You must migrate Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere (VSC) hosts and backup jobs to SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere.
For SnapCenter 3.0 and later, you must migrate your VSC backups (which includes backup jobs, resource groups, and policies) to SnapCenter for data protection.
- If you are using VSC 6.x or earlier in conjunction with SnapCenter 2.x, then you must migrate your VSC hosts to SnapCenter 3.0 or later to perform backup and restore operations.
- If you are using VSC 7.0 or later, backup and restore functionality of VMs, VMDKs, and datastores is provided by the Plug-in for VMware vSphere. You can use the VSC 7.0 or later Appliance for storage management operations.
There are two paths for migrating backup jobs from VSC to the Plug-in for VMware vSphere:
- VSC registered with SnapCenter
If you are using VSC in conjunction with SnapCenter 2.0, you can use the migrate feature when you update SnapCenter. You can access the migrate feature in two ways:
- From the Migrate button in the SnapCenter GUI
- From the Migrate button in the SnapCenter VMware vSphere web client GUI
You can update and migrate backup jobs from SnapCenter 2.x to any later version of SnapCenter.
- VSC with SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure (SMVI)
If you are using VSC with SMVI, you can use the NetApp Import Utility for SnapCenter and Virtual Storage Console tool to migrate the backups, backup jobs, and storage connections. You can download the Import Utility from the NetApp Support Toolchest. The utility includes a ReadMe file that describes how to use it.
You can use the NetApp Import Utility for SnapCenter and Virtual Storage Console to migrate from any VSC 6.x version to SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 3.0.1 or later.
Workflow for migrating VSC hosts from the SnapCenter GUI
The migration procedure installs the Plug-in for VMware vSphere and migrates VSC backup policies, backups, and backup jobs (called resource groups in SnapCenter) so they are available for use in the Plug-in for VMware vSphere GUI in vCenter.
- SnapCenter 3.0 and later cannot co-exist with VSC 6.2x and earlier versions on the same vCenter instance.
- VSC Appliance 7.0 and later can coexist with SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 3.0 and later on the same vCenter instance, however there is no dependency between the two. You can use VSC for storage management operations and the Plug-in for VMware vSphere for backup and restore operations.
- Check the Interoperability Matrix Tool (IMT) for information about versions that are supported by VSC and the Plug-in for VMware vSphere. For example, vCenter 5.5U2+ is supported by VSC 6.2 but is not supported by SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 3.0 or later.