supported version of Dell EMC Unity Unisphere is installed on
the DELL EMC Unity arrays. For the list of all the supported versions of Dell
EMC Unity Unisphere, refer to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the
NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account exists with the permissions to call the Dell EMC Unity Storops
SDK methods and all snapshot operations on the array.

Dell EMC Unity plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the Dell EMC Unity plug-in:

Table 5-10 Dell EMC Unity array plug-in configuration parameters

NetBackup configuration Description

parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

Array IP address The array's IP address in any of the following formats: IPV4,
IPV6, or FQDN.
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Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN array

Table 5-10 Dell EMC Unity array plug-in configuration parameters (continued)

NetBackup configuration Description

parameter

User name A user account that has permission to perform snapshot

operations on the Dell EMC Unity array.

Password The password of the EMC Unity array user account specified
earlier.

Considerations and limitations

The following considerations and limitations are applicable:
■ All snapshots captured for the file system are in read-only mode. The host is
appended as per the existing rules for a particular share.
■ The limit for any file system name is 128 characters on the array. For a snapshot
copy, the maximum length for the volume name is 128 -
23(NB<unique_21digit_number>) = 103. Limit the volume name to 94 characters
for successful snapshot capture.

Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN array

Snapshot Manager for Data Center provides a robust data protection solution for
mapped FC/iSCSI volumes that are set up on SAN storage hosts. You can protect
volumes that are mapped via FC/iSCSI in a Fujitsu AF/DX environment.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers the SAN volumes on the array, and
performs create, export, deport, and delete snapshot operations for volumes.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the REST API of the array to establish
connection and perform all the operations.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Fujitsu

Eternus AF/DX SAN models
You can perform the following management operations supported on the Fujitsu
AF/DX SAN array:
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Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN array

Table 5-11 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Fujitsu Eternus
AF/DX SAN array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets NetBackup discovers all the volumes and their snapshots.
Volumes are primary assets; each contains the associated
snapshots and asset IDs.

Create snapshot To create a snapshot (snapOPCPlus), NetBackup initiates

a POST API call on the volume. The snapshot volume is
created on the same appliance as the source volume.

A typical snapshot created by NetBackup has the following

naming convention: NB<unique_21digit_number>

Delete snapshot Before deleting a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data

Center performs the following operations:

■ Detach/ snapshot volume from the host (Delete the host

connection for that snapshot volume)
■ Delete copy session of it.

NetBackup calls the REST API with the required snapshot

details to delete a snapshot. Then confirms that the snapshot
is deleted successfully on the array.

Restore snapshot NetBackup uses volume snapshot restore API to restore

volume snapshot to the point in time image on the volume.

Export snapshot When a snapshot export operation is initiated, NetBackup

attaches the snapshot volume to the host. These are the
steps for snapshot export:

1 Fetch initiators on which you want to perform the export.

2 Based on the port and initiator fetch the host ID.

3 Create a new host LUN to map the snapshot volume.

4 Map the snapshot volume to the host.

Deport snapshot During snapshot export, NetBackup deletes the copy session
of the source volume, host connection of snapshot volume,
and exported snapshot volume. It is a revert of export
snapshot.

Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX AF/DX plug-in, ensure the following:
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Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN array

■ Create one thin provision pool that has a "flexsnap_pool" prefix to store
snapshots.
■ Ensure that a supported version of Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX plug-in is installed on
the Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX arrays.
■ For the list of all the supported versions of Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX, refer to the
NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud
Storage Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account that has the permission to call the Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX APIs
and perform all snapshot operations on the array.

Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN plug-in configuration parameters

■ Role-based access control rights allow users to have different privileges. This
provides a means to segregate administration roles to align better with skill sets
and responsibilities. There are five types of access for users: Admin, Storage
Admin, Security Admin, Account Admin, and Maintainer. You can also have a
customized user which performs all the snapshot management operations.
■ To allow NetBackup to perform snapshot management operations, ensure that
the Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX user account used for plug-in configuration has the
following roles and privileges assigned on the storage array: Create, Delete,
Attach, Detach, and Restore.
■ Users with the Admin user role assigned can perform all the NetBackup snapshot
management operations.

Roles and privileges on Fujitsu AF/DX storage array

Role-based access control rights allow users to have different privileges. This
provides a means to segregate administration roles to align better with skill sets
and responsibilities. There are five types of access for users: Admin, Storage Admin,
Security Admin, Account Admin, and Maintainer. You can also have a customized
user which can perform all the snapshot management operations.
The Fujitsu AF/DX user account used for plug-in configuration must have the
following roles and privileges assigned on the storage array: Create, Delete, Attach,
Detach, and Restore.
User with an Admin user role assigned can perform all NetBackup's snapshot
management operations.

Consideration and limitations

For create snapshot operation:
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■ You must have a thin provision pool.

■ Source volume types are Standard, TPV, FTV, and WSV (except for the system
volume).
■ The destination volume type is TPV only.
■ The maximum number of snapshots (SnapOPC+ Sessions) that can be created
per volume is 512.
For host connection (mapping)
■ Available HLUNs are between 0 and 255.
■ If you want to use 256 or more HLUNs/Volumes to the host, change the LUN
address of the host response to "Host Response" (flat space address) or you
can enable the "LUN Expand Mode" option.
Then you can use HLUN up to 4096.

HPE RMC plug-in

NetBackup provides a robust data protection solution for volumes that are set up
on a SAN storage host. You can also protect mounted iSCSI/FC volumes that are
hosted on a 3PAR, Nimble, and Primera array environments which are configured
on RMC.
The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for HPE RMC contains the necessary
functional logic to discover the SAN volumes on the arrays that are configured on
RMC. It also has the ability to initiate snapshot create, export, deport, and delete
operations for volumes. You must configure the plug-in on the NetBackup primary
server to discover the volumes, perform backup, and restore operations.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the REST APIs provided by HPE RMC to
communicate with the assets.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE

storage arrays
Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following snapshot management
operations on HPE RMC.
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HPE RMC plug-in

Table 5-12 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on assets

managed by HPE RMC

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operation

Discover assets Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the HPE
RMC volume sets and their snapshot sets.

Create snapshot HPE RMC allows to take snapshot of the entire volume set
at once. The result of a create snapshot operation is a
snapshot set that contains snapshot of every volume in the
volume set.

To create a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center

calls a Post REST API method with the required information
and snapshot name. The API returns the details of the
snapshot.

A snapshot created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center

has the following naming convention:

NB<unique_21digit_number>

Snapshots created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center

have the description: :vrtscp: <Parent Volume Set
Name>.

Delete snapshot To delete a snapshot set, Snapshot Manager for Data Center
calls a REST API method with the required snapshot details.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center deletes only those
snapshots that it creates itself.

Restore snapshot To restore a snapshot set, Snapshot Manager for Data Center
calls a Post REST API method with the required snapshot
details. If the base volume is in attached state, it is detached
and then restore is tried. After the restore, volume is
re-attached to the same host. With the RMC APIs you can
restore a single snapshot from a snapshot set, you can
restore any volume from a snapshot set.
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HPE RMC plug-in

Table 5-12 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on assets

managed by HPE RMC (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operation

Export snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports export of

snapshots over the iSCSI and FC protocols. When a snapshot
export operation is initiated, a new clone volume set is created
using the snapshot set. Once this clone is created then a
host is attached to the same. It is recommended to do a SAN
zoning between the host and array that is required to be
attached with the snapshot.
Note: NetBackup does not discover the cloned volume set
created in the export operation.

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center deletes the export mapping created
between the host and the clone volume set. The intermediate
clone volume set is also deleted, once it is detached from
the host.

HPE RMC plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the plug-in, verify the following:
■ For the list of all the supported versions of HPE RMC, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account exists which has the permissions to call the HPE RMC APIs.

RMC plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the Snapshot Manager for
Data Center plug-in:

Table 5-13 HPE RMC plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

IP address IP address of the computer where RMC is installed.

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HPE XP plug-in

Table 5-13 HPE RMC plug-in configuration parameters (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

User name A user account that has permissions to perform snapshot

operations on the HPE RMC.

Password The password of the HPE RMC user account specified earlier.

Roles and privileges on HPE RMC

To allow NetBackup to perform snapshot management operations, ensure that the
HPE RMC user account used for plug-in configuration has these roles and privileges:
■ Create snapshot
■ Export snapshot
■ Report snapshot
■ Delete snapshot
There are two predefined user roles in HPE RMC:
■ Admin: Admin has all the required privileges to perform all the supported
operations provided by RMC.
■ Member: Members have only view privileges and cannot perform any tasks.
Users with the Admin role assigned can perform all the snapshot management
operations.

HPE XP plug-in
Snapshot Manager for Data Center provides robust data protection solution for
volumes that are set up on a SAN storage host. NetBackup extends SAN support
and allows you to protect mounted iSCSI/FC volumes that are hosted on a HPE
XP array.
The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for HPE XP contains the necessary
functional logic that enables NetBackup to discover the SAN volumes on the array,
and create, export, deport, and delete snapshots for volumes. Configure this plug-in
on the NetBackup primary server to discover the volumes, perform backup, and
restore operations.
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HPE XP plug-in

Snapshot Manager for Data Center establishes a connection with HPE XP storage
array by creating sessions in HPE XP Configuration Manager and uses the REST
APIs to discover the SAN volumes and their snapshots that need to be backed up.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE

XP
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following snapshot
management operations on HPE XP.

Table 5-14 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on assets

managed by HPE XP

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operation

Discover assets Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers the Logical
Devices (LDEV) created on the storage array and snapshots
inside the snapshot group named similar to
flexsnap_snap_group along with some of their metadata.

The LDEVs that have "CMD" in their attributes and those

without any logical unit number (LUN) mapped are not
discovered.

Create snapshot For snapshots, Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses HPE
XP Fast Snap Pairs and initiates a sequence of REST API
requests with the required information and snapshot name.
The API returns the details of the snapshot.

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

initiates a sequence of REST API requests with the required
snapshot details and confirms that the snapshot has been
deleted successfully on the cluster.

Restore snapshot To restore a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center

initiates a REST API request where the fast snap is restored
to the parent volume.

Export snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports export over
iSCSI and FC protocols, using REST API to set LUN path of
snapshot.
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Table 5-14 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on assets

managed by HPE XP (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operation

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center deletes the export created over the
snapshot path at the time of Export operations. It essentially
reverts the Export operation.

HPE XP plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the plug-in, ensure the following:
■ One pool with name starting with flexsnap_pool needs to be created to store
snapshots. The pool must be large enough to fulfill all snapshot needs.
■ For the list of all the supported versions of HPE XP, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account exists which has the permissions to access the HPE XP APIs.

HPE XP plug-in configuration parameters

Specify the following details when you configure the HPE XP plug-in.

Table 5-15 HPE XP plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

HPE XP Configuration IP of the HPE XP Configuration Manager REST server which

Manager Server IP is configured with the storage array to be used.

HPE XP Configuration Port on which the HPE XP Configuration Manager REST

Manager Server Port server is hosted.

Array user name HPE XP storage array user account which has permissions
for snapshot operations.

Array Password The password associated with the array username.

Array Storage Device ID Storage device ID of the array that is already registered with
the HPE XP Configuration Manager.
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HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array

Roles and privileges on HPE XP

To allow NetBackup to perform snapshot management operations, ensure that the
HPE XP user account used for plug-in configuration has the below mentioned roles
and privileges assigned:
■ Create snapshot
■ Export snapshot
■ Restore snapshot
■ Delete snapshot

HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array

NetBackup Snapshot Manager NetApp plug-in allows you to create, delete, restore,
export, and deport snapshots of the following assets on the HPE storage arrays:
■ HPE Volume
■ HPE Snapshot Volume
Snapshot Manager uses HPE Alletra provided WSAPI's to communicate with HPE
Alletra assets. It utilizes the latest WSAPI version. The connection is established
to the HPE Alletra 9000 array through WSAPI. Then uses the WSAPI endpoints to
discover the SAN volumes and the snapshots for backup.

HPE Alletra 9000 SAN plug-in configuration parameters

Before you configure the HPE Alletra 9000 plug-in, verify the following:
■ Ensure that a supported version of HPE Alletra 9000 is installed on the HPE
Alletra array.
■ To view the list of all supported versions of HPE Alletra 9000, refer to the
NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud
Storage Compatibility List (HCL).
Specify the following details when you configure the HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array:

Table 5-16 HPE Alletra 9000 SAN plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

IP address HPE Alletra 9000 array IP address.

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HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array

Table 5-16 HPE Alletra 9000 SAN plug-in configuration parameters

(continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Username User account which have permission to perform snapshot

operations on the HPE Alletra 9000 array.

Password A password for the user account.

