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Installation
What Snap Creator Framework does
Snap Creator architecture
Snap Creator Server
Snap Creator Agent
Plug-ins for application integration
Preinstallation requirements for Snap Creator
Snap Creator installation and configuration requirements
Downloading the Snap Creator software
Creating a Snap Creator user for Data ONTAP
Creating a Snap Creator user for Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
Creating a Snap Creator user for clustered Data ONTAP
Installing Java on Snap Creator hosts
Synchronizing time on Snap Creator Server and Agent hosts
Configuring settings for the Domino plug-in
Configuring Windows-specific settings: Adding path to the environment variables
Configuring UNIX-specific settings: Creating symbolic links
Creating symbolic links for the Domino plug-in on Linux and Solaris hosts
Creating symbolic links for the Domino plug-in on AIX hosts
Installing the Snap Creator Server
Installing the Snap Creator Server on a Windows host
Starting the Server from a command prompt
Installing the Snap Creator Server on UNIX-based systems
Installing the Snap Creator Agent
Installing Snap Creator Agent on Windows
Starting the Agent from a command prompt
Installing the Snap Creator Agent on UNIX-based systems
Changing the Snap Creator Agent port after installation
Upgrading Snap Creator
Checking job monitor size
Upgrading from releases earlier than Snap Creator 3.6
Upgrading from Snap Creator 3.6.x
Upgrading the Snap Creator Server 3.6.x on Windows
Upgrading the Snap Creator Server 3.6.x on UNIX-based systems
Upgrading Snap Creator Agent 3.6.x on Windows
Upgrading the Snap Creator Agent 3.6.x on UNIX
Upgrading from Snap Creator 4.0.x
Upgrading Snap Creator Server 4.0.x on Windows
Upgrading Snap Creator Server 4.0.x on UNIX-based systems
Upgrading Snap Creator Agent 4.0.x on Windows
Upgrading the Snap Creator Agent 4.0.x on UNIX
Upgrading from Snap Creator 4.1.x
Upgrading Snap Creator Server 4.1.x on Windows
Upgrading Snap Creator Server 4.1.x on UNIX-based systems
Upgrading Snap Creator Agent 4.1.x on Windows
Upgrading Snap Creator Agent 4.1.x on UNIX-based systems
Upgrading from Snap Creator 4.3.x
Uninstalling Snap Creator
Uninstalling Snap Creator on Windows
Uninstalling Snap Creator on UNIX
Uninstalling Snap Creator Agent on UNIX
Uninstalling Snap Creator Server on UNIX
CLI reference
CLI commands for creating a role for a Snap Creator user in clustered Data ONTAP
CLI commands for creating cluster roles
CLI commands for creating SVM roles
IBM Domino Plug-in Operations
IBM Domino plug-in overview
Understanding IBM Domino plug-in backup operations
Understanding IBM Domino plug-in restore operations
IBM Domino backup and recovery workflow
Preparing for IBM Domino backup and restore
Storage layout requirements
SnapMirror and SnapVault setup
Preparing storage systems for SnapMirror replication
Preparing storage systems for SnapVault replication
Creating a backup and restore configuration
Logging in to the Snap Creator GUI
Creating a configuration file
Adding commands to the backup and restore configuration
Allowing supplemental commands on the Snap Creator Agent
Adding supplemental commands to the configuration
Cleaning up archived copies of Domino transaction logs
Backing up the changeinfo directory
Backing up databases
Backing up databases on demand
Scheduling backups
Restoring databases
Performing a volume restore
Performing a single-file restore
Performing a single-file restore in a SAN environment
Using SnapDrive to mount a Snapshot copy
Copying the file to the Data Restore Directory
Using a Snap Creator custom action to complete restore processing
Disconnecting the Snapshot Copy
Viewing job status and logs
Viewing job status and logs in the Job Monitor
Viewing logs in the Reports pane
Using scdump to gather logs in a compressed format
Troubleshooting Domino plug-in-specific errors
Where to go next
SAP HANA Plug-in Operations
SAP HANA backup and restore solution overview
Considerations for backing up SAP HANA systems
The NetApp solution
Backup solution components
SAP HANA plug-in overview
Requirements
Installing and configuring required software components
Setup assumptions in this guide
Setup used with clustered Data ONTAP
Configuring data backups
Configuring the backup user and hdbuserstore
Configuring SnapVault relationships
Starting the SnapVault relationships
Starting the SnapVault relationships with Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
Starting the SnapVault relationships with clustered Data ONTAP
Configuring the Snap Creator Framework and SAP HANA database backup
Configuring SAP HANA for SAN environments
Configuring log backups
Housekeeping of log backups
Modifying the housekeeping of log backups
Executing database backups
Overview of database backups
Backing up the database with the Snap Creator GUI
Backing up the database with Snap Creator command line
Reviewing available backups in SAP HANA Studio
SAP HANA File-Based Backup and Database Integrity Checks
Modifying configuration for File-Based Backup
Modifying configuration for Database Integrity Checks
Scheduling file-based backup
Scheduling database integrity checks
Performing File-Based Backup from the Snap Creator GUI
Performing File-Based Backup from Snap Creator command line
Performing Database Integrity Checks from Snap Creator GUI
Performing Database Integrity Checks from Snap Creator command line
Restoring and recovering SAP HANA databases
Restoring and recovering databases from primary storage
Restoring and recovering databases from secondary storage
Resuming a SnapVault relationship after a restore
Resuming a SnapVault relationship with Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
Resuming a SnapVault relationship with clustered Data ONTAP
