HPE GreenLake for Block Storage plug-in configuration parameters
Before you configure the HPE GreenLake for Block Storage plug-in, verify the following:
Ensure that a supported version of HPE GreenLake for Block Storage is installed on the HPE GreenLake array.
To view the list of all supported versions of HPE GreenLake for Block Storage, refer to the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center section in the NetBackup Hardware and Cloud Storage Compatibility List (HCL).
An existing user account that has the permissions to invoke the HPE GreenLake APIs and all snapshot operations on the array.
Specify the following details when you configure the HPE GreenLake for Block Storage array:
Table: HPE GreenLake for Block Storage plug-in configuration parameters
Snapshot Manager for Data Center configuration parameter | Description |
|---|---|
Plug-in ID | Provide a name for the plug-in. |
IP address | HPE GreenLake for Block Storage array IP address. |
Username | User accounts that have permission to perform snapshot operations on the HPE GreenLake for Block Storage array. |
Password | A password for the user account. |
To allow NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center to perform snapshot management operations, ensure that the HPE GreenLake plug-in user account configuration has the following roles and privileges assigned on the storage array:
Create snapshots
Delete snapshots
Attach snapshots
Detach snapshots
Restore snapshots
All snapshots are captured at a volume level and those snapshots are in read-write mode.
Create snapshot operation: We do not support clone snapshots as HPE GreenLake does not allow you to export clone snapshot volume.
The limit for any volume name is up to 31 characters.