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  2. Veritas NetBackup™ Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide
  3. Configuration of snapshot methods for disk arrays
  4. About the new disk array snapshot methods
  5. Disk array methods at a glance
Veritas NetBackup™ Snapshot Client Administrator's Guide

Disk array methods at a glance

Table: Snapshot methods at a glance is an alphabetical listing of the disk array snapshot methods.

For up-to-date information on the arrays and on supported software versions, refer to the NetBackup Snapshot Client Configuration document. This document may be accessed from the following link:

http://www.veritas.com/docs/000081320

Table: Snapshot methods at a glance

Snapshot method

Description and notes

EMC_CLARiiON_Snapview_Clone

For full-volume mirror snapshots with EMC CLARiiON disk arrays with Navisphere. (An EMC CLARiiON clone is actually a full-volume copy mirror, like a Symmetrix BCV.)

See About EMC CLARiiON arrays.

EMC_CLARiiON_SnapView_Snapshot

For space-optimized, copy-on-write snapshots with EMC CLARiiON disk arrays with Navisphere.

See About EMC CLARiiON arrays.

EMC_TimeFinder_Clone

For full-volume copy (clone) snapshots with EMC disk arrays with Solutions Enabler.

See About EMC Symmetrix arrays.

EMC_TimeFinder_Mirror

For full-volume copy (mirror) snapshots with EMC disk arrays with Solutions Enabler.

See About EMC Symmetrix arrays.

EMC_TimeFinder_Snap

For space-optimized, copy-on-write snapshots with EMC disk arrays with Solutions Enabler.

See About EMC Symmetrix arrays.

Hitachi_CopyOnWrite

For space-optimized, copy-on-write snapshots with Hitachi SMS/WMS/AMS, USP/NSC, and USP-V/VM series of arrays.

See About Hitachi SMS/WMS/AMS, USP/NSC, USP-V/VM.

Hitachi_ShadowImage

For full-volume copy (mirror) snapshots with Hitachi SMS/WMS/AMS, USP/NSC, and USP-V/VM series of arrays.

See About Hitachi SMS/WMS/AMS, USP/NSC, USP-V/VM.

HP_EVA_Snapclone

For full-volume copy (clone) snapshots with Hewlett-Packard EVA disk arrays with CommandView SSSU.

Note:

this method is the only EVA disk array method that supports Instant Recovery.

See About HP EVA arrays.

HP_EVA_Snapshot

For space-optimized, fully allocated copy-on-write snapshots with Hewlett-Packard EVA disk arrays with CommandView SSSU.

See About HP EVA arrays.

HP_EVA_Vsnap

For space-optimized, on-demand copy-on-write snapshots with Hewlett-Packard EVA disk arrays with CommandView SSSU.

See About HP EVA arrays.

IBM_DiskStorage_FlashCopy

For full-volume copy (clone) snapshots on IBM DS6000 and DS8000 series of arrays with DSCLI version.

See About IBM DS6000 and DS8000 arrays.

IBM_StorageManager_FlashCopy

For full-volume copy (clone) snapshots on the IBM DS4000 series of arrays (excluding 4100), with SMcli.

See About IBM DS4000 array.

HP_XP_BusinessCopy

For mirror-based snapshots with HP-XP arrays

See About HP-XP arrays.

HP_XP_Snapshot

For COW-based snapshots with HP-XP arrays

See About HP-XP arrays.

OST_FIM

The name of the snapshot method that is selected in a policy configured for snapshot replication using Replication Director. The name represents OpenStorage Frozen Image Method.

Refer to the NetBackup Replication Director Solutions Guide for more details.

More Information

About array-specific methods vs array-independent methods

Advantages of the new array-specific methods

About types of disk array methods

Important disk array method notes and restrictions

About the new disk array snapshot methods

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