Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE Alletra 9000 SAN models
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following snapshot management operations on the HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array:
Table: NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array
Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations | Description |
|---|---|
Discover assets | NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center 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 for Data Center 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 for Data Center deletes a snapshot volume. When the delete snapshot operation is initiated, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center for Data center deletes the snapshot volume corresponding to the source volume. |
Restore snapshot | NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center restores the parent volume, when you restore a volume from a volume snapshot. When a snapshot restore operation is initiated, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center 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 for Data Center 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 for Data Center attaches a snapshot of the volume to the host. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center 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 for Data Center attaches the snapshot volume to the host. |
Deport snapshot | When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center removes the host mapping of exported snapshot volume. It is a revert of the export snapshot operation. |