Roles and privileges on HPE 9000 storage array

To allow NetBackup Snapshot Manager to perform snapshot management
operations, ensure that the HPE Alletra plug-in user account configuration have
the following roles and privileges assigned on the storage array:
■ Create snapshots
■ Delete snapshots
■ Attach snapshots
■ Detach snapshots
■ Restore snapshots

Considerations and limitations

■ All snapshots are captured at a volume level and those snapshots are in
read-only mode.
■ Create snapshot operation: We do not support clone snapshots as HPE Alletra
doesn't allow us to export clone snapshot volume.
■ The limit for any volume name is up to 31 characters.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE

Alletra 9000 SAN models
NetBackup Snapshot Manager performs the following snapshot management
operations on the HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array:
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Table 5-17 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the HPE Alletra

9000 SAN array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers all the volumes

(except clone volumes and system volumes) and snapshots.
Volumes are primary assets, each contains the associated
snapshots and asset IDs.

Create snapshot NetBackup Snapshot Manager takes a snapshot of HPE

volume.

To create a snapshot, Data Center initiates a POST API call

on the volume.

A typical snapshot created have the following naming

convention: NB<unique_21digit_number>

Delete snapshot NetBackup Snapshot Manager deletes a snapshot volume.

When the delete snapshot operation is initiated, NetBackup
Snapshot Manager for Data center deletes the snapshot
volume corresponding to the source volume.

Restore snapshot NetBackup Snapshot Manager restores the parent volume,

when you restore a volume from a volume snapshot.

When a snapshot restore operation is initiated, NetBackup

Snapshot Manager unmaps the source volume and snapshot
volume from all the host and host sets.
A snapshot volume cannot be restored when it is exported
to a host or host set and if the parent volume is exported to
hosts or host sets.

After completion of the restore operation, NetBackup

Snapshot Manager again maps the parent volume and the
snapshot volume to all the host and host sets

Export snapshot When a snapshot export operation is initiated, NetBackup

Snapshot Manager attaches a snapshot of the volume to the
host.

NetBackup Snapshot Manager fetches the initiators where

you want to perform the export operations based on the port.
Initiator fetches the host ID and then NetBackup Snapshot
Manager attaches the snapshot volume to the host.
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Table 5-17 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the HPE Alletra

9000 SAN array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, NetBackup

Snapshot Manager removes the host mapping of exported
snapshot volume. It is a revert of the export snapshot
operation.

HPE Alletra 6000 SAN array

NetBackup provides a robust data protection solution for the volumes that are set
up on a Storage Area Network (SAN) storage host. NetBackup extends SAN support
which allows you to protect mounted iSCSI/FC volumes that are hosted on HPE
Alletra 6000 Environment.
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for HPE Alletra 6000 have
the functional logic that enables NetBackup to discover the SAN volumes and their
snapshots on the arrays. It also has the ability to trigger snapshot create, export,
deport, and delete operations for volumes.
You must configure this plug-in on the NetBackup primary server to discover the
volumes, perform backup, and restore operations. NetBackup Snapshot Manager
for Data Center uses HPE provided REST APIs to communicate with the assets.

HPE Alletra 6000 SAN plug-in configuration parameters

Before you configure the HPE Alletra 6000 plug-in, verify the following:
Ensure that a supported version of HPE Alletra 6000 is installed on the HPE Alletra
array.
To view the list of all supported versions of HPE Alletra 6000, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
A user account with permissions to invoke the HPE Alletra 6000 APIs.
Specify the following details when you configure the HPE Alletra 6000 SAN array:
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Table 5-18 HPE Alletra 6000 SAN plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

IP address HPE Alletra 6000 array IP address.

Port Port number of the REST API server.

Username User account which have permission to perform snapshot

operations on the HPE Alletra 6000 array.

Password A password for the user account.

Roles and privileges on HPE 6000 storage array

To allow NetBackup Snapshot Manager to perform snapshot management
operations, ensure that the HPE Alletra 6000 plug-in user account configuration
have the following roles and privileges assigned on the storage array:

Table 5-19 User roles and permissions

Use roles Access permissions

Administrator All actions.

Power user All actions except user management, inactivity timeout, array
setup, and array reset up.

Operator Management actions except to delete or remove data.

Guest View information and choose VMware subnets.

Ensure that the HPE Alletra 6000 user account has the privileges to perform the
following operations:
■ Create snapshots
■ Export Snapshots
■ Restore Snapshots
■ Delete Snapshots

Considerations for HPE SAN 9000 plug-in

■ A maximum of 1000 snapshots per volume are allowed.
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■ All snapshots are captured at a volume level and those snapshots are in
read-write mode.
■ Prior restore a volume snapshot is created storing the present state of the
volume.
■ The limit for any volume name is 215 characters.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE

Alletra 6000 SAN models
Table 5-20 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the HPE Alletra
6000 SAN array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers all the HPE Alletra
volumes and their snapshots.

Create snapshot To create a snapshot, NetBackupSnapshot Manager triggers

a Post Rest API method with the required information. Then
the API returns with the details of the snapshot.

Snapshots created have the following description:

:vrtscp: <Parent Volume Name>

Using this suffix in the description NetBackup Snapshot

Manager for Data Center decides that this Snapshot is
created by NetBackup and it can be allowed for delete
operation.
Note: By default, the snapshot is created in offline state.

Export Snapshot NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports

export snapshot over the iSCSI and FC protocols.

The SAN zoning must be performed between the host and

array which are required to be attached with the snapshot.

If the initiator group does not have access to the snapshot,

an access control record is added to the parent volume.
Results in providing the host access to the volume snapshots.

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is triggered, NetBackup

Snapshot Manager for Data Center deletes the export
mapping created between the host and the snapshot.

If any access control record is added to the parent volume

while export, it is also deleted.
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Table 5-20 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the HPE Alletra

6000 SAN array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Delete snapshot To delete a Snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager triggers

a Delete Rest API method call with the required snapshot
details.

NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center checks for

suffix (:vrtscp:) only when this suffix is present, the snapshot
is allowed for deletion.

In HPE Alletra 6000, only offline snapshots can be deleted.

Thus, during delete operation the snapshot state is changed
to offline and then it is deleted.

Restore snapshot To restore a Snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Managertriggers

a Post Rest API method call with the required snapshot
details.

In HPE Alletra 6000, the volume must be in an offline state

to restore a volume from the snapshot. Thus, during the
restore operation the volume state is changed to offline and
then the restore operation is performed.

Hitachi NAS array

The Hitachi NAS plug-in lets you create, delete, restore, export, and deport
snapshots of the following assets on the Hitachi NAS storage arrays:
■ Hitachi NAS NFS exports in a NAS environment.
■ Hitachi NAS SMB shares in a NAS environment.
The Hitachi NAS plug-in uses the REST API's exposed by Hitachi NAS family to
communicate with Hitachi NAS array. It uses the latest API version V7 which
supports Hitachi NAS platform 13.5 or later arrays. The firmware lower than version
13.5 are not able to protect the assets from NetBackup. The connection is
established to Hitachi NAS array through REST API. Then NetBackup uses the
API endpoints to discover the NFS exports, SMB shares, and the file system
snapshots that need to be backed up.
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Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on Hitachi NAS

array
NetBackup Snapshot Manager performs the following snapshot management
operations on the Hitachi NAS arrays.

Table 5-21 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Hitachi NAS
plug-in

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Discover NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers all the Hitachi NAS EVS servers,
assets NFS export, SMB shares, and their filesystem-snapshots along with some
of their directory metadata. NetBackup Snapshot Manager will also discover
all the nested NFS exports and SMB shares irrespective of the depth at
which they are created.

Create To create a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager initiates a POST

snapshot REST API method with the required information and snapshot name. The
API returns the details of the snapshot. All these snapshots are at a file
system level.

A typical snapshot created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center has the
following naming convention:

NB<unique_21digit_number>

SnapNB is application-specific filter ID to speed up searching for future

retrieval. This is a mandatory field needed to add in payload while snapshot
creation using REST API. The snapshots created using REST API are not
visible directly on the array GUI, you must select the filter named as By
Application.

Delete To delete a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager calls the DELETE

snapshot REST API using SDK method, with the required snapshot details.

The API confirms that the snapshot has been deleted successfully on the
array.

Restore NetBackup Snapshot Manager does not support PIT restore operation on
snapshot the array. Instead we can perform Normal restore on specified location.
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Table 5-21 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Hitachi NAS
plug-in (continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Export NetBackup Snapshot Manager supports export operation using the NFS
snapshot and SMB protocol. When a snapshot export operation is initiated a export
path is created using snapshot directory and snapshot name For NFS
export the host access configuration are added as read-only on a particular
export or share. For SMB share the user and domain provided while
exporting the snapshot is added with privileges to access the SMB share
created.

■ NFS:
<EVS-server-ip>:<share_name>/.snapshot/<snapshot_name>
■ SMB: \\<EVS-server-ip>\<share_name>\@UTC_for_snapshot

Deport When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot Manager for Data
snapshot Center makes a PUT REST API call to the Hitachi NAS array, and does
following:

■ For NFS, removes the host access configurations entry that was added
during the export operation.
■ For SMB, removes the privileges provided to user to access the SMB
share created.

Hitachi NAS plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the Hitachi NAS plug-in, verify the following:
■ Ensure that a supported version of HNAS System Management Unit is installed
on the Hitachi NAS arrays.
■ For the list of all the supported versions of HNAS System Management Unit,
refer to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware
and Cloud Storage Compatibility List HCL).
■ A user account exists which have the permissions to invoke the Hitachi NAS
REST APIs and all snapshot operations on the array.

Hitachi NAS plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the Hitachi NAS plug-in.
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Parameter Description

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

NAS Manager Server IP / The array's NAS Manager Server or REST Server IP address,
FQDN in either IPV4 or The Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN).

Port Port number of the REST API server.

User name The Hitachi user account that has the permissions to invoke
the Hitachi NAS REST APIs to perform all snapshot
operations on the array.

Password The password of the Hitachi NAS REST API user account
specified earlier.

Domain user permissions for Hitachi NAS array

The domain user which you use to perform the NAS share backup, must have
privileges for the Hitachi NAS array, to allow NetBackup to perform backup of the
NAS share ACLs.

Limitations and considerations for Hitachi NAS plug-in

Following considerations and limitations are applicable in a Hitachi NAS environment.
■ All snapshots are captured at a file system level and those snapshots are in
read-only mode.
■ The limit for any file system name is 255 characters, NFS export/SMB share
name is 80 characters on the array. In case of a snapshot name, the maximum
length must be 256 characters.
■ Sometimes backup from snapshot and normal restore jobs are shown as partial
success on the NetBackup activity monitor due to the NDMP file access
permissions.
■ A file system of selected NFS export/SMB share must be in the Mounted state
on array, as Not mounted state file system affects the snapshot operations.
■ Hitachi NAS plug-in does not support point-in-time (PIT) rollback restore of
shares using snapshots.
■ To upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager from version 10.1 to later versions,
you must expire all snapshots before starting the upgrade process.
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Hitachi SAN array

Hitachi SAN array

The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for Hitachi lets you create, delete,
export, deport, and restore storage snapshots of a supported Hitachi storage array
that is registered with Hitachi Configuration Manager (HCM). The plug-in supports
the Thin Image (HTI) snapshot type. You must configure this plug-in on the
NetBackup primary server.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the REST API SDK hosted on Hitachi
Configuration Manager to communicate with the Hitachi Storage arrays. Snapshot
Manager for Data Center establishes a connection with the Hitachi Storage array
by creating sessions in Hitachi Configuration Manager. It also uses the REST APIs
to discover the SAN volumes and their snapshots that need backup.

Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on Hitachi SAN

array
NetBackup Snapshot Manager performs the following snapshot management
operations on the Hitachi SAN arrays.

Table 5-22 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on EMC

PowerStore SAN plug-in

opeSnapshot Description
Manager for
Data
Centerration

Discover Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the Logical Devices (LDEV)
assets created on the storage array. The primary LDEV objects appear as disk
assets. The secondary LDEV objects that are part of a Thin Image (TI) pair
appear under snapshots.

One or more LDEV objects are grouped in a logical entity called pool. For
the Snapshot Manager for Data Center Hitachi plug-in to work, you must
create a pool named `flexsnap_pool` on the storage array.

The LDEVs that have "CMD" in their attributes and those without any logical
unit number (LUN) mapped are not discovered.
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Table 5-22 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on EMC

PowerStore SAN plug-in (continued)

opeSnapshot Description
Manager for
Data
Centerration

Create NetBackup takes a snapshot of all the LDEV objects that are attached to
snapshot a hostgroup.

When Snapshot Manager for Data Center takes a snapshot, it performs

the following actions:

■ Creates a new LDEV object of the same size as the original (base)
LDEV.
■ Puts the base LDEV and the new LDEV into a Thin Image (TI) pair. The
base LDEV is the primary LDEV and the new LDEV is the secondary
LDEV.
■ Splits the TI pair to create a point-in-time snapshot of the base LDEV
and then updates the snapshot LUN path to point to the secondary
LDEV.
■ Attaches the snapshot to the same hostgroup where the base LDEV is
attached.

A typical snapshot created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center has the
following naming convention: NB<unique_21digit_number>

Delete When Snapshot Manager for Data Center deletes a snapshot, it performs
snapshot the following actions:

■ Deletes the snapshot.

