SnapCenter plug-ins

Each SnapCenter plug-in supports specific environments, databases, and applications.

This Plug-in...	Is included in this install package...	Requires these other plug-ins...	Is installed on this location...	And supports Windows or Linux...
Plug-in for VMware vSphere	Plug-ins Package for Windows	If using Plug-in for Oracle Database, all plug-ins in the Plug-ins Package for Linux If using Plug-in for SQL Server, all plug-ins in the Plug-ins Package for Windows	VM host running Windows	If using Plug-in for Oracle Database, Linux If using Plug-in for SQL Server, Windows
Plug-in for SQL Server	Plug-ins Package for Windows	Plug-in for Windows	SQL Server host	Windows
Plug-in for Windows	Plug-ins Package for Windows		Windows host	Windows
Plug-in for Exchange	Plug-ins Package for Windows	Plug-in for Windows	Exchange Server host	Windows
Plug-in for Oracle Database	Plug-ins Package for Linux	Plug-in for UNIX	Oracle host	Linux
Plug-in for SAP HANA Database	Plug-ins Package for Linux and Plug-ins Package for Windows	Plug-in for UNIX or Plug-in for Windows	HDBSQL client host	Linux or Windows
Custom Plug-ins	NetApp ToolChest	For file system backups, Plug-in for Windows	Custom application host	Linux or Windows

SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere features

Automates backup, restore, mount, unmount, attach, and detach operations for VMware virtual machines (VMs), VMDKs, and datastores in your SnapCenter environment using a VMware vSphere web client GUI on vCenter.
Enables other SnapCenter plug-ins to perform application-aware data protection operations on virtualized databases (in Windows or Linux systems) and on Windows file systems on virtual machine disks (VMDKs), raw device mappings (RDMs), and NFS datastores.
Requires VMware Storage VMotion required for restore operations in SAN (VMFS) environments
The restore workflow for VMware file system (VMFS) restore operations utilizes the VMware Storage VMotion feature. Storage VMotion is a part of the vSphere Standard License but is not available with the vSphere Essentials or Essentials Plus licenses.

Restore operations in NFS environments use ONTAP commands and do not require VMware Storage Vmotion.
Does not support single Snapshot copies of databases and VMs together. Backups for VMs and databases must be scheduled and run independently, which creates separate Snapshot copies, even if the databases and VMs are hosted in the same volume. Application backups must be scheduled by using the SnapCenter GUI; VM and datastore backups must be scheduled by using the SnapCenter web client GUI in vCenter.
Supports restoring VMs, VMDKs, and files and folders on a guest OS.
Supports migrating backups from Virtual Storage Console for VMware vSphere (VSC) 6.x or earlier to SnapCenter.
Note: If you are using VSC with SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure (SMVI), you can use the NetApp Import Utility for SnapCenter and Virtual Storage Console to migrate the backups, backup jobs, and storage connections. The utility is in the NetApp Support ToolChest.

NetApp ToolChest: NetApp Import Utility for SnapCenter and Virtual Storage Console

SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server features

Automates application-aware backup, restore, and clone operations for Microsoft SQL Server databases in your SnapCenter environment.
Supports Microsoft SQL Server databases on VMDK and RDM LUNs when you also use SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere.
Supports provisioning SMB shares only. Support is not provided for backing up SQL Server databases on SMB shares.
Supports importing backups from SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server to SnapCenter.

SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows features

Enables application-aware data protection for other plug-ins that are running in Windows hosts in your SnapCenter environment.
Automates application-aware backup, restore, and clone operations for Microsoft file systems in your SnapCenter environment.
Supports storage provisioning, Snapshot copy consistency, and space reclamation for Windows hosts.
Note: The Plug-in for Windows provisions SMB shares and Windows file systems on physical and RDM LUNs but does not support backup operations for Windows file systems on SMB shares.

SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Exchange Server features

Automates application-aware backup and restore operations for Microsoft Exchange Server databases and Database Availability Groups (DAGs) in your SnapCenter environment.
Supports virtualized Exchange Servers on RDM LUNs when you also use SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere.
Supports migrating backups from SnapManager 7.x to SnapCenter.

SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle Database features

Automates application-aware backup, restore, recovery, verify, mount, unmount, and clone operations for Oracle databases in your SnapCenter environment.
Supports Oracle databases for SAP, however, SAP BR*Tools integration is not provided.
Supports importing backups from SnapManager for Oracle and SnapManager for SAP to SnapCenter.

SnapCenter Plug-in for UNIX features

Enables the Plug-in for Oracle Database to perform data protection operations on Oracle databases by handling the underlying host storage stack on Linux systems.
Supports Network File System (NFS) and storage area network (SAN) protocols on a storage system that is running ONTAP.
Supports Oracle databases on VMDK and RDM LUNs when you also use SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere.

SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database features

Automates application-aware backup, restore, and cloning of SAP HANA databases in your SnapCenter environment.

SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins features

Supports custom plug-ins to manage applications or databases that are not supported by otherSnapCenter plug-ins. Custom plug-ins are not provided as part of the SnapCenter installation.
Supports creating mirror copies of backup sets on another volume and performing disk-to-disk backup replication.
Supports both Windows and Linux environments. In Windows environments, custom applications via custom plug-ins can optionally utilize SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows to take file system consistent backups.

MySQL, DB2, and MongoDB custom plug-in samples for SnapCenter Software can be downloaded from the NetApp ToolChest. You can create your own custom plug-ins by referring to the developer’s guide for creating custom plug-ins.

Note: MySQL, DB2, and MongoDB custom plug-ins are supported via the NetApp communities only.

NetApp supports the capability to create and use custom plug-ins; however, the custom plug-ins you create are not supported by NetApp.