Using SmartConnect with Snapshot Manager for Data Center
SmartConnect is a module that specifies how Isilon Cluster handles connection requests from clients. It balances connection loads to the Isilon cluster and handles connection failover. With SmartConnect, all Isilon servers use a single FQDN for data access. Using this network name provides load balancing when the connection to the cluster is made. This ensures optimal resource utilization and performance during backup operations.
SmartConnect DNS Zone name is smart connect configuration and it can be located by browsing the PowerScale web Console as Cluster Management → Network Configuration → groupnet → subnet → pool → SmartConnect Basic/ Advanced
Even if the plug-in is configured with the FQDN or IP which is not a SmartConnect FQDN, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center would still export the snapshots using the SmartConnect FQDN.