Prerequisites for protecting the SnapCenter repository

Your environment must meet certain prerequisites to protect the SnapCenter repository.

• Managing storage virtual machine (SVM) connections

  You must configure the storage credentials.

• Provisioning hosts

  At least one NetApp storage disk should be present on the SnapCenter repository host. If a NetApp disk is not present on the SnapCenter repository host, you must create one.

  For details about adding hosts, setting up SVM connections, and provisioning hosts, see the installation instructions.

• Provisioning iSCSI LUN or VMDK

  For a network load balance balancing (NLB) configuration, you can provision either a iSCSI LUN or a VMDK in one of the SnapCenter Servers.