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      • Concepts
        • SnapCenter role-based access control (RBAC)
      • SnapCenter Server installation
        • Prepare for installing the SnapCenter Server
        • Configure CA Certificate
        • Configure High Availability
        • Configure role-based access control (RBAC)
        • Provision your storage system
          • Provision storage on Windows hosts
            • Configure LUN storage
      • Protect Microsoft SQL Server databases
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
          • Backup strategy for SQL Server resources
          • Restoration strategy for SQL Server
        • Prepare to install the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
          • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
          • Configure CA Certificate
          • Import archived backups from SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server to SnapCenter
        • Prepare for data protection
        • Back up SQL Server database, or instance, or availability group
          • Monitor backup operations
        • Restore SQL Server resources
        • Clone SQL Server database resources
      • Protect SAP HANA databases
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Databases
          • Backup strategy for SAP HANA databases
          • Restore and recovery strategy for SAP HANA databases
        • Prepare to install the SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database
          • Install the SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Databases
          • Configure CA Certificate
        • Prepare for data protection
        • Back up SAP HANA resources
          • Discover resources and prepare multitenant database containers for data protection
          • Monitor backup operations
        • Restore SAP HANA Databases
        • Clone SAP HANA resource backups
      • Protect Oracle databases
        • Overview of SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle Database
        • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle Database
        • Back up Oracle databases
        • Restore and recover Oracle databases
        • Clone Oracle database
      • Protect Windows file systems
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows concepts
        • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows
          • Configure CA certificate
        • Back up Windows file systems
        • Restore Windows file systems
        • Clone Windows file systems
      • Protect Microsoft Exchange Server databases
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Exchange Server concepts
        • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Exchange Server
          • Configure CA Certificate
        • Back up Exchange resources
        • Restore Exchange resources
      • Protect Custom applications
        • SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
          • Backup strategy for custom plug-ins
        • Develop a plug-in for your application
        • Prepare to install SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
          • Install the SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
          • Configure CA Certificate
        • Prepare for data protection
        • Back up custom plug-in resources
        • Restore custom plug-in resources
        • Clone custom plug-in resource backups
      • Manage SnapCenter Server and plug-ins
        • View dashboard
      • Upgrade SnapCenter Server and plug-ins
      • Uninstall SnapCenter Server and plug-ins
        • Uninstall SnapCenter plug-in packages
      • Automation using REST APIs
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    • SnapCenter Software 4.5 docs
    • Release notes
    • Concepts
      • SnapCenter overview
      • Security features
      • SnapCenter role-based access control (RBAC)
        • Types of RBAC
        • RBAC permissions and roles
        • Pre-defined SnapCenter roles and permissions
      • Resources, resource groups, and policies
      • Prescripts and postscripts
      • SnapCenter Automation using REST APIs
    • SnapCenter Server installation
      • Installation workflow
      • Prepare for installing the SnapCenter Server
        • Domain and workgroup requirements
        • Space and sizing requirements
        • SAN host requirements
        • Supported storage systems and applications
        • Supported browsers
        • Connection and port requirements
        • SnapCenter licenses
        • Authentication methods for your credentials
        • Storage Virtual Machine connections and credentials
      • Install the SnapCenter Server
      • Log in to SnapCenter
      • Configure CA Certificate
        • Generate CA Certificate CSR file
        • Import CA Certificates
        • Get the CA certificate thumbprint
        • Configure CA certificate with Windows host plug-in services
        • Configure CA certificate with SnapCenter site
        • Enable CA Certificates for SnapCenter Server
      • Register untrusted Active Directory domains
      • Configure High Availability
        • Configure SnapCenter Servers for High Availability using F5
        • Configure Microsoft Network Load Balancer manually
        • Switch from NLB to F5 for high availability
        • High availability for the SnapCenter MySQL repository
        • Export SnapCenter certificates
      • Configure role-based access control (RBAC)
        • Add a user or group and assign role and assets
        • Create a role
        • Add an ONTAP RBAC role using security login commands
        • Create SVM roles with minimum privileges
        • Create an ONTAP cluster role with minimum privileges
        • Configure IIS Application Pools to enable Active Directory read permissions
      • Add storage systems
      • Add SnapCenter Standard controller-based licenses
      • Add SnapCenter Standard capacity-based licenses
      • Provision your storage system
        • Provision storage on Windows hosts
          • Configure LUN storage
            • Establish an iSCSI session
            • Disconnect an iSCSI session
            • Create and manage igroups
            • Create and manage disks
          • Create and manage SMB shares
          • Reclaim space on the storage system
          • Provision storage using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Provision storage in VMware environments
      • Configure secured MySQL connections with SnapCenter Server
      • Features enabled on your Windows host during installation
    • Protect Microsoft SQL Server databases