■ Removes the LUN path to the secondary LDEV associated with the
snapshot.
■ Deletes the secondary thin LDEV.

Restore Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs a restore operation on a thin
snapshot image snapshot of LDEV. All the data in the primary LDEV is overwritten
by the data from the secondary LDEV.

Export When NetBackup exports a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center
snapshot searches for the target host based on the World Wide Name (WWN) or the
iSCSI Qualified Name (IQN) specified in the export request. After the host
is identified on the storage array, Snapshot Manager for Data Center
updates the path attribute of the secondary LDEV with the target host,
where the snapshot is to be exported. Once the target host is added to the
secondary LDEV host ports, the exported snapshot is immediately visible
on the target host.
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Table 5-22 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on EMC

PowerStore SAN plug-in (continued)

opeSnapshot Description
Manager for
Data
Centerration

Deport When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot Manager for Data
snapshot Center removes the target host from the secondary LDEV path attribute.
Once the target host entry is removed from the secondary LDEV host ports,
the exported snapshot is no longer visible on the target host and the deport
operation is complete.

Hitachi SAN plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the Hitachi SAN plug-in, verify the following:
■ Ensure that you create a pool named flexsnap_pool on the Hitachi storage array.
This is required for the Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in to work.
■ Create a snapshot group named flexsnap_default_group on the storage array.
If you do not create this snapshot group, the plug-in automatically creates it
during the configuration.
■ Ensure that the Hitachi storage arrays are registered with Hitachi Configuration
Manager (HCM). Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the HCM REST APIs
to communicate with the storage arrays.
■ Ensure that the Hitachi storage array have the necessary licenses that are
required to perform snapshot operations.
■ Ensure that the user account that you provide to the Snapshot Manager for Data
Center has general read permissions, as well as the permissions to create,
delete, export, deport and restore snapshots on the storage array.
■ For the list of all the supported versions of Hitachi Storage arrays, refer to the
NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud
Storage Compatibility List (HCL).

Hitachi SAN plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the Hitachi SAN plug-in.

Parameter Description

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

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Parameter Description

Hitachi Configuration IP of the Hitachi Configuration Manager REST server which

Manager Server IP is configured with the storage array to be used.

The URL has the following format:

protocol://host-name:port-number/ConfigurationManager

Hitachi Configuration Port on which Hitachi Configuration Manager REST server

Manager Server port is hosted.

Array User name The name of the user account that has access to the Hitachi
storage array.

In addition to general read permissions, the user account

must have the permissions to create, delete, export, deport
and restore snapshots on the storage array.

Array Password The password for the user account that is used to access the
Hitachi storage array.

Array Storage Device ID ID of the storage array device that is already registered with
the Hitachi Configuration Manager.

Limitations and considerations for Hitachi SAN plug-in

Following considerations and limitations are applicable in a Hitachi SAN environment.
■ The export operation is supported using the following protocols:
■ Fibre Channel (FC)
■ Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)

■ Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses a snapshot group while creating
snapshots, so maximum number of snapshots in the Snapshot Manager for
Data Center for an array is 8192 per pool.
■ The Thin Image Pool must be large enough to accommodate all snapshot needs.

IBM Storwize SAN V7000 plug-in

NetBackup lets you protect mounted iSCSI/FC volumes hosted on an IBM Storwize
array.
The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for IBM Storwize can discover the
SAN volumes and consistency groups on the array. Additionally, the plug-in can
create, export, deport, and delete snapshot operations for volumes and consistency
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groups. You must configure this plug-in on the NetBackup primary server to perform
these operations.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the REST API supported by the IBM
Storwize family to communicate with the protected assets.

Supported NetBackup operations on IBM Storwize array

You can perform the following Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations
supported on the IBM Storwize SAN models:

Table 5-23 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the IBM
Storwize array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the volumes,
consistency groups, volume snapshots, and consistency
group snapshot present on the array. Snapshot Manager for
Data Center discovers only the snapshots created by
NetBackup.
Note: The snapshot volume is also considered a volume
asset, created while creating a snapshot. Snapshot Manager
for Data Center discovers the FlashCopy mappings present
on the array where the target volume of mapping is
considered a snapshot.
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Table 5-23 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the IBM
Storwize array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Create snapshot To create a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center

initiates a Post Rest API method with the required snapshot
details. The API returns with the snapshot details. A snapshot
is created with the following naming convention:
NB<unique_21digit_number>

When Snapshot Manager for Data Center calls the REST

API for a volume, the following process takes place:

1 A new thin-provisioned volume is created on the array.

2 A FlashCopy mapping with snapshot property is created

between the source volume (the volume selected in the
NetBackup policy) and the target volume created by
snapshot manager. This new volume is considered as
the snapshot volume for the source volume.

3 After creating a mapping, the start operation is initiated

on the array for the mapping and copies data from the
source volume to snapshot volume.

For creating consistency group snapshots, here is the

process:

1 A new consistency group is created with the NetBackup

generated snapshot name.

2 New thin provisioned volumes are created for every

source volume which is a part of the consistency group.

3 Mappings are created between the newly created

volumes and the source volumes under the new
consistency group.

4 After creating a mapping, the start operation is initiated

on the array for the mapping to copy data from the
source consistency group to snapshot group.

You can specify the volumes that are included in a source

volume in a consistency group in the NetBackup policy. In
the IBM Storwize array, when the snapshot operation is
initiated, the snapshot of that entire consistency group is
taken.
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Table 5-23 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the IBM
Storwize array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Delete snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center deletes the export mapping created
between the host and the volume(s) created during the export
operation.

Restore snapshot To restore a volume snapshot or consistency group snapshot,

Snapshot Manager for Data Center calls a PUT REST API
method. When a restore is initiated, a new FlashCopy
mapping is created where the snapshot volume acts as the
source volume and the source volume acts as the target
volume. Then the mapping is started as a restore operation.
Note: The mappings created during restore operation are
deleted automatically after the restore is complete.

Export snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports export snapshot
over the iSCSI and FC protocols. When a snapshot export
operation is initiated, the snapshot volume is attached to the
host on the array. Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses
the same process for consistency group snapshots. SAN
zoning must be done between the host and the array that is
required to be attached with the snapshot.

Deport snapshot To delete a volume or consistency group snapshot, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center calls the REST API.

IBM Storwize plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the plug-in, ensure the following:
■ For the list of all the supported versions of IBM Storwize, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account exists which has the permissions to call the IBM Storwize APIs.
■ The port with which the IBM Storwize array is configured is also used for the
REST API calls. The default port is 7443.

IBM Storwize plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the IBM Storwize plug-in:
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Table 5-24 IBM Storwize plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

FQDN/ IP address The array's IP address, in IP / FQDN format.

Port Port on which IBM Storwize is configured.

User name A user account that has permissions to perform snapshot

operations on the IBM Storwize array.

Password Provide a password to the user account.

Roles and privileges on IBM Storwize

To allow Snapshot Manager for Data Center to perform snapshot management
operations, ensure that the IBM Storwize user account used for plug-in configuration
has the following roles and privileges assigned:
■ Create snapshot
■ Export snapshot
■ Restore snapshot
■ Delete snapshot
Here are the predefined user roles in IBM Storwize:
■ Security Administrator—can manage all the Storwize V7000 Unified features
and functions.
■ Administrator—can manage everything in the system except creating, changing,
or removing users or user groups, changing the user group assignment of users,
or assigning roles to user groups.
■ Export Administrator—can manage the share and export definitions for all
supported protocols.
■ Storage Administrator—can manage storage, pools, disks, file systems, and file
sets.
■ Snapshot Administrator—can manage snapshots for file systems, file sets, and
peer snapshots.
■ System Administrator—can manage the network, system, file modules, tasks,
system and alert logs, traces, dumps, performance center, and authentication.
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■ Copy Operator—can manage all FlashCopy®, Metro Mirror, and Global Mirror
relationships, Tivoli® Storage Manager and Tivoli Storage Manager for Space
Management integration, NDMP, asynchronous replication, and remote caching.
■ Monitor—can only list management information.
■ Privileged—can submit native Linux commands with Linux root privilege in
addition to all other user role authorized functions.
■ Data Access—can clone files.
User with Security Administrator, Administrator, and Privileged role assigned can
perform all the snapshot management operations in NetBackup.

IBM Storwize plug-in considerations and limitations

The following considerations and limitations are applicable:
■ NetBackup disables vDisk protection to perform the Deport and Delete operations
on the array. When these operations are initiated, NetBackup reverts back to
the original state. These operations do not interfere with any existing mapping
or I/O operations on the array.
■ NetBackup overrides the standard warnings on the array regarding FlashCopy
mappings. The restore is completed with the warnings.
■ The array does not support IPv6 configuration from NetBackup and can only
use IPv4/FQDN for all the operations.
■ Do not delete the mappings created between the source volume and target
volumes. Without these mappings, the snapshot becomes invalid and NetBackup
aborts operations.
■ Do not delete the mappings between the source volumes and the target volumes.
NetBackup cannot restore the snapshot without these mappings.
■ Do not interrupt any copying operation of FlashCopy mapping.
■ Do not delete the mapping between the source and target volume in the
consistency group snapshot. If you delete any mapping between the source
volume and target volume, NetBackup cannot restore that source volume.

InfiniBox SAN array

The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for InfiniBox lets you create, delete,
restore, export, and deport snapshots of the SAN volumes (virtual disks) that are
part of storage pools on the INFINIDAT InfiniBox storage arrays.
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Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports all the InfiniBox storage arrays that
are compatible with InfiniSDK.

InfiniBox plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the InfiniBox plug-in, perform the following steps on the storage
system:
■ Ensure that the InfiniBox storage arrays have the necessary licenses that are
required to perform snapshot operations.
■ Ensure that the user account that you provide to Snapshot Manager for Data
Center has administrative privileges to all the storage pools that you wish to
protect using Snapshot Manager for Data Center.
See “InifiniBox SAN plug-in configuration parameters” on page 80.
See “Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on InfiniBox SAN
models” on page 77.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on InfiniBox

SAN models
Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports the following operations on the InfiniBox
SAN storage array:
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Table 5-25 Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on

InfiniBox SAN array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operation

Discover assets Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the SAN
volumes (virtual disks) that are part of storage pools that are
created on the InfiniBox storage array. The plug-in sends a
request to the array to return a list of all the volumes that
have the type set as PRIMARY. Such volumes are considered
as base volumes and appear as disk assets.

To discover snapshot objects, the plug-in sends a request to

the array to return a list of all the volumes that have the type
set as SNAPSHOT and the depth attribute set as 1. Such
volumes are considered as snapshots.

InfiniBox arrays support creating a snapshot of a snapshot.

The depth attribute identifies the snapshot type. A snapshot
depth value greater than 1 indicates that it is a snapshot of
an existing snapshot. Snapshot Manager for Data Center
does not support discovery and operations on snapshot
volumes that have a depth value other than 1.

Create snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center takes a snapshot of all
the SAN volumes that are part of a storage pool. When a
snapshot is created, Snapshot Manager for Data Center
plug-in uses InfiniSDK to send a create_snapshot method
request on the selected volume and passes a snapshot name
as an argument in that request.

The InifiniBox array creates a snapshot volume, sets the type

as SNAPSHOT and the depth attribute value as 1, and returns
that information to Snapshot Manager for Data Center.

Delete snapshot When a snapshot is deleted, Snapshot Manager for Data

Center plug-in sends a delete_snapshot method request
on the parent volume that is associated with the snapshot
and passes the snapshot volume name as an argument in
that request. The InfiniBox array deletes the specified
snapshot associated with the parent volume.
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Table 5-25 Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on

InfiniBox SAN array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operation

Restore snapshot When a snapshot restore operation is initiated, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center first gets details about the parent
volume that is associated with the snapshot that is being
restored. Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in then
sends the restore_snapshot method request on the
parent volume and passes the selected snapshot as an
argument in that request.

The array uses the selected snapshot to perform the restore

on the parent volume. All the data in the parent volume is
overwritten by the data in the snapshot volume.

Export snapshot When a snapshot export operation is initiated, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center searches for the target host based
on the world wide name (WWN) or the iSCSI Qualified Name
(IQN) specified in the export request. After the host is
identified, Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in sends
a map_volume method request on the target host and passes
the selected snapshot ID as an argument in that request.

The InfiniBox array returns a LUN ID as a response to the

restore request. Snapshot Manager for Data Center stores
the LUN ID and the target host ID mapping information
internally in the Snapshot Manager for Data Center database.
The export operation also creates a new virtual asset of type
disk:snapshot:export and that is saved in the Snapshot
Manager for Data Center database.

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center first gets the target host ID from
the database. The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in
then sends a unmap_volume method request on the target
host and passes the selected snapshot ID as an argument
in that request. The InfiniBox array removes the snapshot
volume mapping from the specified target host.

