SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 5

SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 5.0 docs

Concepts

Product overview

Overview of the different SnapCenter GUIs

Licensing

Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)

Types of RBAC for SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere users

ONTAP RBAC features in SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

Predefined roles packaged with SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

How to configure ONTAP RBAC for SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

Get started

Deployment Overview

Deployment workflow for new users

Deployment workflow for existing users

Requirements for deploying SCV

Deployment planning and requirements

ONTAP privileges required

Minimum vCenter privileges required

Download the Open Virtual Appliance(OVA)

Deploy SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

Post deployment required operations and issues

Log in to the SnapCenter VMware vSphere client

Quick start

Overview

Download the Open Virtual Appliance(OVA)

Deploy SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

Add storage

Create backup policies

Create resource groups

Monitor and report

View status information

Monitor jobs

Download job logs

Access reports

Generate a support bundle from the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere GUI

Generate a support bundle from the maintenance console

Audit logs

Manage storage

Add storage

Manage storage VMs - modify, rename, remove

Modify the configured storage timeout

Protect data

Data protection workflow

View backups

Create backup policies

Create resource groups

Prescripts and postscripts

Add a single VM or datastore to a resource group

Add multiple VMs and datastores to a resource group

Rename storage

Back up resource groups on demand

Back up the MySQL database

Manage resource groups - suspend, resume, modify, delete

Manage policies - detach, modify, delete

Manage backups - rename, delete

Mount and unmount datastores

Mount a backup

Unmount a backup

Restore from backups

Overview

How restore operations are performed

Search for backups

Restore VMs from backups

Restore deleted VMs from backups

Restore VMDKs from backups

Restore the most recent backup of the MySQL database

Restore a specific backup of the MySQL database

Attach and detach VMDKs

Attach VMDKs to a VM or vVol VM

Detach a virtual disk

Restore guest files and folders

Workflow, prerequisites, and limitations

Restore guest files and folders from VMDKs

Set up proxy VMs for restore operations

Configure credentials for VM guest file restores

Extend the time of a guest file restore session

Guest file restore scenarios you might encounter

Manage SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere appliance

Restart the VMware vSphere client service

Access the maintenance console

Modify the SnapCenter VMware Plug-in password from the maintenance console

Create and import certificates

Unregister SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere from vCenter

Disable and enable SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

Remove SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

Manage your configuration

Modify time zones

Modify logon credentials

Modify vCenter logon credentials

Modify network settings

Modify configuration default values

Create the scbr.override file

Configuration properties you can override

Enable SSH

REST APIs

Overview

Access REST APIs using the Swagger API web page

REST API workflows to add and modify storage VMs

REST API workflows to create and modify resource groups

REST API workflow to back up on demand

REST API workflow to restore VMs

REST API workflow to restore deleted VMs

REST API workflow to restore VMDKs

REST API workflows to attach and detach VMDKs

REST API workflows to mount and unmount datastores

REST APIs to download jobs and generate reports

REST APIs workflows to modify built-in schedules

REST API to mark stuck jobs as failed

REST APIs to generate audit logs

Upgrade

Upgrade from an earlier release of SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

Upgrade to a new patch of the same release

Information not displayed after upgrading to a new patch of the same release

to Japanese version

Disable and enable SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere

If you no longer need the SnapCenter data protection features, you must change the configuration of the SnapCenter VMware plug-in. For example, if you deployed the plug-in in a test environment, you might need to disable the SnapCenter features in that environment and enable them in a production environment.

Before you begin

  • You must have administrator privileges.

  • Make sure that no SnapCenter jobs are running.

About this task

When you disable the SnapCenter VMware plug-in, all resource groups are suspended and the plug-in is unregistered as an extension in vCenter.

When you enable the SnapCenter VMware plug-in, the plug-in is registered as an extension in vCenter, all resource groups are in production mode, and all schedules are enabled.

Steps

  1. Optional: Back up the SnapCenter VMware plug-in MySQL repository in case you want to restore it to a new virtual appliance.

    Back up the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere MySQL database.

  2. Log in to the SnapCenter VMware plug-in management GUI using the format https://<OVA-IP-address>:8080. Login with the admin username and password set at the time of deployment and the MFA token generated using the maintenance console.

    The IP of the SnapCenter VMware plug-in is displayed when you deploy the plug-in.

  3. Click Configuration in the left navigation pane, and then unselect the Service option in the Plug-in Details section to disable the plug-in.

  4. Confirm your choice.

    • If you only used the SnapCenter VMware plug-in to perform VM consistent backups

      The plug-in is disabled, and no further action is required.

    • If you used the SnapCenter VMware plug-in to perform application-consistent backups

      The plug-in is disabled and further cleanup is required.

      1. Log in to VMware vSphere.

      2. Power down the VM.

      3. In the left navigator screen, right-click the instance of the SnapCenter VMware plug-in (the name of the .ova file that was used when the virtual appliance was deployed) and select Delete from Disk.

      4. Log in to SnapCenter and remove the vSphere host.

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