Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Hitachi NAS array
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following snapshot management operations on the Hitachi NAS arrays.
Table: Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Hitachi NAS plug-in
Snapshot Manager for Data Center operation | Description |
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Discover assets | NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers all the Hitachi NAS EVS servers, NFS export, SMB shares, and their file system snapshots along with some of their directory metadata. NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center also discovers all the nested NFS exports and SMB shares, irrespective of the depth at which they are created. |
Create snapshot | To create a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center initiates a POST REST API method with the required information and snapshot name. The API returns the details of the snapshot. All these snapshots are at a file system level. A typical snapshot created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center has the following naming convention:
SnapNB is an application-specific filter ID to speed up searching for future retrieval. This is a mandatory field needed to add in payload while snapshot creation using REST API. The snapshots created using REST API are not visible directly on the array GUI, you must select the filter named By Application. |
Delete snapshot | To delete a snapshot, NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center calls the The API confirms that the snapshot has been deleted successfully on the array. |
Restore snapshot | NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center does not support PIT restore operation on the array. Instead, we can perform Normal restore on specified locations. |
Export snapshot | NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports export operations using the NFS and SMB protocol. When a snapshot export operation is initiated, an export path is created using the snapshot directory and snapshot name. For NFS exports, the host access configurations are added as read-only on a particular export or share. For SMB shares, the user and domain provided while exporting the snapshot are added with privileges to access the SMB share created.
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Deport snapshot | When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot Manager for Data Center makes a PUT REST API call to the Hitachi NAS array, and does the following:
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