• SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere 4.5 docs
  • Release notes
  • Concepts
    • Product overview
    • Overview of the different SnapCenter GUIs
    • Licensing
    • Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
    • Types of RBAC for SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere users
    • ONTAP RBAC features in SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
    • Predefined roles packaged with SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
    • How to configure ONTAP RBAC for SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
  • Get started
    • Deployment Overview
    • Deployment workflow for new users
    • Deployment workflow for existing users
    • Requirements for deploying SCV
      • Deployment planning and requirements
      • Minimum ONTAP privileges required
    • Download the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere OVA (Open Virtual Appliance)
    • Deploy SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
    • Post deployment required operations and issues
    • Log in to the SnapCenter VMware vSphere web client
  • Quick start
    • Overview
    • Download the OVA (Open Virtual Appliance)
    • Deploy SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
    • Add storage
    • Create backup policies
    • Create resource groups
  • Monitor and report
    • View status information
    • Monitor jobs
    • Download job logs
    • Access reports
    • Generate a support bundle from the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere GUI
    • Generate a support bundle from the maintenance console
  • Manage storage
    • Add storage
    • Manage storage VMs - modify, rename, remove
    • Modify the configured storage timeout
  • Protect data
    • Data protection workflow
    • View VM and datastore backups
    • Create backup policies for VMs and datastores
    • Create resource groups for VMs and datastores
    • Prescripts and postscripts
    • Add a single VM or datastore to a resource group
    • Add multiple VMs and datastores to a resource group
    • Back up resource groups on demand
    • Back up the SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere MySQL database
    • Manage resource groups - suspend, resume, modify, delete
    • Manage policies - detach, modify, delete
    • Manage backups - rename, delete
  • Mount and unmount datastores
    • Mount a backup
    • Unmount a backup
  • Restore from backups
    • Overview
    • How restore operations are performed
    • Search for backups
    • Restore VMs from backups
    • Restore deleted VMs from backups
    • Restore VMDKs from backups
    • Restore the most recent backup of the MySQL database
    • Restore a specific backup of the MySQL database
    • Attach VMDKs to a VM
    • Detach a virtual disk
  • Restore guest files and folders
    • Workflow, prerequisites, and limitations
    • Restore guest files and folders from VMDKs
    • Set up proxy VMs for restore operations
    • Configure credentials for VM guest file restores
    • Extend the time of a guest file restore session
    • Guest file restore scenarios you might encounter
  • Manage SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere appliance
    • Restart the VMware vSphere web client service
    • Access the maintenance console
    • Modify the SnapCenter VMware Plug-in password from the maintenance console
    • Create and import certificates
    • Unregister SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere from vCenter
    • Disable and enable SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
    • Remove SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
  • Manage your configuration
  • REST APIs
    • Overview
    • Access REST APIs using the Swagger API web page
    • REST API workflows to add and modify storage VMs
    • REST API workflows to create and modify resource groups
    • REST API workflow to back up on demand
    • REST API workflow to restore VMs
    • REST API workflow to restore deleted VMs
    • REST API workflow to restore VMDKs
    • REST API workflows to attach and detach VMDKs
    • REST API workflows to mount and unmount datastores
    • REST APIs to download jobs and generate reports
    • REST APIs workflows to modify built-in schedules
    • REST API to mark stuck jobs as failed
  • Upgrade
    • Upgrade from an earlier release of SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
    • Upgrade to a new patch of the same release
    • Information not displayed after upgrading to a new patch of the same release
  • Migrate
    • Migration options and supported paths
    • Migration overview
    • Prerequisites for migration
    • Migrate from Windows-based SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
    • Migrate Windows-based SnapCenter VMware backup metadata
    • Post-migration
    • Correct bad gateway errors during migration
    • Manage authentication errors
  • Legal notices