Supported NetBackup operation on Dell EMC PowerStore array
NetBackup performs the following snapshot management operations on the Dell EMC PowerStore arrays.
Table: Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on EMC PowerStore arrays
Snapshot Manager for Data Center operation | Description |
|---|---|
Discover assets | In a SAN environment, NetBackup discovers all the Dell EMC PowerStore primary volumes and volume snapshots present on the array. NetBackup discovers only primary type volumes and skips the clone type volumes. For volume snapshots only the snapshot type volumes are discovered. In a NAS environment, NetBackup discovers all the Dell EMC PowerStore NAS servers, file systems, primary NFS exports, and SMB shares along with the file-system snapshots and some of their directory metadata. NetBackup also discovers the nested NFS exports and SMB shares irrespective of the depth. |
Create snapshot | In a SAN environment, to create a snapshot, NetBackup calls the REST API with the required information and snapshot name. At the time of volume snapshot creation, a new volume having type (snapshot) is created on the array. In a NAS environment, to create a snapshot, NetBackup calls a REST API with the required information and snapshot name. Dell EMC PowerStore supports two types of snapshots - protocol and snapshot type. NetBackup initiates the protocol-type snapshots and the retention period is not set on the array for these snapshots. All these snapshots are at a file-system level. A typical snapshot created by NetBackup has the following naming convention: NB<unique_21digit_number> |
Delete snapshot | In a SAN environment, to delete a volume snapshot, NetBackup calls the REST API using the SDK method with the required volume snapshot details. A subsequent API call confirms the deletion. In a NAS environment, to delete a file system snapshot, NetBackup calls a REST API using the SDK method, with the required file system snapshot details. A subsequent API call confirms the deletion. |
Restore snapshot | In a SAN environment, NetBackup offers the capability for the PIT rollback, and you can use the created snapshot to restore the primary volume. For restoring the In NAS environment, NetBackup does not support PIT restore operation on the array. You can perform a normal restore on any specified location. |
Export snapshot | In a SAN environment, NetBackup can export using the snapshots created for volumes. When a NetBackup initiates an export call, a new clone-type volume is created from the snapshot and used for backup purposes. A host is added to this clone based on the details that are sent by the NetBackup client. In a NAS environment, NetBackup supports export operations using the NFS and SMB protocols. When NetBackup initiates a snapshot export operation, based on the selected protocol, a new NFS export or SMB share is created using a snapshot and parent export or share local path. The newly created export or share name is the same as the snapshot name. Also, the host access configurations are added as read-only on a particular export or share. |
Deport snapshot | In a SAN environment, the deport snapshot operation removes the hosts added for the cloned volume created during the export call. NetBackup deletes all the hosts that are available on the volume. The newly cloned volume is also deleted during the deportation operation. |