Configuring DS-System for NetApp Snapdiff
Summary
This article lists the required DS-System configurations in order for its Linux DS-Clients to offer the NetApp Snapdiff option ("Use Snapdiff API" option in DS-User when creating a backup set of a NetApp NAS volume).
DS-System must be using only NetApp storage for all Extensible Storage Locations
Make sure all extensible storage locations are NetApp.
1. Map each storage location to a unique storage volume on the NetApp NAS.
- Follow the steps in the Knowledge Base article "Map Extensible Storage location to a Storage Volume (for integration with Storage Volume Snapshots)".
2. For each storage location (DS-Operator > Setup Menu > Storage > Extensible Storage) defined on the DS-System, you must make sure the storage type is defined as "NetApp" (instead of "Symantec" or "Generic"). This will instruct the DS-System to use the NetApp Snapdiff API, when appropriate.
Linux DS-Client must select a NetApp NAS volume for backup
The "Use Snapdiff API" will only appear in the DS-User's New Backup Set Wizard - "Backup Set Options" tab if:
- The DS-System has been configured as described above.
- The backup set has selected a NetApp NAS volume as the source.
See Also
- "Map Extensible Storage location to a Storage Volume (for integration with Storage Volume Snapshots)"
- DS-Client User Guide Knowledge Base article: "Backup / Restore of NAS (Linux DS-Client)"
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