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server overview
        • What you can do with the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server features
        • Support for Asymmetric LUN Mapping in Windows clusters
        • Storage types supported by SnapCenter Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows and for Microsoft SQL Server
        • Storage layout recommendations for SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
        • Minimum ONTAP privileges required for SQL plug-in
        • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication
        • Backup strategy for SQL Server resources
          • Define a backup strategy for SQL Server resources
          • Type of backups supported
          • Backup schedules for database plug-ins
          • Number of backup jobs needed for databases
          • Backup naming conventions
          • Backup retention options
          • How long to retain transaction log backups on the source storage system
          • Multiple databases on the same volume
          • Backup copy verification using the primary or secondary storage volume
          • When to schedule verification jobs
        • Restoration strategy for SQL Server
          • Define a restoration strategy for SQL Server
          • Sources and destinations for a restore operation
          • SQL Server recovery models supported by SnapCenter
          • Types of restore operations
        • Define a cloning strategy for SQL Server
      • Quick start to install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
      • Prepare to install the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
        • Installation workflow of SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
        • Prerequisites to add hosts and install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
        • Host requirements to install SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Windows
        • Set up credentials for the SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Windows
        • Configure credentials for an individual SQL Server resource
        • Configure gMSA on Windows Server 2012 or later
        • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
          • Add hosts and install the SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Windows
          • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server on multiple remote hosts by using cmdlets
          • Install the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server silently from the command line
          • Monitor the status of installing Plug-in for SQL Server
        • Configure CA Certificate
          • Generate CA Certificate CSR file
          • Import CA certificate
          • Get the CA certificate thumbprint
          • Configure CA certificate with Windows host plug-in services
          • Enable CA Certificates for plug-ins
        • Import archived backups from SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server to SnapCenter
          • Import archived backups overview
          • Limitations related to the import feature
          • Import archived backups
          • View the imported backups in SnapCenter Server
      • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
      • Prepare for data protection
        • Prerequisites for using SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
        • How resources, resource groups, and policies are used for protecting SQL Server
      • Back up SQL Server database, or instance, or availability group
        • Backup workflow
        • Determine whether resources are available for backup
        • Migrate resources to NetApp storage system
        • Create backup policies for SQL Server databases
        • Create resource groups and attach policies for SQL Server
        • Requirements for backing up SQL resources
        • Back up SQL resources
        • Back up SQL Server resource groups
        • Monitor backup operations
          • Monitor backup operations in the SnapCenter Jobs page
          • Monitor operations in the Activity pane
        • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Back up resources using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Cancel the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server backup operations
        • View SQL Server backups and clones in the Topology page
        • Remove backups using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Clean up the secondary backup count using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Restore SQL Server resources
        • Restore workflow
        • Requirements for restoring a database
        • Restore SQL Server database backups
        • Restore an SQL Server database from secondary storage
        • Reseed Availability Group databases
        • Restore and recover resources using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor restore operations
        • Cancel restore operations
      • Clone SQL Server database resources
        • Clone workflow
        • Clone from a SQL Server database backup
        • Clone backups using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Perform Clone Lifecycle
        • Monitor clone operations in SnapCenter
        • Cancel clone operations
        • Split a clone
    • Protect SAP HANA databases
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Databases
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database overview
        • What you can do using the SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database features
        • Storage types supported by SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database
        • Minimum ONTAP privileges required
        • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication
        • Backup strategy for SAP HANA databases
          • Define a backup strategy for SAP HANA databases
          • Automatic discovery of resources on Linux host
          • Type of backups supported
          • How SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database uses consistency group Snapshot copies
          • How SnapCenter manages housekeeping of log and data backups
          • Considerations for determining backup schedules for SAP HANA database
          • Number of backup jobs needed for SAP HANA databases
          • Backup naming conventions
        • Restore and recovery strategy for SAP HANA databases
          • Define a restore and recovery strategy for SAP HANA resources
          • Types of restore strategies supported for manually added SAP HANA resources
          • Types of restore strategies supported for automatically discovered SAP HANA databases