InfiniBox plug-in and snapshot related requirements and

limitations
Consider the following when you configure the InfiniBox plug-in:
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■ The InfiniBox plug-in supports discovery and snapshot operations only on volume
snapshots that have the depth attribute value set to 1. Volume snapshots that
have the depth attribute value other than 1 are not supported.
■ All parent volume objects and snapshot objects on an InfiniBox array are unique.
While creating a snapshot of a volume, if an object with the same name already
exists on the array, the create operation fails. You must ensure that the snapshot
names are unique.
■ When you delete snapshots using Snapshot Manager for Data Center, only the
snapshots that are managed by Snapshot Manager for Data Center are available
for deletion. You cannot use Snapshot Manager for Data Center to delete
snapshots that are not created using Snapshot Manager for Data Center.
■ The snapshot export operation is supported using the following protocols:
■ Fibre Channel (FC)
■ Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)

InifiniBox SAN plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the Snapshot Manager for
Data Center InfiniBox SAN array:

Table 5-26 InfiniBox SAN plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

InfiniBox System IP Address The IP address of the InfiniBox storage array.

Username The name of the user account that has access to the InfiniBox
storage array.

The user account must have administrative privileges

(POOL_ADMIN role) to the storage pools on the array.

Password The password of the user account that is used to access the
InfiniBox storage array.

InfiniBox NAS array

NetBackup provides a robust data protection solution for shares that are set up on
the Network Attached Storage (NAS) storage host. NetBackup extends NAS support
to let you protect the NFS exports and SMB Shares that are hosted on InfiniBox
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environment. You can configure Snapshot Manager for Data Center to discover
and then perform back up operations on NFS exports and SMB Shares.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for InfiniBox have the functional logic
that enables NetBackup to discover the NFS exports and SMB Shares on the
InfiniBox system. Then initiates snapshot create, export, deport, and delete
operations for the exports.
You must configure this plug-in on the NetBackup primary server.
1. Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the REST APIs to communicate with
the InfinBox assets.
2. Snapshot Manager for Data Center establishes a connection with InfiniBox to
discover the NFS exports, SMB Shares and its’ snapshots for backup.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on InfiniBox

NAS models
NetBackup Snapshot Manager performs the following snapshot management
operations on the InfiniBox NAS array:

Table 5-27 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the InfiniBox NAS

array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers all the NFS export,
SMB shares, file systems, and the snapshots. MASTER and
SNAPSHOT are the two types of data sets for file systems.

NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers all the file systems

of type MASTER and its' snapshots type SNAPSHOT and
snapshot depth is one.

NetBackup Snapshot Manager also discovers all NFS export

and SMB shares of all file systems of type MASTER.

Create snapshot To create a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager initiates

a POST Rest API with the required information and snapshot
name. The API returns the details of the snapshot. All these
snapshots are created at a file system level.

A typical snapshot created has the following naming

convention: NB<unique_30digit_number>
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Table 5-27 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the InfiniBox NAS

array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Export snapshot When a snapshot export operation is initiated, a new NFS

export or SMB share is created over the same file system
snapshot.

The file system path where the backup hosts are added as
client with read-only permissions.

Restore snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center does not support restore
operation.

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, NetBackup

Snapshot Manager deletes the NFS export or SMB share
that are created over the snapshot path at the time of the
export operation.

Delete snapshot To delete a snapshot, NetBackupSnapshot Manager initiates

a Delete Rest API call with the required snapshot details.
Then Snapshot Manager for Data Center confirms that the
snapshot is deleted successfully.

InfiniBox NAS plug-in configuration parameters

Before you configure the plug-in, verify the following:
■ To view all the supported versions of InfiniDat InfiniBox, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section, in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account exists which has the permissions to invoke the InfiniBox APIs
on the system.
Specify the following details when you configure the InfiniBox array:

Table 5-28 InfiniBox NAS plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

IP address InfiniBox NAS array IP address.

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Table 5-28 InfiniBox NAS plug-in configuration parameters (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Username User account which has permission to perform snapshot

operations on the InfiniBox NAS array.

Password Password for the user account.

Roles and privileges on InfiniBox NAS array

Do the following to allow NetBackup Snapshot Manager to perform snapshot
management operations.
■ Ensure that the InfiniBox user account has the privileges to perform the following
operations on the InfiniBox array:
■ Create snapshot
■ Export snapshot
■ Delete snapshot

■ Following are the five predefined user roles in InfiniBox:

■ READ_ONLY: A read-only user can only make queries for information. Users
with this role cannot make any changes to the system.
■ TECHNICIAN: The technician role which has permissions to InfiniBox
hardware on the customer premises. The technician role has permissions
like the read-only user, with added access rights to hardware-only related
API, CLI, and GUI commands.
■ INFINIDAT: The Infinidat role is specifically for Infinidat level 3 support
engineers. This account is used for customer support only. The Infinidat user
has the joint permissions of the admin and technician users, with added
access to internal commands.
■ POOL_ADMIN: The pool admin has admin rights for specific pools. Within
the pool (or pools), the pool admin can provision data sets, map them to
hosts, and take snapshots.
■ ADMIN: The admin (system administrator) role has permissions to all InfiniBox
software functionality. It also includes network administration, provisioning
pools and entities, and creating other users.

Note: User with POOL_ADMIN, ADMIN, or INFINIDAT can perform all the
NetBackup Snapshot Manager's snapshot management operations.
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Domain user permissions on the InfiniBox NAS

Follow the steps to add user permissions to the InfiniBox NAS Active Directory
domain:
1. Log on to the InfiniBox web UI.
2. Click Settings on the left toolbar and then click the SMB tab.
3. Click Join Domain.
4. In the Join Active Directory Domain window:
■ Enter the FQDN of the Active Directory domain.
■ Enter IP address for each domain controller which is used for InfiniBox
communication and then, click Add.
■ The IP address is added to the controllers box.
■ Enter the user name and password of an administrator account in the Active
Directory domain.

5. Click Join Domain to add InfiniBox to the Active Directory domain.

Considerations and limitations for InfiniBox NAS plug-in

Following considerations and limitations are applicable to the InfiniBox NAS
environment:
■ All snapshots at the file system level are captured and write-protected.
■ InfiniBox plug-in does not support mixed type NAS protocol.
■ The limit for a file system name is 65 characters, NFS export name is 255
characters, and SMB share name is 65 characters on the array.
■ InfiniBox NAS plug-in does not support point-in-time (PIT) rollback restore using
snapshots.
■ NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers only a snapshot of depth one.
■ NetBackup Snapshot Manager captures all the network space IPs of NAS service
type for the snapshot export operations.

NetApp Storage array

The NetBackup Snapshot Manager NetApp plug-in allows you create, replicate,
delete, restore, export, and deport snapshots of the following assets on the NetApp
storage arrays:
■ NetApp Logical Unit Number (LUNs) storage units in a SAN environment.
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■ NetApp Volumes ONTAP serves data to clients and hosts from logical containers
called FlexVol volumes.
■ NetApp NFS volumes in a NAS environment.
■ NetApp SMB shares in a NAS environment.
■ NetApp FlexGroup volumes in NAS environment

Note: Snapshot replication is currently supported for snapshots created for NAS
storage. This solution is not supported for snapshots created for SAN storage. All
snapshot operations supported on FlexGroup volumes are the same as NAS share
snapshots.

All snapshot operations supported on FlexGroup volumes are the same as NAS
share snapshots.
The NetApp plug-in uses NetApp Manageability SDK (NMSDK) which internally
consumes the NetApp ZAPI interface supported by NetApp family to communicate
with the NetApp array. For Data ONTAP version 9.10 and above, the NetApp plug-in
uses the REST API interface supported by NetApp family to communicate with the
NetApp array.

Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on NetApp

storage
NetBackup Snapshot Manager performs the following snapshot management
operations on the NetApp storage arrays:
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Table 5-29 Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on NetApp

storage

NetBackup Description
Snapshot
Manager
operation

Discover assets ■ In a SAN environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
discovers the Volumes, LUNs that are created from storage volumes.
Only LUNs whose status is online, read-write operations are enabled,
and the Snapshot auto delete parameter is set to false, are
discoverable.
[“state”:”online”,”vol_type”:”rw”,”
is_snapshot_auto_delete_enabled”: “false”]
Note: In a SAN environment, NetBackup can discover only the
snapshots that are created using Snapshot Manager, the volumes
having “CMD” in their attributes, and the volumes without host
mappings discovered.
■ In a NAS environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers all
the NFS shares and volumes with security style UNIX and mixed
mode on the NetApp storage. It also discovers SMB shares with
Windows security style. The shares must have an active
junction_path configured so that NetBackup Snapshot Manager
can discover them.
■ In a NAS environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers all
the Data Protection volumes with NFS shares, volumes with security
style UNIX as well as mixed mode, and the SMB shares with Windows
security style.
■ In NAS environment, NetBackup discovers FlexGroup volumes.
NetApp provides supports FlexGroup volumes as NAS shares.
FlexGroup volume is a scale-out NAS container that provides high
performance along with automatic load distribution and scalability.
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Table 5-29 Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on NetApp

storage (continued)

NetBackup Description
Snapshot
Manager
operation

Create snapshot ■ In a SAN environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager takes a

snapshot of the NetApp volumes and LUNs.
When NetBackup Snapshot Manager initiates a LUN snapshot on
the NetApp storage, it internally initiates a redirect-on-write (ROW)
snapshot of the entire volume to which the LUN belongs. If the volume
contains multiple LUNs, the snapshot includes data from all the LUNs
that reside on that volume.
When a Volume Snapshot is initiated on the NetApp Storage, it
creates a redirect-on-write (ROW) snapshot of the entire volume and
returns the snapshot data of that volume.
A typical snapshot created by NetBackup Snapshot Manager has
the following naming convention: NB<unique_21digit_number>
■ In a NAS environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager takes a
snapshot of the NetApp NFS as well as SMB shares.

Delete snapshot / ■ In a SAN environment, when you delete a LUN snapshot, NetBackup
Snapshot Manager internally deletes the snapshot of one or more
Delete replicated
volumes to which the LUN belongs.
snapshot
When you delete a Volume snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager
for Data center deletes the snapshot corresponding to the Volume.
■ In a NAS environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager deletes the
snapshot of the share.

Restore snapshot ■ In a SAN environment, when you restore a LUN from a snapshot,
NetBackup Snapshot Manager only restores the particular LUN on
which the restore is initiated. The LUN snapshot is a ROW snapshot
of the underlying volume, and that volume can contain multiple
additional LUNs. Even if the snapshot contains data from multiple
LUNs, the restore is performed only for the selected LUN. Data on
the other LUNs remains unchanged.
■ When you restore a Volume from a Volume snapshot, NetBackup
Snapshot Manager restores the snapshot copy to the read-write
Volume. Replacing the current working copy of the volume i.e. all
underlying LUNs of the volume with snapshot. This results in the
Volume state to that of snapshot copy.
■ In a NAS environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager restores the
volume using the specified snapshot.
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Table 5-29 Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on NetApp

storage (continued)

NetBackup Description
Snapshot
Manager
operation

Export snapshot / ■ In a SAN environment, when a NetBackup snapshot export operation

Export replicated is initiated, NetBackup Snapshot Manager creates a LUN from the
snapshot snapshot and attaches it to target host. The target host is assigned
read-write privileges on the exported LUN.
■ When a snapshot export operation is initiated for a Volume snapshot,
NetBackup Snapshot Manager creates a volume from the snapshot
and attaches all the LUNs associated with the Volume to target.
The export operation is supported using the following protocols:
■ Fiber Channel (FC)
■ Internet Small Computer Systems Interface (iSCSI)
■ In a NAS environment, when a snapshot export operation is initiated,
■ For NFS Share snapshot, a new rule is created in the export
policy and is assigned to the exported snapshot that is available
as a network share. The target host is assigned read-only
privileges on the exported snapshot share.
■ For SMB Share snapshot, a new share is created from the
snapshot and the user and domain privileges to access the SMB
Share created.
The specified user must be in the domain provided.
■ In a NAS environment, the export operation is supported using
the NFS and SMB protocol.
Note: NetBackup Snapshot Manager does not modify the SVM's
default export policy. The export operation will fail if the volume
is attached only to the default export policy on NetApp. You must
assign the NAS volume to a non-default export policy.

Deport snapshot / ■ In a SAN environment, when a snapshot deport operation is initiated,

Deport replicated NetBackup Snapshot Manager removes the LUN mapping from the
snapshot target host and then deletes the LUN.
■ In a NAS environment, when a snapshot deport operation is initiated.
■ For NFS Share snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center
deletes the new rule created in the export policy when the
snapshot was exported.
■ For SMB Share snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center
deletes the SMB share created from the snapshot.
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Table 5-29 Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on NetApp

storage (continued)

NetBackup Description
Snapshot
Manager
operation

Replicate ■ In a NAS environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager replicates a

snapshot snapshot of the NetApp NFS and SMB shares to a destination target
array.
■ A typical replica snapshot created by NetBackup Snapshot Manager
has the name as that of source snapshot name and naming
convention:NB<unique_21digit_number>

Restore replica In a NAS environment, NetBackup Snapshot Manager PIT restores for
snapshot Replica snapshot is not supported.

