Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on Azure Files
You can perform the following Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations supported on the Azure Files:
Table: Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on the Azure Files
Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations | Description |
|---|---|
Discover assets | Snapshot Manager for Data Center identifies all volumes and their snapshots. Shares are primary assets, each containing associated snapshots and asset IDs. |
Create snapshot | Snapshot Manager for Data Centertakes a snapshot of Azure Files volume. Snapshot Manager for Data Centerinitiates a POST API call on the volume to create a snapshot. As the Azure Files shares' snapshots do not support specific naming and are timestamp-based, Snapshot Manager for Data Center adds a comment to that snapshot using the following convention. A snapshot created with the following naming convention: NB<unique_21digit_number> |
Delete snapshot | WhenSnapshot Manager for Data Center initiates a snapshot deletion operation, it removes the snapshot associated with the source volume. |
Restore snapshot | Point-in-time (PIT) restore is not supported on Azure Files. |
Export snapshot | When a snapshot export operation is initiated, Snapshot Manager for Data Center sends the snapshot path and the data LIF from which the snapshot can be accessed. All share-level permissions must be managed by the share administrator. |
Deport snapshot | This operation is disabled. AsSnapshot Manager for Data Center does not grant specific permissions to the share for snapshot deport. |
Restore to the original SMB volume | You can restore backed-up data along with metadata such as ACLs to the original Azure Files SMB volume. For details see the Restoring from D-NAS backups chapter in the NetBackup™ NAS Administrator's Guide. |