          • Types of restore operations for auto discovered SAP HANA databases
          • Types of recovery operations supported for SAP HANA databases
      • Prepare to install the SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database
        • Installation workflow of SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database
        • Prerequisites for adding hosts and installing SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database
        • Host requirements to install SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Windows
        • Host requirements for installing the SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Linux
        • Set up credentials for the SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database
        • Configure gMSA on Windows Server 2012 or later
        • Install the SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Databases
          • Add hosts and install plug-in packages on remote hosts
          • Install SnapCenter Plug-in Packages for Linux or Windows on multiple remote hosts by using cmdlets
          • Install the SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database on Linux hosts by using the command-line interface
          • Monitor SnapCenter plug-in package installation status
        • Configure CA Certificate
          • Generate CA Certificate CSR file
          • Import CA certificates
          • Get the CA certificate thumbprint
          • Configure CA certificate with Windows host plug-in services
          • Configure the CA Certificate for the SnapCenter SAP HANA Plug-ins service on Linux host
          • Configure the CA Certificate for the SnapCenter SAP HANA Plug-ins service on Windows host
          • Enable CA Certificates for plug-ins
      • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
      • Prepare for data protection
        • Prerequisites for using the SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA Database
        • How resources, resource groups, and policies are used for protecting SAP HANA databases
      • Back up SAP HANA resources
        • Back up workflow
        • Configure HDB User Store Key and HDBSQL OS User for the SAP HANA database
        • Discover resources and prepare multitenant database containers for data protection
          • Discover the databases automatically
          • Prepare multitenant database containers for data protection
        • Add resources manually to the plug-in host
        • Create backup policies for SAP HANA databases
        • Create resource groups and attach policies
        • Back up SAP HANA databases
        • Back up resource groups
        • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets for SAP HANA database
        • Back up databases using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor backup operations
          • Monitor backup operations in the SnapCenter Jobs page
          • Monitor operations in the Activity pane
        • Cancel the backup operations
        • View SAP HANA database backups and clones in the Topology page
      • Restore SAP HANA Databases
        • Restore workflow
        • Restore and recover a manually added resource backup
        • Restore and recover an auto discovered database backup
        • Restore SAP HANA database using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Restore resources using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor restore operations
      • Clone SAP HANA resource backups
        • Clone workflow
        • Clone a SAP HANA database backup
        • Clone SAP HANA database backups using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor clone operations in SnapCenter
        • Split a clone
        • Delete or split SAP HANA database clones after upgrading SnapCenter
    • Protect Oracle databases
      • Overview of SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle Database
        • What can you do with the Plug-in for Oracle Database
        • Features of Plug-in for Oracle
        • Storage types supported by Plug-in for Oracle Database
        • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication for Plug-in for Oracle
        • Minimum ONTAP privileges required for Plug-in for Oracle
      • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle Database
        • Installation workflow of SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle Database
        • Prerequisites for adding hosts and installing Plug-ins Package for Linux or AIX
        • Add hosts and install Plug-ins Package for Linux or AIX
        • Configure the SnapCenter Plug-in Loader service
        • Configure CA certificate with SnapCenter Plug-in Loader service on Linux host
        • Enable CA Certificates for plug-ins
        • Import data from SnapManager for Oracle and SnapManager for SAP to SnapCenter
      • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
      • Prepare for protecting Oracle databases
      • Back up Oracle databases
        • Backup workflow
        • Define a backup strategy for Oracle databases
        • Determine whether Oracle databases are available for backup
        • Create backup policies for Oracle databases
        • Create resource groups and attach policies for Oracle databases
        • Requirements for backing up an Oracle database
        • Back up Oracle resources
        • Back up Oracle database resource groups
        • Back up Oracle databases using UNIX commands
        • Monitor Oracle database backup operations
        • Cancel backup operations of Oracle databases
        • View Oracle database backups and clones in the Topology page
      • Mount and unmount database backups
      • Restore and recover Oracle databases
        • Restore workflow
        • Define a restore and recovery strategy for Oracle databases
        • Requirements for restoring an Oracle database
        • Restore Oracle database
        • Restore and recover tablespaces using point-in-time recovery
        • Restore and recover pluggable database using point-in-time recovery
        • Restore and recover Oracle databases using UNIX commands
        • Monitor Oracle database restore operations
        • Cancel Oracle database restore operations
      • Clone Oracle database
        • Clone workflow
        • Define a clone strategy for Oracle databases
        • Requirements for cloning an Oracle database
        • Clone an Oracle database
        • Clone a pluggable database
        • Clone Oracle database backups using UNIX commands
        • Split an Oracle Database Clone
        • Split clone of a pluggable database
