This guide information how to use SnapCenter to perform backup, restore, and clone operations on Windows file systems.
You should read this information if you want to use SnapCenter in the following ways:
- You want to create data protection policies and resource groups for Windows file systems
- You want to perform backup, restore, or clone operations on Windows file systems using the graphical user interface (GUI)
- You want to perform backup, restore, or clone operations on Windows file systems using Windows PowerShell cmdlets
You should have already performed the following tasks:
- Installed SnapCenter Server and the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows
- Configured role-based access control (RBAC), storage system connections, and Run As accounts
- Installed the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere and registered it with SnapCenter, if you want to protect Windows file systems on virtual machines
- Set up SnapMirror and SnapVault relationships, if you want backup replication
You can also use the following information to help accomplish your data protection goals:
- SnapCenter Server and plug-in installation and setup
Installing and setting up SnapCenter
Getting Started
- SnapCenter concepts, including architecture, features, and benefits
Concepts
- Other SnapCenter Data Protection Guides for specific types of resources, such as Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Windows file systems, and custom plug-ins
- SnapCenter PowerShell commands
SnapCenter Software 4.1 Windows Cmdlet Reference Guide
- SnapCenter administration, including dashboards, reporting capabilities, and REST APIs, and managing licenses, storage connections, and the SnapCenter Server repository
Performing administrative tasks