You can add hosts and install SnapCenter plug-in packages, add a verification server, remove hosts, migrate SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server backup jobs, and update host to upgrade plug-in packages or add new plug-in packages.
| You can perform these tasks... | By using the SnapCenter Plug-in for... | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Exchange Server | Microsoft SQL Server | Microsoft Windows | Oracle Database | SAP HANA Database | Custom Plug-ins | ||
| Add hosts and install plug-in package See installation documentation. |
✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Update ESXi information for a host | ✓ | ||||||
| Suspend schedules and place hosts in maintenance mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Modify hosts by adding, upgrading, or removing plug-ins | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Remove hosts from SnapCenter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Start plug-in services | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Import backup jobs from Microsoft SQL Server, SnapManager for SQL Server, SnapManager for Oracle, or SnapManager for SAP. See installation documentation. |
✓ | ✓ | |||||
The SnapCenter 4.1.1 documentation has information on protecting virtualized databases and file systems using the SnapCenter 4.1.1 Plug-in for VMware vSphere. The NetApp Data Broker, SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere, documentation has information on protecting virtualized databases and file systems using the Linux-based NetApp Data Broker virtual appliance (Open Virtual Appliance format) for SnapCenter 4.2.
Data Protection Guide for VMs, Datastores, and VMDKs using the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere