NetVault Plug-in for SnapShot Manager 11.4.5

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Configuring the plug-in

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Prerequisites

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Adding an NDMP Server

Prerequisites

Before configuring the plug-in, you must complete the following tasks:

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Install License for Plug‑in for SnapShot Manager: The license key for the plug-in can be requested at https://support.quest.com/.

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Install License for Snapshot Software: A separate license must be installed on each filer that is used to restore snapshots generated with the Network Appliance Snapshot utility and Plug‑in for SnapShot Manager.

To obtain Network Appliance-specific license information, start a telnet session into the applicable filer and issue the following command:

license

Due to the scope of NetApp Snapshot backup and recovery, a physical storage device (for example, a tape drive) is not required as the snapshots are stored on the filer’s hard drive. However, for redundancy, you may choose to back up the actual snapshots onto physical media. To do so requires the use of the NetVault Backup Plug-in for NDMP. For more information about this plug-in, see the Quest NetVault Backup Plug-in for NDMP User’s Guide.

Adding an NDMP Server

The initial configuration procedure involves adding a filer as an NDMP Server. This procedure must be completed for each target filer.

In the Navigation pane, click Create Backup Job.

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In the Navigation pane, click Guided Configuration, and then on the NetVault Configuration Wizard page, click Create Backup Jobs.

To open the NetVault Backup Selections page, click Create New next to the Selections list.

Open the NetVault Backup Server node, and select NDMP Snapshot Manager.

In the Actions list, click Add Server.

In the NDMP Server dialog box, configure the following settings.

Table 1. Add NDMP Server
Option	Description
Name	Type a name for the filer. The filer name must be unique. You can assign the actual name of the filer to easily identify it in the NetVault Backup environment. NOTE: You cannot change the server name after it is configured.
Address(es)	Type the IP address of the filer. To configure multiple addresses, separate them using a comma.
Port	By default, the filer is configured to listen on port number 10000. Unless otherwise required, do not change the listener port for the filer.
Account	Specify a user account that can be used to log in to the filer. The user account must have necessary privileges to perform NDMP backups and restores.
Password	Type the password for the user account.