Restoring databases after primary storage failure
Restoring databases after a primary storage failure with Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode
Restoring databases after a primary storage failure with clustered Data ONTAP
SAP HANA plug-in parameters
Troubleshooting
Where to go next
Administration
What Snap Creator Framework does
Benefits of using Snap Creator
Snap Creator architecture
Snap Creator Server overview
Snap Creator Agent overview
Plug-ins for application integration
Managing Snap Creator Server
Starting, verifying, and stopping Snap Creator Server on Windows
Starting, verifying, and stopping Snap Creator Server on UNIX
Changing the Snap Creator Server port after installation
Setting Snap Creator Server credentials
Managing Snap Creator Agent
Starting, verifying, and stopping Snap Creator Agent on Windows
Starting, verifying, and stopping Snap Creator Agent on UNIX
Changing the Snap Creator Agent port after installation
Snap Creator Agent security
Managing Snap Creator Agent security
Customizing the default keystore
Backup and recovery workflow
Creating profiles
Creating global configuration files
Creating configuration files
Creating backups
Monitoring jobs
Monitoring logs
Creating scheduled jobs
Creating retention policies
Guidelines to define Snap Creator policies
Creating backup types
Creating policy schedules
Creating policies
Assigning policies
Creating clones
Creating clones from a new backup
Creating clones from an existing backup
Performing restore operations
Performing volume restore
Performing single file restore operations
Performing application-defined restore operations
Managing user access
Creating Snap Creator users
Assigning profiles to Snap Creator users
Viewing a list of Snap Creator users and assigned profiles by using the CLI
Creating Snap Creator roles
Assigning roles to Snap Creator users
Viewing a list of Snap Creator users and assigned roles
Viewing Snap Creator users assigned to a role by using the CLI
Creating Snap Creator permissions by using the CLI
Assigning permissions to Snap Creator roles
Creating a list of all Snap Creator permissions by using the CLI
Viewing Snap Creator permissions assigned to a role
Managing profiles
Creating profiles
Viewing profiles
Deleting profiles
Managing configuration files
Creating configuration files
Creating new configuration files by downloading existing configuration files
Creating new configuration files by copying existing configuration files
Viewing a list of configuration files assigned to a profile
Deleting configuration files from a profile
Managing retention policies
Creating backup types
Creating policy schedules
Creating policies
Assigning policies
Viewing retention policies
Deleting retention policies
Managing backups
What Snap Creator information should be backed up
Creating backups
Viewing a list of backup copies of a configuration file
Deleting backups
Managing scheduled jobs
Creating scheduled jobs
Running scheduled jobs
Viewing a list of scheduled jobs
Editing scheduled jobs
Deleting scheduled jobs
Managing clones
Creating clones from a new backup
Creating clones from an existing backup
Unmounting clones
Plug-in information required to configure Snap Creator
Archive log plug-in
Citrix XenServer plug-in
DB2 plug-in
IBM Domino plug-in
MaxDB plug-in
MySQL plug-in
Oracle plug-in
Red Hat KVM plug-in guidelines
SAP HANA plug-in
SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange plug-in
SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server plug-in
Sybase ASE plug-in
VMware VIBE plug-in
Requirements for vCloud vApp backup and restore operations using the VMware plug-in
Virtual machine backup and restore by using the VMware plug-in
Using the plug-in framework to create custom plug-ins
Configuring Snap Creator for multilevel application quiesce operations when using hypervisor plug-ins
Troubleshooting Snap Creator issues
Types of error messages and troubleshooting logs
Performing a Snap Creator dump
Troubleshooting Snap Creator GUI errors
Cannot connect to the Snap Creator GUI
Error starting the Snap Creator GUI
Troubleshooting network issues
Troubleshooting security issues
Cryptographic flaws in Transport Layer Security
Self-signed SSL certificate not matching the URL
CA-signed SSL certificate is required for Snap Creator Framework
Troubleshooting Snap Creator Server or Snap Creator Agent issues
Snap Creator Server or Agent not starting
Snap Creator Agent not responding
Snap Creator password reset
Troubleshooting CLI command errors
CLI command results in 403 Forbidden error
CLI command results in 404 Not Found error
CLI command results in 500 Cannot locate object error
CLI command results in 500 Connect Failed error
cloneVol reports that aggregate does not exist
Error messages
Snap Creator Framework error messages
Snap Creator Agent error messages
Repository error messages
Storage error messages
Snap Creator GUI error messages
Snap Creator configuration file variables, parameters, and commands
Snap Creator variable and parameter descriptions
Parameters for configuring the Snap Creator Agent host client and Snap Creator Server
Parameters to connect to vFiler units and interfaces
Parameters to set up cloning operations
Parameters for setting up event management
Parameters to set up Operations Manager console
Parameters to set up OSSV
Parameters for setting up SnapMirror
Parameters for setting up Snapshot copies
Parameters to set up SnapVault
Parameters to set up the NetApp Management Console data protection capability
APP commands
Mount and unmount commands
PRE commands
POST commands
Snap Creator terminology
Guidelines for using the Snap Creator command-line interface
Snap Creator CLI commands for workflow actions
Commands used to manage Snap Creator user access
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