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:
Table: Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the InfiniBox SAN array
Snapshot Manager for Data Center operation | Description |
|---|---|
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 to 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 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 or 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, the Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in uses InfiniSDK to send a The InifiniBox array creates a snapshot volume, sets the type as |
Delete snapshot | When a snapshot is deleted, the Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in sends a |
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. The Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in then sends the 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, the Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-in sends a 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 |
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 an |
Consider the following when you configure the InfiniBox plug-in:
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 a 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)