        • Monitor Oracle database clone operations
        • Refresh a clone
        • Delete clone of a pluggable database
    • Protect Windows file systems
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows concepts
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows overview
        • What you can do with the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows
        • SnapCenter Plug-in for Windows features
        • How SnapCenter backs up Windows file systems
        • Storage types supported by SnapCenter Plug-ins for Microsoft Windows
        • Minimum ONTAP privileges required for Windows plug-in
        • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication
        • Define a backup strategy for Windows file systems
        • Sources and destinations of clones for Windows file systems
      • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows
        • Installation workflow of SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows
        • Installation requirements for SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows
        • Configure gMSA on Windows Server 2012 or later
        • Add hosts and install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows
        • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows on multiple remote hosts using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Install the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows silently from the command line
        • Monitor SnapCenter plug-in package installation status
        • Configure CA certificate
          • Generate CA Certificate CSR file
          • Import CA certificates
          • Get the CA certificate thumbprint
          • Configure CA certificate with Windows host plug-in services
          • Enable CA Certificates for plug-ins
      • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
      • Back up Windows file systems
        • Backup workflow
        • Determine resource availability for Windows file systems
        • Create backup policies for Windows file systems
        • Create resource groups for Windows file systems
        • Back up a single resource on demand for Windows file systems
        • Back up resource groups for Windows file systems
        • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Back up resources using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor backup operations
        • Cancel the backup operations
        • View related backups and clones in the Topology page
        • Remove backups using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Clean up the secondary backup count using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Restore Windows file systems
        • Restore Windows file system backups
        • Restore and recover resources using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor restore operations
        • Cancel restore operations
      • Clone Windows file systems
        • Clone from a Windows file system backup
        • Clone backups using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor clone operations
        • Cancel clone operations
        • Split a clone
    • Protect Microsoft Exchange Server databases
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Exchange Server concepts
        • Overview
        • What you can do with SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Exchange Server
        • Storage types supported by SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Windows and for Microsoft Exchange Server
        • Minimum ONTAP privileges required
        • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication
        • Define a backup strategy for Exchange Server resources
        • Define a restore strategy for Exchange databases
      • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Exchange Server
        • Installation workflow of SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Exchange Server
        • Prerequisites to add hosts and install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft Exchange Server
        • Set up credentials for SnapCenter Plug-in for Windows
        • Configure gMSA on Windows Server 2012 or later
        • Add hosts and install Plug-in for Exchange
        • Install Plug-in for Exchange from the SnapCenter Server host using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Install the SnapCenter Plug-in for Exchange silently from the command line
        • Monitor SnapCenter plug-in package installation status
        • Configure CA Certificate
          • Generate CA Certificate CSR file
          • Import CA certificates
          • Get the CA certificate thumbprint
          • Configure CA certificate with Windows host plug-in services
          • Enable CA Certificates for plug-ins
        • Configure SnapManager 7.x for Exchange and SnapCenter to coexist
      • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
      • Prepare for data protection
      • Back up Exchange resources
        • Backup workflow
        • Exchange database and backup verification
        • Determine whether Exchange resources are available for backup
        • Create backup policies for Exchange Server databases
        • Create resource groups and attach policies for Exchange Servers
        • Back up Exchange databases
        • Back up Exchange resources groups
        • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets for Exchange Server
        • Back up Exchange resources using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor backup operations
        • Cancel backup operations for Exchange database
        • Remove Exchange backups using PowerShell cmdlets
        • View Exchange backups on the Topology page
      • Restore Exchange resources
        • Restore workflow
        • Requirements for restoring an Exchange database
        • Restore Exchange databases
        • Granular recovery of mails and mailbox
        • Restore an Exchange Server database from secondary storage
        • Restore Exchange resources using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Reseed a passive Exchange node replica
        • Reseed a replica using PowerShell cmdlets for Exchange database
        • Monitor restore operations
        • Cancel restore operations
    • Protect Custom applications
      • SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
        • SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins overview
        • What you can do with the SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
        • SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins features