NetApp plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the NetApp plug-in, verify the following:
■ Ensure that the NetApp storage arrays have the necessary NetApp licenses
that are required to perform snapshot operations.
■ For replication, ensure SnapMirror and SnapVault license are enabled on the
storage array.
■ For the list of all the supported Data ONTAP versions, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
■ For NAS environment, ensure that the NetApp shares are configured using an
active junction_path.
■ For replication, data-protection volume should also have the active
junction_path configured.

NetApp plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the NetApp NAS and SAN
plug-in:
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Table 5-30 NetApp plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Data Description

Center configuration parameter

Array IP address or FQDN The cluster management IP address or the Fully

Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the NetApp
storage array or filer.

Username A NetApp user account that has permissions to

perform snapshot operations on the NetApp
storage array or filer.

Password The password of the NetApp user account.

Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for the ZAPI interface
To allow NetBackup Snapshot Manager to perform snapshot management
operations, ensure that the NetApp user account used for plug-in configuration has
the below mentioned roles and privileges assigned on the storage array:
■ Ensure that the NetApp user account has the privileges to perform the following
operations on the NetApp array:
■ Create snapshot
■ Delete snapshot
■ Restore snapshot

■ Ensure that the NetApp user account is configured with http and ontapi access
methods.
■ Ensure that the NetApp user account has the following roles assigned:
■ Default: readonly
■ lun: all
■ volume snapshot: all
■ vserver export-policy: all
■ vserver cifs: all (required for SMB protocol only)
■ snapmirror: all (required privileges in role to perform replication operations)

Refer to NetApp documentation for instructions on how to create users and roles
and assign permissions.
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Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for REST interface

For Data ONTAP version 9.10 and above, the NetApp plug-in uses the REST API
interface to communicate with NetApp array. In order to allow NetBackup Snapshot
Manager to perform snapshot management operations, ensure that the NetApp
user account used for plug-in configuration has the below mentioned roles and
privileges assigned on the storage array.

API Access level

/api/cluster Read/Write

/api/network/ip/interfaces Read-Only

/api/protocols/cifs/shares Read/Write

/api/protocols/nfs/export-policies Read/Write

/api/protocols/san/igroups Read/Write

/api/protocols/san/lun-maps Read/Write

/api/snapmirror/relationships Read/Write

/api/storage/luns Read/Write

/api/storage/volumes Read/Write

/api/svm/svms Read-Only

Refer to NetApp documentation for instructions on how to create users and roles
and assign permissions.

Domain user permissions on the NetApp array

The domain user which you use to perform the NAS share backup, must have
privileges for the NetApp array, to allow NetBackup to perform backup of the NAS
share ACLs.
To assign privileges on the NetApp array:
1 Log in to the OnCommand System Manager console.
2 Navigate to the respective SVM where you are creating the SMB volumes or
shares.
3 Click SVM setting in the right pane.
4 Click Windows under Host Users and Groups in left navigation pane. The
Groups and Users tabs opens in the right pane.
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5 In the Groups tab click BUILTIN\Backup Operators and select Edit option
at the top.
6 In the Modify dialog, in the Members frame, add your domain user and select
the following Privileges:
SetBackupPrivilege, SetRestorePrivilege, and SetSecurityPrivilege.

Configuring a dedicated LIF for NetBackup operation

NetApp NAS-based volume snapshots are exposed to NetBackup over NAS
protocols. NetBackup reads these snapshots using any available Data LIF on the
respective Storage Virtual Machines (SVM). If required, you can configure a Data
LIF that is dedicated for NetBackup access.
While configuring a Data LIF, use the prefix "nbu_nas_" in the interface name for
the SVM. If such a Data LIF exists, NetBackup automatically uses only that LIF for
accessing the snapshots.

Note: This is an optional step. If configured, the backup reads are restricted via the
dedicated LIF. If not configured, volume snapshots are accessed via any available
DATA LIF of the corresponding SVM.

Snapshot Replication
NetBackup Snapshot Manager Replication can replicate snapshots on a NetApp
cluster mode array. Clustered Data ONTAP (cDOT) is used to replicate snapshots
between storage virtual machines (SVMs or vServers) and between cDOT clusters.
The current support is for NAS only. The NetBackup Snapshot Manager supports
NetApp synchronous as well as asynchronous replication. For synchronous
replication, Sync and StrictSync policies are supported. For asynchronous replication,
policies like DPDefault, MirrorAllSnapshots, MirrorAndVault, MirrorLatest,
Unified7year and XDPDefault are supported.
The supported policies are represented as ‘NetApp_SnapMirror’ and
‘NetApp_SnapVault’ replication type within NetBackup. Users can choose these
replication types as the replication destination in SLP to replicate the snapshots to
the desired replication destination.
Following table depicts the differentiation of various policies under
NetApp_SnapMirror and NetApp_SnapVault.
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Policy type Policy name Replication type

Asynchronous DPDefault NetApp_SnapMirror

MirrorAllSnapshots

MirrorLatest

MirrorAndVault NetApp_SnapVault

XDPDefault

Unified7Years

Synchronous Sync NetApp_SnapMirror

StrictSync

Supported NetApp topologies

The following scenarios describe the NetApp topologies that NetBackup Snapshot
Manager Replication supports. All begin with a snapshot of the data on the primary
volume.
The snapshot can be replicated when you have a single target as destination

The snapshot can be replicated in a cascaded configuration.

The snapshot can be replicated when you have multiple targets of same or different
type configured on the array.
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The snapshot can be replicated in a fanout configuration. You can have maximum
8 fanout relationships from a single source volume.

The snapshot can be replicated once and then further replicated in a fanout
configuration.

The snapshot replications can fanout first and later cascade further.
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Considerations for NetApp plug-in

The following requirements and limitations are applicable in a NetApp environment:
■ The NetBackup Snapshot Manager snapshot export operation fails for shares
that are assigned the default array export policy. Ensure that you assign a
different export policy (other than the default) to the share before you run the
export operation.
■ Auto delete option should be disabled on the following volumes:
volume snapshot autodelete modify -vserver <vserverName> -volume
<Volume Name> -enabled false –trigger volume

■ If old snapshot is selected during PIT rollback, all new snapshots created after
that snapshot is deleted automatically from array.
■ Fanout of replication topology is not supported with synchronous replication.
■ You can have maximum eight fanout relationships from a single source volume.

NetApp E-Series array

NetBackup provides a robust data protection solution for Volumes that are set up
on a Storage Area Network (SAN) storage host. NetBackup extends SAN support
to let you protect mounted iSCSI/FC volumes that are hosted on the NetApp E-series
environment.
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for NetApp E-series have
the functional logic that enables NetBackup to discover the SAN volumes on the
arrays. Then initiates snapshot create, export, deport, and delete operations for the
volumes. You must configure this plug-in on the NetBackup primary server to
discover the volumes, perform backups, and restore operations.
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses NetApp provided WSAPIs to
communicate with the assets.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on NetApp

E-Series models
NetBackup Snapshot Manager performs the following snapshot management
operations on the NetApp E-Series array:
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Table 5-31 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the NetApp E-series

array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets NetBackup Snapshot Manager discovers all the NetApp

E-Series volumes and the snapshots.

Create snapshot To create a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for

Data Center initiates a Post Rest API method with the
required information. Then, the API returns the details of the
snapshot.

NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center creates a

snapshot with the following description:

:vrtscp: <Parent Volume Name>

The suffix in the descriptions helps NetBackup Snapshot

Manager for Data Center to perform delete operation.

For each volume, NetBackup creates a snapshot group with

the following naming convention: NBSG <volume_name>

The snapshot group is created with 40% capacity of the base

volume. All snapshots on that volume are created inside this
Snapshot Group. When the reserved capacity for a snapshot
group is full, it rejects any new writes to the base volume.

NetApp E-series volume has limitation of 32 snapshots per

volume, post which a create snapshot operation results in
an error.

Export snapshot NetBackup Snapshot Manager exports a snapshot over the

iSCSI and FC protocols. When a snapshot export operation
initiates, a new snapshot volume is created using a snapshot.

The snapshot volume has the following naming convention:

SV_snap_seq_no<snapshot sequence no>

Once the snapshot volume is created then a host is attached

to the same. The SAN zoning must be done between the
host and array which is required to attach with the snapshot.
Note: The discovery of a snapshot volume that is created
in the export operation is skipped.
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Table 5-31 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the NetApp E-series

array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, NetBackup

Snapshot Manager for Data Center deletes the export
mapping which is created between the host and the snapshot
volume.

Then, it deletes the intermediate snapshot volume once it is

detached from the host.

Delete snapshot To delete a Snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for

Data Center initiates a Delete Rest API method call with the
required snapshot details.

NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center verifies if the

suffix (:vrtscp:) is present, then only a snapshot is allowed to
delete.

For NetApp E-Series, only an oldest snapshot can be deleted

at any point of time. If a snapshot is required to delete, then
all snapshots that are created before the chosen snapshot
must be deleted first.

Restore snapshot To restore a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for

Data Center initiates a Post Rest API method call with the
required snapshot details.

NetApp E-Series plug-in configuration parameters

Before you configure the plug-in, verify the following:
■ To view all the supported versions of NetApp E-Series, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section, in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account which has the permissions to invoke the NetApp E-Series APIs
on the system.
Specify the following details when you configure the NetApp E-Series array:

Table 5-32 NetApp E-Series plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Data Description

Center configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

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Table 5-32 NetApp E-Series plug-in configuration parameters (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Data Description

Center configuration parameter

Proxy/Array IP address IP address of the computer where NetApp E-series

is installed or proxy server address on which array
is added.

Port Port number of the REST API server.

Username User account which has permission to perform

snapshot operations on the NetApp E-Series array.

Password Password for the user account.

Storage array WWN WWN of the array

■ You can find the storage array WWN in the array details.
■ To get the array details, use the following API:
https://<array / proxy IP>:<port no>/devmgr/v2/storage-systems

Roles and privileges on NetApp E-Series

Do the following to allow NetBackup Snapshot Manager to perform snapshot
management operations.
Ensure that the NetApp E-Series user account which is used for plug-in configuration
has the privileges to perform the following operations:
■ Create snapshot
■ Export snapshot
■ Delete snapshot
The RBAC (role-based access control) capabilities include predefined users with
one or more roles that are mapped with the user accounts. Each role includes
permissions for accessing tasks in Unified Manager or system manager.
Following are the roles defined with the access rights to perform tasks:
■ Storage admin: Full read or write access to storage objects on the arrays, but
no access to the security configuration.
■ Security admin: Access to the security configuration in Access Management
and Certificate Management.
■ Support admin: Access to all hardware resources on the storage arrays, failure
data, and MEL events. No access to the storage objects or security configuration.
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■ Monitor: Read-only access to all storage objects, but no access to the security
configuration.

Nutanix Files array

NetBackup provides a robust data protection solution for shares that are set up on
a Network Attached Storage (NAS) storage host. NetBackup extends this NAS
support and allows you to protect file services that are hosted in a Nutanix Files
environment. You can configure Snapshot Manager for Data Center to discover
and then perform backup and restore operations on Nutanix Files shares that are
exposed as Network File System (NFS) exports.
The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for Nutanix Files contains the
necessary functional logic that enables NetBackup to discover the shares on the
Nutanix Files server and then initiate snapshot create, export, deport, and delete
operations for those shares. You must configure this plug-in on the NetBackup
primary server. Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the Nutanix REST APIs
to communicate with the Nutanix Files File Server. Snapshot Manager for Data
Center establishes a connection with Nutanix Files File Server by registering itself
as a backup application and then uses the API endpoints to discover the shares
and their snapshots that need to be backed up.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Nutanix

Files File Server
Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following management operations
on the Nutanix Files File Server:

Table 5-33 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Nutanix Files
File Server

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operation

Discover assets Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the shares
and their snapshots along with some of their metadata.
Shares that have CFT_BACKUP capabilities are eligible for
snapshot diff based incremental backups.
Note: Snapshot operations are not supported for nested
shares on Nutanix Files File Server.
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Table 5-33 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Nutanix Files
File Server (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operation

Create snapshot To create a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center

initiates a POST REST API call on the /mount_targets
API with the required share information and snapshot name.
The API returns the details of the snapshot (also referred as
the mount target snapshot). Snapshot Manager for Data
Center keeps polling the snapshot details until the snapshot
state changes to successful (or error in case failure).

A typical snapshot created by NetBackup Snapshot Manager

has the following naming convention:
NB<unique_21digit_number>

Delete snapshot To delete a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center

initiates a DELETE REST API call with the required snapshot
details in the following format:

/mount_target_snapshot/:snapshot_uuid

Snapshot Manager for Data Center keeps polling the

snapshot UUID until it returns a 404 Not Found error code.
This code confirms that the snapshot has been deleted
successfully.

Restore snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center does not support this
operation.

Export snapshot When a snapshot export operation is initiated, the backups

host is added to the partner server that is registered during
the plug-in configuration. A PUT REST API call is made to
the partner server with the required mount target details.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center keeps polling the partner
server to confirm the success of the operation.

