Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE Alletra 6000 SAN models
Table: NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the HPE Alletra 6000 SAN array
Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations | Description |
|---|---|
Discover assets | NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the HPE Alletra volumes and their snapshots. |
Create snapshot | To create a snapshot, NetBackupSnapshot Manager for Data Center 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. |
Delete snapshot | To delete a Snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center 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 Manager for Data Centertriggers 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. |