Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on HPE XP
NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center performs the following snapshot management operations on HPE XP.
Table: Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on assets managed by HPE XP
Snapshot Manager for Data Center operation | Description |
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Discover assets | Snapshot Manager for Data Center discovers the Logical Devices (LDEV) created
on the storage array and snapshots inside the snapshot group
named similar to The LDEVs that have "CMD" in their attributes and those without any logical unit number (LUN) mapped are not discovered. |
Create snapshot | For snapshots, Snapshot Manager for Data Center uses HPE XP Fast Snap Pairs and initiates a sequence of REST API requests with the required information and snapshot name. The API returns the details of the snapshot. A typical snapshot created by Snapshot Manager for Data Center has the following naming convention:
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Delete snapshot | To delete a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center initiates a sequence of REST API requests with the required snapshot details and confirms that the snapshot has been deleted successfully on the cluster. |
Restore snapshot | To restore a snapshot, Snapshot Manager for Data Center initiates a REST API request where the fast snap is restored to the parent volume. |
Export snapshot | Snapshot Manager for Data Center supports export over iSCSI and FC protocols, using REST API to set the LUN path of the snapshot. |
Deport snapshot | When a snapshot deport operation is initiated, Snapshot Manager for Data Center deletes the export created over the snapshot path at the time of Export operations. It essentially reverts the Export operation. |