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center makes a PUT REST API call to the
partner server to remove the mount target entry that was
added during the export operation. Snapshot Manager for
Data Center keeps polling the partner server to confirm the
success of the operation.
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Table 5-33 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Nutanix Files
File Server (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operation

Create snapshot diff Nutanix Files provides an API that allows to create a diff
between two snapshots of a share. This process is called as
Changed File Tracking (CFT). When a request to create a
snapshot diff is made, Snapshot Manager for Data Center
makes a REST API call to generate the CFT between two
snapshots, and then retrieves and stores the CFT data on
the Snapshot Manager for Data Center server. CFT based
backups are supported only for top-level shares. Nested
shares are not supported.

Nutanix Files plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the plug-in, do the following:
■ Ensure that a supported version of Nutanix Files is installed on the Nutanix
arrays.
■ For the list of all the supported versions of Nutanix Files, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List(HCL).
■ A user account exists which has has the permissions to invoke the Nutanix Files
REST APIs on the File Server.

Nutanix Plug-in configuration parameters

Specify the following details when you configure the Nutanix Files array:

Parameter Description

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

FQDN/ IP Address The Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the Nutanix
Files File Server.

User name The user account that has the permissions to invoke the
Nutanix Files REST APIs on the File Server.

Password The password of the Nutanix REST API user account

specified earlier.
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Domain user permissions on the Nutanix Files array

The domain user which you use to perform NAS share backup, must have the
required privileges for the Nutanix array. These privileges allow NetBackup to
perform backup of the NAS share ACLs.
To assign privileges on the Nutanix array:
1 Log on to the prism console.
2 Open the file servers list, and click the file server where you want to create
your SMB shares.
3 Select User Mapping in the Protocol Management link in the right corner.
4 Click Next multiple times, till the Explicit Mapping dialog appears.
5 Click Add One to One Mapping and add your domain user and add NFS ID,
save and click Next.
You must add one domain user to the default mapping. Save the details.
6 Click Manage Roles in right pane for selected file server.
7 Add your domain user in the Add Admins section and select Role as Backup
admin: Backup access only.
8 Save and close the dialog.

Nutanix Files plug-in considerations and limitations

The following considerations and limitations are applicable:
■ Snapshot operations are not supported for nested shares on Nutanix Files File
Server. A nested share is a share that is itself a subdirectory in an existing file
share. NetBackup does not support snapshot creation for such nested shares.
■ Nutanix Files File Server does not support point-in-time (PIT) rollback restore
of shares using snapshots. You can use NetBackup assisted restore of shares'
data.
■ The maximum snapshot limit for a Nutanix Files share is 20. The maximum
snapshot limit defines the maximum number of policy-initiated snapshots that
are retained for the specified share. When the maximum count is reached, the
oldest snapshot is deleted, when the policy creates the next snapshot. You may
want to consider the policy schedule and retention for NetBackup's policy
protecting Nutanix File shares.
■ Nested shares do not have Changed File Tracking (CFT) based backup support.
■ Snapshot operations on nested shares are disabled.
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■ The same file server should not be configured on two separate NSM instances.
If such a configuration is done, then there are chances of image import and
cleanup failing.

Pure Storage FlashArray SAN

NetBackup lets you protect mounted iSCSI/FC volumes present on Pure Storage
SAN array. The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for Pure Storage
FlashArray can discover the SAN volumes and protection groups on the array and
perform create, export, deport, and delete snapshot operations for volumes and
protection groups. You must configure this plug-in on the NetBackup primary server
to perform backup and restore operations.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses an SDK supported by Pure Storage
FlashArray family to communicate with the Pure Storage FlashArray assets.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Pure

Storage SAN array models
Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following snapshot management
operations on the Pure Storage SAN arrays:

Table 5-34 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the IBM
Storwize array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the volumes,
protection groups, protection group snapshots, and volume
snapshots.

Create snapshot To create a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center

initiates a REST API method with the required snapshot
details. A snapshot is created with the following naming
convention: NB<unique_21digit_number>

NetBackup takes the snapshot of the entire protection group

of the volumes, as selected in the NetBackup policy.

Delete snapshot To delete a volume or protection group snapshot, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center initiates a REST API call with the
required snapshot details.
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Table 5-34 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the IBM
Storwize array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Restore snapshot To restore a volume snapshot or protection group snapshot,

Snapshot Manager for Data Center initiates a REST API
method with the required snapshot details.
Note: Restore of a protection group snapshot restores all
the volumes which were part of protection group at the time
of taking the snapshots. You cannot restore a single volume
when the snapshot is taken on protection group.

Export snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center can perform FC/iSCSI
based exports. When a snapshot export operation initiates,
a new clone volume is created from the snapshot, and
attached to the host. For protection group snapshot too, the
clone volumes are created and attached to the host. The
SAN zoning must be done between the host and array to be
attached with the snapshot.

Deport snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center deletes the export
mapping created between the host and the cloned volume(s)
created from the volume snapshot or the protection group
snapshot.

Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration pre-requisites

Before you configure the plug-in, ensure the following:
■ For the list of all the supported versions of Pure Storage FlashArray, refer to
the NetBackup Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and
Cloud Storage Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account which has the permissions to call the Pure Storage FlashArray
APIs.

Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration parameters

The following parameters are required for configuring the Pure Storage SAN plug-in:
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Table 5-35 Pure Storage Flash array plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

IP address / FQDN The array's management IP address, in IPV4/ FQDN format.

User name A user account that has permissions to perform snapshot

operations.

Password The password for the user account.

Roles and privileges on Pure Storage FlashArray

To allow NetBackup to perform snapshot management operations, ensure that the
Pure Storage FlashArray user account you use for plug-in configuration has the
following roles and privileges assigned:
■ Create snapshot
■ Export snapshot
■ Restore snapshot
■ Delete snapshot
There are four predefined user roles in Pure Storage FlashArray:
■ readonly—can perform operations that convey the state of the array. These
users cannot alter the state of the array.
■ ops_admin—can perform the same operations as the readonly users, and
additionally, enable and disable remote assistance sessions. Ops admin users
cannot alter the state of the array.
■ storage_admin —can perform the storage-related operations, such as
administering volumes, hosts, and host groups. Storage admin users cannot
perform operations that deal with global and system configurations.
■ array_admin—can perform the same operations as storage_admin users plus
array-wide changes dealing with global and system configurations.
Users with the storage_admin and array_admin roles assigned, can perform all
the NetBackup snapshot management operations.

Pure Storage FlashArray plug-in considerations and limitations

The following considerations and limitations apply:
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Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration notes

■ Do not delete a volume from the array or remove it from the protection group
after taking the backup operation. This might cause the restore to fail.
■ During the delete operation, if the array has safe mode enabled, the snapshot
is not be removed completely from the array. NetBackup destroys the snapshot
but does not eradicate.

Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration

notes
Snapshot Manager for Data Center lets you protect NFS and SMB protocols-based
file systems that are hosted in a Pure Storage FlashBlade array.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers assets in the Pure Storage FlashBlade
array and performs create, export, deport, and delete snapshot operations. You
must configure the plug-in on the NetBackup primary server before performing
these operations.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the Pure Storage SDK called as purity-fb
(1.12.2). Purity-fb calls the Pure Storage FlashBlade family APIs to communicate
and protect the Pure Storage FlashBlade assets.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Pure

Storage FlashBlade models
Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Pure Storage
FlashBlade models:

Table 5-36 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the Pure
Storage FlashBlade array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the Pure
Storage FlashBlade file system assets and their snapshots.
NetBackup calls the array's API to retrieve the assets
mentioned in the list.
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Table 5-36 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the Pure
Storage FlashBlade array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Create snapshot To create a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center

calls the SDK with the required snapshot name and details.
A snapshot is created with the following naming convention:
NB <unique_21digit_number>.

Snapshots created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center

have the description:

:vrtscp: <Parent Volume Set Name>

The field name source_id indicates the source file system

of the created snapshots on the array.

In snapshots you can only provide a suffix to the snapshot

name and the prefix is the file system name by default and
cannot be changed.

Delete snapshot To delete a snapshot set, NetBackup calls the SDK with the
required snapshot details.

Restore snapshot Snapshot Manager for Data Center restores snapshots using
the SDK methods with different restore paths. Latest snapshot
is required for PIT. You cannot perform PIT restore with old
snapshots.

Export snapshot You can export snapshots using SMB and NFS-based
exports. When a snapshot export is initiated, a new rule is
added for the host as read-only. An export path is generated
using the VLAN interface available on the array and this path
is shared with NetBackup for mounting.

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, NetBackup

removes the export rules added previously for the host.

Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the plug-in, ensure the following:
■ You can use the management IP or FQDN of the array through NetBackup to
configure the array. The current support provides the ability to configure IPV4
for the array. For IPV4 access provide the management IP. For FQDN, the
management FQDN address is: https://purestorage-flashblade.com. You
can register NetBackup using this FQDN.
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■ For registration from NetBackup, an Active Directory user having API token is
required, who can create, delete, and restore snapshots; attach or detach the
file system with hosts.
■ You cannot create shares within the Pure Storage FlashBlade array, but you
can create the file systems.

Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration parameters

Specify the following details when you configure the Pure Storage FlashBlade
plug-in:

Table 5-37 Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center
configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

IP address The array's IP address, in IPV4 format.

User name A user account that has permissions to perform snapshot

operations on the Pure Storage FlashBlade.

Password The password of the Pure Storage FlashBlade user account

specified earlier.

Roles and privileges for Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in

To allow NetBackup to perform snapshot management operations, ensure that the
Pure Storage FlashBlade user account used for plug-in configuration has the
following roles and privileges assigned:
■ Create snapshot
■ Export snapshot
■ Restore snapshot
■ Delete snapshot

PowerMax eNAS array

NetBackup provides a robust data protection solution for shares that are set up on
a Network Attached Storage (NAS) storage host. NetBackup extends to NAS support
which allows you to protect NFS exports and SMB Shares hosted in the PowerMax
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eNAS environment. You can configure Snapshot Manager for Data Center to
discover and then perform backup operations on NFS exports and SMB shares.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for PowerMax eNAS contains the
functional logic that enables NetBackup to discover the NFS exports and SMB
shares on the PowerMax eNAS system. Then initiates the snapshot to create,
export, deport, and delete operations for the exports.
You must configure this plug-in on the NetBackup primary server.
■ Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the XML APIs to communicate with
the PowerMax eNAS assets.
■ Snapshot Manager for Data Center establishes a connection with PowerMax
eNAS to discover the NFS exports, SMB shares, and its’ snapshots for backup.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on

PowerMax eNAS models
NetBackup Snapshot Manager performs the following snapshot management
operations on the PowerMax eNAS array:

Table 5-38 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the PowerMax

eNAS array

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Discover assets NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all
the PowerMax Data movers, NFS export, SMB shares, and
their file system snapshots.

NetBackup Snapshot Manager also discovers all the nested

NFS exports and SMB shares irrespective of the depth at
which they are created.

Create snapshot. To create a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for

Data Center initiates a POST XML API method with the
required information and snapshot name.

The API returns the details of the snapshot. All these

snapshots are at a file system level. A typical snapshot
created by NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
has the following naming convention:

NB<unique_21digit_number>

Restore snapshot NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center does not
support PIT restore operation on the array. Instead, we can
perform the normal restore on the specified location.
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Table 5-38 NetBackup Snapshot Manager operations on the PowerMax

eNAS array (continued)

Snapshot Manager for Description

Data Center operations

Export snapshot NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports

export operations using the NFS and SMB protocol. When
a snapshot export operation is initiated based on the NFS
export or SMB. The share export path is created using the
snapshot name and then the details are sent to NetBackup.
Then, the host access configuration is added as read-only
on newly created export/share.

Following are the snapshot export path:

■ NFS: <server-ip>:/<snapshot_name>/
■ SMB: \\<server-ip>\<snapshot_name>\

Deport snapshot When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot

Manager for Data Center makes a POST XML API call to the
PowerMax eNAS array to remove the host access
configurations entry that is added during the export operation.

Delete snapshot To delete a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for

Data Center initiates a POST XML API call with the required
snapshot details.

Then, confirms that the snapshot is deleted successfully on

the array.

PowerMax eNAS plug-in configuration parameters

Before you configure the plug-in, verify the following:
■ Ensure that a supported version of the PowerMax eNAS System Management
Unit is installed on the PowerMax eNAS array.
■ To view all the supported versions of PowerMax eNAS, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section, in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account exists which have permissions to invoke the PowerMax eNAS
XML APIs and all snapshot operations on the array.
Specify the following details when you configure the PowerMax eNAS array:
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Table 5-39 PowerMax eNAS plug-in configuration parameters

Snapshot Manager for Data Description

Center configuration parameter

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

Proxy/Array IP address PowerMax eNAS array's management IP address,

in either IPv4 or The Fully Qualified Domain Name
(FQDN).

Username PowerMax eNAS user account which has

permission to invoke the eNAS XML APIs to
perform all snapshot operations on the array.

Password Password of the PowerMax eNAS XML API user

account which is specified earlier.

