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.

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. The latest snapshot is required for PIT. You cannot perform a 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.