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NetBackup™ Snapshot Manager for Data Center Administrator's Guide
Last Published:
2025-11-24
Product(s):
NetBackup (11.1)
- Introduction
- Preparing for NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center installation
- About the deployment approach
- Hosting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Host sizing recommendations
- Meeting system requirements
- Creating an instance or preparing the host to install NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Installing container platform (Docker, Podman)
- Creating and mounting a volume to store data
- Verifying that specific ports are open on the instance or physical host
- Creating tokens for installation
- Deploying NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center using container images
- Before you begin installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Installing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center in the Docker/Podman environment
- Securing the connection to NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Verifying that NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center is installed successfully
- Restarting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Associating NetBackup media server(s) with Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- About NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center upgrades
- Supported upgrade path
- Upgrade scenarios
- Preparing to upgrade NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center using patch or hotfix
- Upgrading to NetBackup 11.1
- Migrating and upgrading NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Uninstalling NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Snapshot Manager for Data Center catalog backup and recovery
- Configure NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Storage array replication
- Storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Configure the storage array plug-ins for Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Required ports for different arrays
- Azure NetApp Files plug-in
- Azure Files plug-in
- Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax array
- Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Dell EMC PowerMax and VMax
- DELL EMC PowerMax and VMax plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on Dell EMC Unisphere for PowerMax and VMax
- Dell EMC XtremIO plug-in considerations and limitations
- Dell EMC PowerFlex array
- Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- DELL EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) plug-in configuration parameters
- Using SmartConnect with Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Roles and privileges on Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Snapshot replication for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Supported Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon) replication topologies
- Consideration for Dell EMC PowerScale (Isilon)
- Dell EMC PowerStore SAN and NAS plug-in
- Dell EMC XtremIO SAN array
- Dell EMC Unity Array
- Fujitsu Eternus AF/DX SAN array
- Fujitsu Eternus AB/HB SAN array
- Fujitsu AX/HX Series plug-in
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on Fujitsu AX/HX array
- Fujitsu AX/HX plug-in Configuration prerequisites
- Fujitsu AX/HX plug-in configuration parameters
- Fujitsu AX/HX SnapDiff configuration prerequisites
- ACL configuration on Fujitsu AX/HX array
- Fujitsu AX/HX plug-in considerations and limitations
- HPE RMC plug-in
- HPE XP plug-in
- HPE Alletra 9000 SAN array
- HPE Alletra 6000 SAN array
- HPE GreenLake for Block Storage array
- HPE GreenLake for File Storage (VAST) array
- Hitachi NAS array
- Hitachi SAN array
- IBM Storwize SAN V7000 plug-in
- IBM FlashSystem plug-in
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on IBM SAN Volume Controller array
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in configuration prerequisites
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on IBM SAN Volume Controller
- IBM SAN Volume Controller plug-in considerations and limitations
- InfiniBox SAN array
- InfiniBox NAS array
- Lenovo DM 5000 series array
- NetApp storage array
- Supported NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on NetApp storage
- NetApp plug-in configuration prerequisites
- NetApp plug-in configuration parameters
- Configurable parameter in the flexsnap.conf file
- Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for the ZAPI interface
- Roles and privileges on NetApp storage array for REST interface
- Domain user permissions on the NetApp array
- Configuring a dedicated LIF for NetBackup operation
- Snapshot Replication
- Supported NetApp replication topologies
- Considerations for NetApp plug-in
- NetApp Cloud Volumes ONTAP (CVO)
- Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP Plug-in
- NetApp E-Series array
- Nutanix Files array
- Pure Storage FlashArray SAN
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Pure Storage SAN array models
- Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration pre-requisites
- Pure Storage SAN plug-in configuration parameters
- Roles and privileges on Pure Storage FlashArray
- Pure Storage FlashArray plug-in considerations and limitations
- Pure Storage Flash Array files services (NAS)
- Pure Storage FlashBlade plug-in configuration notes
- PowerMax eNAS array
- Qumulo NAS array
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center operations on Qumulo plug-in
- Qumulo plug-in configuration prerequisites
- Qumulo plug-in configuration parameters
- Permissions and privileges on the Qumulo cluster
- Domain user permissions on the Qumulo cluster
- Configuring a dedicated VLAN for NetBackup access
- Qumulo plug-in considerations and limitations
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in
- Supported Snapshot Manager for Data Center Operation on VMware vSAN cluster
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in configuration prerequisites
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in configuration parameters
- Domain user permissions on the VMware vSAN Cluster
- VMware vSAN File Services plug-in considerations and limitations
- NetBackup Snapshot Manager logging
- About NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logging mechanism
- How Fluentd-based NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logging works
- About the NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center fluentd configuration file
- Modifying the fluentd configuration file
- Viewing NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logs
- Fluentd-based logging requirements and considerations
- NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center logs
- Agentless and On-host agent logs
- Troubleshooting
- Troubleshooting NetBackup Snapshot Manager for Data Center
- Backup from snapshot job fails with time out error
- (SELinux) Storage array plug-in configuration failure for custom port
- Execution fails for the flexsnap_preinstall.sh command.
- For NetApp SAN volumes, failure to create snapshot of a volume
- D-NAS backup fails with the error: The file system crawler process timed-out waiting for streams to attach with shared memory. (3003)
- Isilon backup from snapshot failed with the Snapshot cannot be mounted error.
Adding a plug-in
Snapshot Manager for Data Center plug-ins are software modules that discover your assets in the on-premises or cloud storage array environment. After configuring the Snapshot Manager for Data Center server with the NetBackup primary server, you must configure the Snapshot Manager for Data Center storage array plug-ins to be able to protect your workloads using NetBackup.
You can use NetBackup web UI to configure the storage array plug-ins. The steps to configure different storage array plug-ins are similar; only the configuration parameters differ. See Configuring Snapshot Manager for Data Center storage array plug-ins. for configuration parameters for each storage array plug-in
Note:
After upgrading from Java UI, the discovery statuses of the storage array plug-ins appear blank in the web UI. You can re-initiate the configured plug-in discovery, to view the correct discovery data.
To add a plug-in
- On the left, click Snapshot Manager, under Storage. You can see the configured plug-ins in the Plug-ins tab. Click Add.
- Select a snapshot server from the dropdown. Select the required plug-in from the Select product list.
- (Optional) If required change the plug-in display name.
- Click Next.
- Enter the FQDN or IP address of the array. Enter the username and password.
- If available for the array, enter the discovery interval at which you want to discover new assets.
- Click Next. On the Review page, review the configuration that you have entered, and click Finish.
You may also add storage array plug-ins in the Snapshot Manager for Data Center using NetBackup APIs. Refer to the NetBackup API documentation for details.
To update credentials for a plug-in
- Click the ellipsis menu (three dots) in the row of the plug-in for which you want to edit the credentials.
- Click Update credentials. Update the credentials and click Save.