Domain user permissions on the PowerMax eNAS array

The domain user must have privileges on the PowerMax eNAS array, to allow
NetBackup to perform the backup of NAS share ACLs.

Considerations and limitations for PowerMax eNAS plug-in

Following considerations and limitations are applicable in a PowerMax eNAS
environment:
■ All snapshots are captured at the file system level and the snapshots are in
read-only mode.
■ Following are the character limitations on the array:
■ Any file system name is 240 characters.
■ NFS export path maximum length is 1024 characters.
■ SMB shares name length is 80 characters.

■ You can enable the Unicode to change the limitations. In case of a snapshot
name, the maximum length must be 240 characters.
■ PowerMax eNAS plug-in does not support point-in-time (PIT) rollback restore
of shares using snapshots.
■ Following are the assets which the PowerMax eNAS array does not discover:
■ The shares and export which are created from the snapshot.
■ The shares which don’t have the CIFS server linked.
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Qumulo NAS array

NetBackup provides a robust data protection solution for the shares that are set up
on a Network Attached Storage (NAS) storage host. NetBackup extends this NAS
support and lets you protect NFS exports that are hosted in a Qumulo environment.
You can configure Snapshot Manager for Data Center to discover and then perform
backup and restore operations on Network File System (NFS) exports.
The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in for Qumulo contains the necessary
functional logic that enables NetBackup to discover the NFS exports on the Qumulo
cluster. NetBackup then create, export, deport, and delete snapshot operations for
those exports. You must configure this plug-in on the NetBackup primary server.
Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses the REST API SDK Qumulo (qumulo-api)
provides to communicate with the Qumulo assets. Snapshot Manager for Data
Center establishes a connection with Qumulo by using the RestClient library exposed
by SDK. NetBackup, then uses the SDK methods to discover the NFS exports and
their snapshots that need to be backed up.

Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Qumulo

plug-in
Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following management operations
on the Qumulo plug-in:

Table 5-40 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Qumulo plug-in

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Discover Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the Qumulo file system
assets paths and their snapshots along with some of their metadata. Single depth
discovery is supported.

For example, if the file system directories are [/home, /home/user1,

/home/user2, /user1], then the discovered file system are [/home, /user1].

Create To create a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center initiates an SDK
snapshot method with the required information and snapshot name. The API returns
the details of the snapshot.

A typical snapshot created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center has the
following naming convention:

NB<unique_21digit_number>
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Table 5-40 Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Qumulo plug-in
(continued)

Snapshot Description
Manager for
Data Center
operation

Delete To delete a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center initiates an SDK
snapshot method call with the required snapshot details. Then Snapshot Manager
for Data Center confirms that the snapshot has been deleted successfully
on the cluster.

Restore Snapshot Manager for Data Center does not support this operation.
snapshot

Export When NetBackup exports a snapshot, a new NFS export is created over
snapshot the same file system path on which the backup host is added as a client
with the read-only permission.

Deport When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot Manager for Data
snapshot Center deletes the NFS export created over the snapshot path at the time
of the export operation.

Create Snapshot Manager for Data Center does not support this operation.
snapshot diff

Qumulo plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the plug-in, verify the following:
■ Ensure that the Qumulo Core version is supported.
■ For the list of all the supported versions of Qumulo, refer to the NetBackup
Snapshot Manager section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage
Compatibility List (HCL).
■ A user account exists which has the permissions to call the Qumulo APIs on
the Cluster.

Qumulo Plug-in configuration parameters

Specify the following details when you configure the Qumulo cluster.

Parameter Description

Plug-in ID Provide a name for the plug-in.

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Parameter Description

FQDN/ IP address You can add any management IP address or the Fully
Qualified Domain Name (FQDN) of the Node. You can also
use Qumulo DNS round robin FQDN here.

User name A user account that has permissions to perform snapshot

operations on the Qumulo cluster.

Password The password of the Qumulo user account specified earlier.

Permissions and privileges on Qumulo cluster

To allow NetBackup to perform snapshot management operations, ensure that the
Qumulo user account used for plug-in configuration has the appropriate roles and
privileges assigned on the storage array.
The NetApp user account must have the privileges to perform the following
operations on the NetApp array:
■ Create snapshot
■ Export Snapshot
■ Delete snapshot
There are three predefined user roles in Qumulo
■ Administrators - Full access and control of the cluster.
■ Data-Administrators - Full access and control of data and files on the cluster
including: SMB/NFS, snapshots, quotas, file system, and file system permissions.
Does not include access to the web UI.
■ Observers - Read-only access for all APIs and UI on the cluster
Users with administrators or Data-administrators role assigned can perform all the
NetBackup snapshot management operations.
These are the Custom User Role Permissions required to perform all the NetBackup
snapshot management operations.

Permissions

CLUSTER_READ

FILE_FULL_ACCESS

NFS_EXPORT_READ

NFS_EXPORT_WRITE
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Permissions

SMB_SHARE_READ

SMB_SHARE_WRITE

SNAPSHOT_READ

SNAPSHOT_WRITE

Domain user permissions on the Qumulo cluster

To create domain user permissions:
1 Log on to the Qumulo Core web UI.
2 Select the Cluster menu and click Active Directory under Authentication
and Authorization.
3 Configure the following mandatory fields:
■ Domain Name: Name of your domain. Example: ad.example.com.
■ Domain Username: The user account or service account you uses to
authenticate against the domain.
■ Domain Password: The password for the user account or service account.

4 Optionally, configure the following two optional fields:

■ NetBIOS name: If your domain’s NetBIOS name is different from your
domain name, then enter the domain’s NetBIOS name in this field.

Note: If you attempt to join the domain and get an error message similar
to this "Sorry, the NetBIOS name (QUMULO) is incorrect". Your domain’s
NetBIOS is different from your domain name.

■ Organizational Unit (OU): Obtained this information from your Systems

Administrator. If unknown, leave it blank, and Qumulo attempts to join the
domain without an OU specified.

5 Click Yes to use your AD as your primary time server.

6 Select the option to use Active Directory for POSIX attributes.
■ Use in environments where 'user objects' in Active Directory are assigned
UNIX UID, and the GID attributes to allow the cluster to properly enforce
permissions, regardless of the protocol used to access the data.
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■ For additional details, see the Using Active Directory for POSIX attributes
article.

7 If desired, enter your Base DN(s) in the field provided.

8 Click Join.

Configuring a dedicated VLAN for NetBackup access

Qumulo NAS-based volume snapshots are exposed to NetBackup over NAS
protocols. NetBackup reads these snapshots using any available network.
In Qumulo, you can create multiple VLANs. If required, you can configure a VLAN
that is dedicated for NetBackup access. While configuring a VLAN, use "nbu_nas"
as the name of the network. If such a VLAN exists, NetBackup uses that VLAN
route for accessing the snapshots.

Qumulo plug-in considerations and limitations

The following considerations and limitations are applicable:
■ Snapshot operations are not supported for nested shares on Qumulo file server.
A nested share is a share that is itself a subdirectory in an existing file share.
NetBackup does not support snapshot creation for such nested shares.
■ Qumulo file server does not support point-in-time (PIT) rollback restore of shares
using snapshots. You can use NetBackup assisted restore of share’s data.
 Chapter 6
Configuring storage
lifecycle policies for
snapshots and snapshot
replication
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ 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

About configuring storage lifecycle policies for

snapshots and snapshot replication
A storage lifecycle policy (SLP) contains instructions in the form of storage
operations, to store data. Operations are added to the SLP that determine how the
data is stored and copied or replicated. For example, the NetBackup administrator
creates an operation that determines where the data exists as a snapshot, as a
replication, or as a duplication. The administrator also determines the retention of
the data at each storage unit or storage unit group.
An SLP that is configured for snapshots or snapshot replication must contain a
specific, hierarchical combination of operations.
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See Figure 6-1 on page 118.. It represents an SLP for a replication scenario. In the
example, the following operations are used:
■ A Snapshot operation creates a snapshot.
■ A Replication operation replicates the snapshot to another volume.
■ A Backup from Snapshot operation creates a tar-formatted backup from the
snapshot.
■ A Duplication operation copies the backup to tape.
Table 6-1 describes the four types of operations that are required in this example
replication scenario.

Figure 6-1 Figure of four types of operations in this example replication

scenario

Table 6-1 Example of a storage lifecycle policy configured for snapshots

and snapshot replication

Operation Operation Description

order in SLP

1 Snapshot Operation 1 creates a snapshot in the primary storage. The snapshot serves as
the source for the other operations in the SLP.

■ The operation must be a Snapshot operation.

■ The storage unit can be any of the following type: Snapshot, Advanced-Disk,
or MSDP storage unit

2 Replication Operation 2 replicates the snapshot that the first operation created.

(Child to ■ The operation must be a Replication operation.

Operation 1) ■ The storage must be any one of the following: Auto or

<Vendor>_<ReplicationType>.

Note: <Vendor>_<ReplicationType> is the replication type supported by the

storage array vendor.
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Table 6-1 Example of a storage lifecycle policy configured for snapshots

and snapshot replication (continued)

Operation Operation Description

order in SLP

3 Backup from Operation 3 creates a tar-formatted backup copy of the snapshot.

Snapshot
(Child to ■ The operation must be a Backup form Snapshot operation. This operation
creates a backup image from the snapshot.
Operation 2)
■ The storage must be a backup storage unit.

4 Duplication Operation 4 makes a duplicate copy from the tar-formatted backup copy. In this
example, the copy is duplicated to tape media.
(Child to
■ The operation must be a Duplication operation. This operation creates a
Operation 3)
backup copy of the tar-formatted image.
■ The storage must be a backup storage unit.

After the SLP is configured for different operations, the NetBackup administrator
configures a backup policy that points to the snapshot SLP.
The SLP Parameters host properties in the NetBackup web UI allow administrators
to customize how SLPs are maintained and how SLP jobs run.

Creating a storage lifecycle policy for snapshots

and snapshot replication
Use the following procedure to configure a storage lifecycle policy that creates
snapshots and snapshot replications with Snapshot Manager for Data Center. Only
those options that are necessary to configure an SLP for Snapshot Manager
Replication are listed. You can use the NetBackup web UI to configure a storage
lifecycle policy to create snapshots and snapshot replication.
To configure a storage lifecycle policy to create snapshots and snapshot
replication
1 On the left, click Storage Lifecycle Policies under Storage.
2 Click Add on the right-pane.
3 Enter a Storage lifecycle policy name.
4 Click Add to add operations to the SLP. The operations are the instructions
for the SLP to follow and apply to the data that is specified in the backup policy.
5 In the Properties tab of the New operation page, select Snapshot from the
Operation drop-down menu.
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This Snapshot operation creates a snapshot of the primary data and serves
as the source for other operations in the SLP. For example:
■ A Replication operation.
■ A Backup form Snapshot operation.
■ An Index form Snapshot operation.

6 In the Destination Storage drop-down menu, select a storage unit. NetBackup

displays only those storage units that are configured to contain primary
snapshots.
7 Select the Retention type and the Retention period for the data in this storage
unit. The Retention period option does not appear for all Retention type
selections. Click Create.
8 To replicate the primary snapshot, create a Replication operation that is based
on the snapshot. Select the check box in the row of the snapshot, and click
Add child.
9 In the Operation drop-down menu, select Replication.
10 Under Destination storage attributes, select a Replication target that is
configured to contain replicated snapshots. NetBackup displays only those
targets that can act as target destinations.
11 Select the Retention type and the Retention period for the data in this storage
unit.
12 The Window tab displays for the following operation types: Backup form
Snapshot, Duplication, Import, Index form Snapshot, and Replication.
Create a window during which secondary operations can run.
13 Click OK to create the SLP.
Continue to create operations, depending on the needs of your environment.
To cascade storage operations in the SLP, make sure to select the correct parent
operation as the source for the child operation. If the correct operation is not
selected, you unintentionally perform an operation on an incorrect source.

Operation types in a storage lifecycle policy

The Operation selections are the instructions in the storage lifecycle policy. This
section describes the purpose of each operation.
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Snapshot operation in an SLP

A snapshot operation creates a point-in-time, read-only, disk-based copy of data.
NetBackup provides several types of snapshots, depending on the device where
the snapshot occurs.
Use a snapshot operation as the first operation in a storage lifecycle policy for a
Snapshot Manager for Data Center snapshot and replication operations

Table 6-2 Snapshot operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit The snapshot operation does not write data to a NetBackup storage unit.
selection However, you need to select a storage unit to specify the media server
to use to launch the snapshot job. Use these storage units for snapshot
operation:

■ Snapshot label
■ Media Server Deduplication Pool storage unit
■ AdvancedDisk storage unit
Considerations for ‘Snapshot’ label as the storage unit:

■ If the SLP contains only a snapshot operation, then NetBackup uses

any available media server above NetBackup version 10.0.1 to launch
the snapshot job.
■ If a subsequent replication operation uses the snapshot, then the
same media server performs snapshot and replication operation.
■ If a subsequent Backup from snapshot operation uses the snapshot,
then snapshot operation uses the storage unit that is selected for the
Backup from snapshot operation

Note: To use the Snapshot label all the NetBackup hosts must be version
10.1 or above.

