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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide
  3. Section I. CloudPoint installation and configuration
  4. CloudPoint storage array plug-ins
  5. NetApp plug-in configuration notes
Veritas NetBackup™ CloudPoint Install and Upgrade Guide

NetApp plug-in configuration notes

The CloudPoint plug-in for NetApp NAS and SAN lets you create, delete, restore, export, and deport snapshots of the following assets on the NetApp storage arrays:

  • NetApp Logical Unit Number (LUNs) storage units in a SAN environment.

  • NetApp NFS volumes in a NAS environment.

  • NetApp Storage Virtual Machines (SVM) that allow NAS clients to access storage using NFS protocols.

NetApp plug-in configuration prerequisites

Before you configure the NetApp plug-in, verify the following:

  • Ensure that the NetApp storage arrays have the necessary NetApp licenses that are required to perform snapshot operations.

  • Ensure that a supported ONTAP version is installed on the NetApp arrays.

    CloudPoint supports the following:

    • ONTAP version 8.3 and later

  • For NAS-based storage deployments, ensure that the NetApp shares are configured using an active junction_path.

  • Ensure that the NetApp user account that you will use to configure the plug-in has the privileges to perform the following operations on the NetApp array:

    • create snapshot

    • delete snapshot

    • restore snapshot

  • Ensure that the NetApp user account that you will use to configure the plug-in is configured with http and ontapi access methods.

  • Ensure that the NetApp user account that you will use to configure the plug-in has the following roles assigned:

    • Default: readonly

    • lun: all

    • volume snapshot: all

    • vserver export-policy: all

    Refer to the NetApp documentation for instructions on how to create users and roles, and assign permissions.

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NetApp plug-in configuration parameters

Supported CloudPoint operations on NetApp storage

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