        • Storage types supported by SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
        • Minimum ONTAP privileges required for custom plug-in
        • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication
        • Define a backup strategy
        • Backup strategy for custom plug-ins
          • Backup schedules of custom plug-in resources
          • Number of backup jobs needed
        • Types of restore strategies supported for manually added SAP HANA resources
      • Develop a plug-in for your application
        • Overview
        • PERL-based development
        • Native style
        • Java style
        • Custom plug-in in SnapCenter
      • Prepare to install SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
        • Installation workflow of SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
        • Prerequisites for adding hosts and installing SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
        • Host requirements to install SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Windows
        • Host requirements for installing the SnapCenter Plug-ins Package for Linux
        • Set up credentials for SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
        • Configure gMSA on Windows Server 2012 or later
        • Install the SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
          • Add hosts and install plug-in packages on remote hosts
          • Install SnapCenter Plug-in Packages for Linux or Windows on multiple remote hosts by using cmdlets
          • Install the SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins on Linux hosts by using the command-line interface
          • Monitor SnapCenter plug-in package installation status
        • Configure CA Certificate
          • Generate CA Certificate CSR file
          • Import CA certificates
          • Get the CA certificate thumbprint
          • Configure CA certificate with Windows host plug-in services
          • Configure the CA Certificate for the SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins service on Linux host
          • Configure the CA Certificate for the SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins service on Windows host
          • Enable CA Certificates for plug-ins
      • Prepare for data protection
        • Prerequisites for using the SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
        • How resources, resource groups, and policies are used for protecting custom plug-in resources
      • Back up custom plug-in resources
        • Back up workflow
        • Add resources to SnapCenter Custom Plug-ins
        • Create policies for custom plug-in resources
        • Create resource groups and attach policies
        • Back up individual custom plug-in resources
        • Back up resource groups of custom plug-in resources
        • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Back up resources using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor backup operations
        • Cancel the backup operations
        • View custom plug-in resource related backups and clones in the Topology page
      • Restore custom plug-in resources
        • Restore workflow
        • Restore a resource backup
        • Restore resources using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor restore operations
      • Clone custom plug-in resource backups
        • Clone workflow
        • Clone from a backup
        • Clone backups using PowerShell cmdlets
        • Monitor clone operations in SnapCenter
    • Manage SnapCenter Server and plug-ins
      • View dashboard
        • Overview of dashboard
        • How to view information on the dashboard
        • Request status reports of the jobs from the dashboard
        • Request reports of the protection status from the dashboard
      • Manage RBAC
      • Manage hosts
      • Operations supported from the Resources page
      • Manage policies
      • Manage resource groups
      • Manage backups
      • Delete clones
      • Monitor jobs, schedules, events, and logs
      • Overview of SnapCenter reporting capabilities
      • Manage the SnapCenter Server repository
      • Manage resources of untrusted domains
      • Manage the storage system
      • Manage EMS data collection
    • Upgrade SnapCenter Server and plug-ins
      • Configure SnapCenter to check for available updates
      • Upgrade Workflow
      • Upgrade the SnapCenter Server
      • Upgrade your plug-in packages
    • Uninstall SnapCenter Server and plug-ins
      • Uninstall SnapCenter plug-in packages
        • Prerequisites for removing a host
        • Remove a host
        • Uninstall plug-ins using the SnapCenter GUI
        • Uninstall Windows plug-ins using the PowerShell cmdlet
        • Uninstall plug-ins locally on a host
        • Uninstall plug-ins package for Linux or AIX using CLI
      • Uninstall the SnapCenter Server
    • Automation using REST APIs
      • Overview of REST APIs
      • How to access SnapCenter REST API natively
      • REST web services foundation
      • Basic operational characteristics
      • Input variables controlling an API request
      • Interpretation of an API response
      • Supported REST APIs
      • How to access REST APIs using the Swagger API web page
      • Get started with the REST API
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    SnapCenter Software is a simple, centralized, scalable platform that provides application consistent data protection for applications, databases, host file systems, and VMs running on ONTAP systems anywhere in the Hybrid Cloud. This documentation library includes information for version 4.5.

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    Upgrade SnapCenter Server and SnapCenter plug-ins
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    Configure ports
    Install SnapCenter Server
    Configure high availability using F5
    Protect Microsoft SQL Server databases
    Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server database
    Create policies to back up SQL Server databases
    Back up SQL Server databases
    Protect SAP HANA databases
    Install SnapCenter Plug-in for SAP HANA database
    Create policies to back up SAP HANA databases
    Back up SAP HANA databases
    Protect Oracle databases
    Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Oracle database
    Create policies to back up Oracle databases
    Back up Oracle databases
    Protect databases on VMware
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    Deploy SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
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