Child of A snapshot operation cannot serve as the child of any other operation.
Therefore, do not click on any other operation in the SLP when adding
a snapshot operation.

Source for A snapshot operation can be the source for the following operations:

■ Backup form Snapshot

■ Index form Snapshot
■ Replication operation

Hierarchy notes If a snapshot operation appears in an SLP, it must be first in the

operations list.

Job type A snapshot operation generates a snapshot job in the Activity Monitor.
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Table 6-2 Snapshot operation characteristics (continued)

Characteristic Description

Window Snapshot operations do not offer the option to create an SLP window.

Primary snapshot storage unit

A snapshot operation can use a Primary snapshot storage unit. That is, the storage
unit represents a AdvancedDisk storage unit, Media Server Deduplication Pool
storage unit or a Snapshot label.
The following figure shows an SLP that contains one primary-only snapshot
operation, one Backup from snapshot operation, and one Duplication operation.
The Backup from snapshot operation is used to create a backup from the snapshot
on the primary-only snapshot operation. After the backup is created, it is duplicated
to a Duplication operation.

Primary + Replication source snapshot storage unit

An SLP operation can use a primary storage unit for snapshot and Auto or Vendor
supported replication type for replication destination. If a subsequent replication
operation uses the snapshot, then the same media server is used for snapshot and
replication operation.
The following figure shows an SLP that contains a snapshot as the storage unit for
snapshot operation, and one Replication target snapshot storage unit as another
operation.
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Figure 6-2 SLP that contains a snapshot operation and a replication

operation

Primary + Replication source + Replication target storage

unit
An SLP operation can use a primary storage unit for snapshot and Auto or Vendor
supported replication type for replication destination.

Figure 6-3 SLP that contains a snapshot operation and two replication
operations
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Replication target snapshot storage unit

An SLP operation can use a primary storage unit for snapshot and Auto or Vendor
supported replication type for replication destination. It can also have backup from
snapshot operation with a backup storage unit.

Figure 6-4 SLP that contains a snapshot operation, a replication operation,

a Backup from snapshot operation, and a Duplication operation

Replication operation in an SLP

Use the Replication operation for the following types of replication:
■ NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center replication to replicate a snapshot.
■ NetBackup Auto Image Replication to replicate a backup.

Table 6-3 Replication operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit Under Destination storage attributes:

selection For Snapshot Manager replication, below mentioned destinations are
supported:

■ Auto
■ <Vendor>_<ReplicationType>

Child of Click the appropriate operation when adding a replication operation.

Using Snapshot Manager Replication, a replication operation can be
the child of a snapshot operation or the child of another replication
operation.
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Table 6-3 Replication operation characteristics (continued)

Characteristic Description

Source for A replication operation can be the source for the following operations:

■ Replication
■ Backup from snapshot
■ Index from snapshot

Job type A Replication operation generates a Replication job in the Activity

Monitor.

Window An SLP window can be created for a replication operation.

Index from snapshot operation in an SLP

The Index from snapshot operation indexes the contents of existing snapshots.
When NetBackup indexes a snapshot, it creates an image catalog file in the
NetBackup catalog for each snapshot. The presence of an image catalog file assists
the user when a file needs to be restored from the snapshot, as described in table.

Table 6-4 Restore operation

Type of restore Where Description Requirements

performed?

Live browse restore NetBackup Backup, You can navigate the During a live browse
Archive, and Restore directory structure to restore, NetBackup
interface locate and select the automatically mounts
files for restore. the snapshot so that
you can see what files
it contains. Mounting
and unmounting the
snapshot can be
time-consuming.

The Backup from snapshot operation also creates an image catalog file. An Index
from snapshot may not be required if a Backup from snapshot occurs frequently
enough for the restore needs in your environment. For example, if the Backup from
snapshot runs once per week but file restores are required daily, consider using
the Index from snapshot feature.
Snapshot restore requires that the snapshot is mounted, regardless of whether an
index from snapshot is performed or not.
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Table 6-5 Index from snapshot operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit The Index from snapshot operation does not write data to a storage unit. However, a storage unit
selection selection is needed to select the media server that to be used to access the snapshot. As a best
practice, use the storage unit from the snapshot or replication operation that is the source for this
operation.

Child of When an Index from snapshot operation appears in an SLP, it must be the child of a snapshot or
replication operation.

Therefore, select either a snapshot or a replication operation in the SLP when adding an Index
from snapshot operation.

Source for While an Index from snapshot operation cannot be the source for any operation, a replication
operation can follow it.

Hierarchy notes The index from snapshot operation can consume system resources and requires that each snapshot
is mounted to create the image catalog file.

See “Determining where and when the Index from snapshot operation occurs” on page 126.

Job type An Index from snapshot operation generates an Index form Snapshot job in the Activity Monitor.

Window An SLP window can be created for an Index from snapshot operation.

Consider the following items before using the Index from snapshot operation:
■ Standard, NAS-Data-Protection, and VMware backup policy types support the
use of storage lifecycle policies that contain the Index from snapshot operation.

Determining where and when the Index from snapshot

operation occurs
The index from snapshot operation may be time consuming and slow down the
system resources. For example, to perform the operation, it is required that the
snapshot is mounted or NetBackup gathers content details from the file system to
populate the catalog.
To help mitigate the extra resource and time that the operation may take,
administrators can control when and where the index from snapshot operation runs:
■ Use the Storage lifecycle policy option in Window tab to schedule when the
Index form Snapshot operation can run. Schedule the operation to run when
it is least likely to interfere with other jobs.
■ Use the following points to determine where to position the Index from snapshot
operation in the SLP operations list:
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■ Each NetBackup environment needs to determine where the operation works

best in a specific SLP. To place the Index from snapshot operation too early
(toward the top of the operations list), may consume time when the restore
capabilities are not needed. To place the operation toward the end of the
operations list may cause delay to restore operations until earlier snapshots
or replications are complete.
■ Use the Index from snapshot operation in an SLP only once. You can perform
a restore from any snapshot after one image .f file is created.
■ Any operations list that includes a backup from snapshot operation does not
need an Index from snapshot operation. The backup from snapshot operation
creates an image .f file. The only exception may be, if the index is needed
for restores before the backup from snapshot operation occurs.

Backup from snapshot operation in an SLP

Use the Backup from snapshot operation to create a tar-formatted copy of the
snapshot. The new copy is a backup copy. The process is sometimes referred to
as a snapdupe job.

Table 6-6 Backup from snapshot operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit The selection must be a backup storage unit or a backup storage unit
selection group.
The selection cannot be a snapshot storage unit or a snapshot storage
unit group.

Child of A Backup from snapshot operation must use a snapshot or replication

operation as its source.

Therefore, select the snapshot operation in the SLP when adding a

Backup from snapshot operation.

Source for A Backup from snapshot operation can be the source for a Duplication
operation.

Hierarchy notes An SLP may contain more than one backup from snapshot operation. If
the first backup from snapshot operation fails with an unrecoverable error,
NetBackup does not attempt the second one. For a NAS-Data-Protection
policy, the SLP supports only one backup from snapshot operation.
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Table 6-6 Backup from snapshot operation characteristics (continued)

Characteristic Description

Job type A Backup from snapshot operation generates a Backup job in the Activity
Monitor.

The Backup job that results from the Backup from snapshot operation is
under the control of the SLP Manager. If an SLP window is configured,
the Backup job runs during the configured SLP window. If no SLP window
is configured, the Backup job can run at any time; possibly outside of the
backup window as configured in the backup policy. You may experience
a slight degradation in performance on the client or the client storage
device while NetBackup accesses the snapshot.

Window An SLP window can be created for a Backup from snapshot operation.

Figure 6-5 SLP that contains a Backup from snapshot operation

Duplication operation in an SLP

Use the Duplication operation to create a copy of a Backup, a Backup from snapshot,
or another Duplication operation. A media server performs the operation and writes
the copy.

Note: Use the replication operation to create a copy of a snapshot operation.

Table 6-7 Duplication operation characteristics

Characteristic Description

Storage unit The selection must be a backup storage unit or a backup storage unit
selection group.

The selection cannot be a snapshot storage unit or a snapshot storage

unit group.
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Table 6-7 Duplication operation characteristics (continued)

Characteristic Description

Child of A Duplication operation can be the child of the following operations:

■ Backup operation
■ Backup from snapshot operation
■ A Duplication operation

Therefore, select one of these operations in the SLP when adding a

Duplication operation.

Source for A Duplication operation can be the source for a Duplication operation.

Hierarchy notes When a Duplication operation appears in an SLP, it cannot be the first
operation.

Job type A Duplication operation generates a Duplication job in the Activity

Monitor.

Window An SLP window can be created for a Duplication operation.

Figure 6-6 SLP that contains one Backup operation and two Duplication
operations

Retention types for storage lifecycle policy

operations
The Retention type for an operation in a storage lifecycle policy determines how
long the data is kept on that storage media.

Note: You can set the Retention types for storage lifecycle policy operations from
the NetBackup web UI.
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Table 6-8 Operation and retention type configurations

Retention Backup Snapshot Replication Backup from Duplication

type operation operation operation snapshot operation
operation

Fixed Valid Valid Valid Valid Valid

Expire after Valid Valid Valid Valid Valid

copy

Maximum Invalid Valid; SLP Invalid Invalid Invalid

Snapshot limit honors the policy
setting.

Target retention Invalid Invalid Valid if the first Invalid Valid if the first
operation in the operation in the SLP
SLP is an Import is an Import.
and if the storage
is of the backup
type.

Note: Retention is not associated with the Index form Snapshot operation because
the operation does not create any copy.

Expire after copy retention type for SLP operations

The Expire after copy retention indicates that after all direct (child) copies of an
image are successfully duplicated to other storage, the data on this storage is
expired. The last operation in the SLP cannot use the Expire after copy retention
type because no subsequent copy is configured. Therefore, an operation with this
retention type must have a child.
It is not recommended that you enable Expire after copy retention for any storage
units that are to be used with SLPs with either of the following: Accelerator or
synthetic backups. The Expire after copy retention can cause images to expire
while the backup runs. To synthesize a new full backup, the SLP backup needs the
previous backup image. If the previous image expires during the backup, the backup
fails.
For VCT enabled incremental backups, the previous snapshot is required to generate
the file change list with respect to current snapshot. The Expire after copy retention
expires the previous snapshot after the backup associated with that snapshot is
complete.
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Note: Although synthetic backups do support the use of storage lifecycle policies,
SLPs cannot be used for the multiple copy synthetic backups method.

If a policy is configured to use an SLP for the backup, the retention that is indicated
in the SLP is the value that is used. The Retention attribute in the schedule is not
used.
Expire after copy retention type cannot be used for the snapshot operation when
a sync replication stage is added in the SLP.
An image copy with an Expire after copy retention is expired as soon as all of its
direct child copies have been successfully created. Any mirrored children must also
be eligible for expiration.

Fixed retention type for SLP operations

The Fixed retention indicates that the data on the storage is retained for the specified
length of time, after which the backups or snapshots are expired.
An image copy with a Fixed retention is eligible for expiration when all of the following
criteria are met:
■ The Fixed retention period for the copy has expired.
■ All child copies have been created.
■ All child copies that are mirror copies are eligible for expiration.
The Fixed retention period is always marked from the original backup time of the
image. For example, if a tape device is down, causing a 2-day delay in creating a
duplicate tape copy, the expiration time of the duplicate copy is not different due to
the 2-day delay. The expiration time of the duplicate copy is still x days from the
time that the original backup was completed. It does not matter when the copy was
created.
If the replica copy has any dependency on its source copy, and Fixed retention type
is selected for the replica copy, then whichever copy (snapshot or any replica copy)
in the SLP has the highest retention level, that copy’s retention level is set as the
retention level for the snapshot copy and all the replica copies in the SLP.

Maximum snapshot limit retention type for SLP operations

The Maximum snapshot limit determines the maximum number of snapshots that
can be stored for a particular policy and client pair.
When the maximum is reached, the next snapshot causes the oldest job-complete
snapshot to be deleted. A snapshot job is considered to be complete once all of its
configured dependent copies are complete. (Dependent copies are created as a
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result of Backup from snapshot, Index from snapshot, or Replication operations.)

The practice is referred to as rotation. This retention type applies only to snapshots,
and not to backups.
For example, Policy P1 contains two clients: C1 and C2. After the policy runs four
times, it creates four snapshot images for C1 and four images for C2. If the
Maximum snapshot limit is set to four, when the policy runs for the fifth time,
NetBackup deletes the first snapshot that was created for both C1 and C2 to
accommodate the fifth snapshot.
The Maximum snapshots parameter in the Perform snapshot backups options
dialog determines the maximum number of snapshots. To access the dialog box,
click Options under Snapshot Client section in the backup policy.
 Chapter 7
Troubleshooting
This chapter includes the following topics:

■ Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting
For troubleshooting and log-related information, refer to the NetBackup™ Snapshot
Manager Install and Upgrade Guide.