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

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to Japanese version

How restore operations are performed

For VMFS environments, the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere uses clone and mount operations with Storage VMotion to perform restore operations. For NFS environments, the plug-in uses native ONTAP Single File SnapRestore (SFSR) to provide greater efficiency for most restore operations. For vVol VMs, the plug-in uses ONTAP Single File Snapshot Restore (ONTAP SFSR) and SnapMirror Restore for restore operations. The following table lists how restore operations are performed.

Restore operations From Performed using

VMs and VMDKs

Primary backups

NFS environments: ONTAP Single File SnapRestore
VMFS environments: Clone and mount with Storage VMotion

VMs and VMDKs

Secondary backups

NFS environments: ONTAP Single File SnapRestore
VMFS environments: Clone and mount with Storage VMotion

Deleted VMs and VMDKs

Primary backups

NFS environments: ONTAP Single File SnapRestore
VMFS environments: Clone and mount with Storage VMotion

Deleted VMs and VMDKs

Secondary backups

NFS environments: Clone and mount with Storage VMotion
VMFS environments: Clone and mount with Storage VMotion

VMs and VMDKs

VM-consistent primary backups

NFS environments: ONTAP Single File SnapRestore
VMFS environments: Clone and mount with Storage VMotion

VMs and VMDKs

VM-consistent secondary backups

NFS environments: Clone and mount with Storage VMotion
VMFS environments: Clone and mount with Storage VMotion

vVol VMs

Crash-consistent primary backups

ONTAP Single File SnapRestore for all protocols

vVol VMs

Crash-consistent secondary backups

ONTAP SnapMirror Restore for all protocols

FlexGroup VMs

Primary backups

NFS environments:
* ONTAP Single File SnapRestore if you are using ONTAP Version 9.10.1 and later
* Clone and mount with Storage VMotion on ONTAP previous versions

VMFS environments: Not supported for FlexGroups

FlexGroup VMs

Secondary backups

NFS environments:

  • ONTAP SnapMirror Restore if you are using ONTAP Version 9.10.1 and later

  • Clone and mount with Storage VMotion for ONTAP previous versions

VMFS environments: Not supported for FlexGroups
You cannot restore a vVol VM after a vVol container rebalance.

Guest file restore operations are performed using clone and mount operations (not Storage VMotion) in both NFS and VMFS environments.

During a restore operation, you might encounter the error Host unresolved volumes is null or Exception while calling pre-restore on SCV….Error mounting cloned LUN as datastore… This occurs when the SnapCenter VMware plug-in attempts to resignature the clone. Due to VMware restrictions, the SnapCenter VMware plug-in cannot control the automatic resignature value in advanced ESXi configurations.
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