• SnapCenter Software 6.0 docs
  • Release notes
    • Release Notes
    • What's new in SnapCenter 6.0.1
    • What's new in SnapCenter 6.0
    • Supported upgrade paths for SnapCenter
  • Concepts
    • SnapCenter overview
    • Security features
    • SnapCenter role-based access control (RBAC)
      • Types of RBAC
      • RBAC permissions and roles
      • Pre-defined SnapCenter roles and permissions
    • Disaster Recovery
    • 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
      • Register to access the SnapCenter software
      • Authentication methods for your credentials
      • Storage Virtual Machine connections and credentials
      • Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
        • Manage Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
        • Manage multi-factor authentication (MFA) using Rest API, PowerShell, and SCCLI
        • Configure MFA in SnapCenter Server using PowerShell, SCCLI, and REST API
    • Install the SnapCenter Server on Windows host
    • Install the SnapCenter Server on Linux host
    • Log in to SnapCenter
    • Configure CA Certificate for Windows host
      • 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
    • Configure CA Certificate for Linux host
    • Configure and enable two-way SSL communication on Windows host
      • Configure two-way SSL communication on Windows host
      • Enable two-way SSL communication on Windows host
    • Configure and enable two-way SSL communication on Linux host
      • Configure two-way SSL communication on Linux host
      • Enable SSL communication on Linux host
    • Configure Certificate-based Authentication
      • Export Certificate Authority (CA) certificates from SnapCenter Server
      • Import CA Certificate to the Windows host plug-ins
      • Import CA Certificate to the UNIX host plug-ins and configure root or intermediate certificates to SPL trust-store
        • Import CA Certificate to the UNIX host plug-ins
        • Configure root or intermediate certificates to SPL trust-store
      • Enable certificate-based authentication
      • Export SnapCenter certificates
    • Configure Active Directory, LDAP, and LDAPS
      • Register untrusted Active Directory domains
      • Configure CA client certificate for LDAPS
    • Configure High Availability
      • Configure SnapCenter Servers for High Availability
      • High availability for the SnapCenter MySQL repository
    • 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 ONTAP cluster roles with minimum privileges
      • Configure IIS Application Pools to enable Active Directory read permissions
    • Configure audit log settings
    • Add storage systems
    • Add SnapCenter Standard controller-based licenses
    • Provision your storage system
      • Provision storage on Windows hosts
        • Configure LUN storage
        • 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
    • Features enabled on Linux 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-in 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
    • Prepare to install the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server
      • Installation workflow for 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 2016 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
      • Configure Disaster recovery
        • Disaster recovery of SnapCenter Plug-in for SQL Server
        • Storage disaster recovery for SnapCenter Plug-in for SQL Server
        • Failback from SnapCenter Plug-in for SQL Server secondary storage to primary storage
    • 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
      • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Back up SQL resources
      • Back up SQL Server resource groups
      • Monitor backup operations in the SnapCenter Jobs page
      • Cancel the SnapCenter Plug-in for Microsoft SQL Server backup operations
      • View SQL Server backups and clones in the Topology page
      • 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
      • Restore resources using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Reseed Availability Group databases
      • Monitor restore operations
      • Cancel restore operations
    • Clone SQL Server database resources
      • Clone workflow
      • Clone from a SQL Server database backup
      • 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 2016 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
      • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets for SAP HANA database
      • Back up SAP HANA databases
      • Back up resource groups
      • Monitor backup operations in the SnapCenter Jobs page
      • 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 resources using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Monitor restore operations
    • Clone SAP HANA resource backups
      • Clone workflow
      • Clone a SAP HANA database backup
      • 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
      • Alternate ways to 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 overview
      • Backup configuration information
        • Supported backup configurations
        • Backup types
        • How SnapCenter discovers Oracle databases
        • Preferred nodes to use
        • Catalog backups
        • Predefined environment variables
        • Backup retention
        • Backup schedules
        • Naming conventions
      • Review backup requirements
      • Discover Oracle database
      • Create backup policies
      • Create resource groups
      • Back up Oracle resources
      • Back up resource groups
      • Monitor backup progress
      • Other back up operations
        • Back up using UNIX commands
        • Cancel backup operations
        • View backups
    • Mount and unmount database backups
    • Restore and recover Oracle databases
      • Restore workflow
      • Define a restore and recovery strategy for Oracle databases
      • Predefined environment variables for restore specific prescript and postscript
      • Requirements for restoring an Oracle database
      • Restore and recover 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
      • Predefined environment variables for clone specific prescript and postscript
      • 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
    • Manage application volumes
      • What are application volumes
      • Add application volumes
      • Backup application volumes
        • Back up application volume
        • Back up the application volumes resource group
      • Clone application volume backup
  • 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-in 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
      • 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
      • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Back up a single resource on demand for Windows file systems
      • Back up resource groups for Windows file systems
      • Monitor backup operations
      • Cancel the backup operations
      • View related backups and clones in the Topology page
      • Clean up the secondary backup count using PowerShell cmdlets
    • Restore Windows file systems
      • Restore Windows file system backups
      • Restore resources using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Monitor restore operations
      • Cancel restore operations
    • Clone Windows file systems
      • Clone from a Windows file system backup
      • 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 2016 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
      • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets for Exchange Server
      • Back up Exchange databases
      • Back up Exchange resources groups
      • Monitor backup operations
      • Cancel backup operations for Exchange database
      • View Exchange backups in 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
      • Reseed a passive Exchange node replica
      • Reseed a replica using PowerShell cmdlets for Exchange database
      • Monitor restore operations
      • Cancel restore operations
  • Protect IBM Db2
    • SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2 overview
      • What you can do using the SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2 features
      • Storage types supported by SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2
      • Minimum ONTAP privileges required
      • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication
      • Backup strategy for IBM Db2
        • Define a backup strategy for IBM Db2
        • Automatic discovery of resources on Linux host
        • Type of backups supported
        • How SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2 uses consistency group Snapshot copies
        • How SnapCenter manages housekeeping of log backups
        • Considerations for determining backup schedules for IBM Db2
        • Number of backup jobs needed for IBM Db2
        • Backup naming conventions
      • Restore and recovery strategy for IBM Db2
        • Define a restore and recovery strategy for IBM Db2 resources
        • Types of restore strategies supported for manually added IBM Db2 resources
        • Types of restore strategies supported for automatically discovered IBM Db2
        • Types of restore operations for auto discovered IBM Db2
    • Prepare to install the SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2
      • Installation workflow of SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2
      • Prerequisites for adding hosts and installing Plug-ins package for Windows, Linux, or AIX
      • 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 IBM Db2
      • Configure gMSA on Windows Server 2016 or later
      • Install the SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2
        • 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 IBM Db2 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 IBM Db2 Plug-ins service on Linux host
        • Configure the CA Certificate for the SnapCenter IBM Db2 Plug-ins service on Windows host
        • Enable CA Certificates for plug-ins
    • Prepare for data protection
      • Prerequisites for using the SnapCenter Plug-in for IBM Db2
      • How resources, resource groups, and policies are used for protecting IBM Db2
    • Back up IBM Db2 resources
      • Back up workflow
      • Discover the databases automatically
      • Add resources manually to the plug-in host
      • Create backup policies for IBM Db2
      • Create resource groups and attach policies
      • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets for IBM Db2
      • Back up db2 databases
      • Back up resource groups
      • Monitor backup operations in the SnapCenter Jobs page
      • Cancel the backup operations
      • View IBM Db2 database backups and clones in the Topology page
    • Restore IBM Db2
      • Restore workflow
      • Restore a manually added resource backup
      • Restore an auto discovered database backup
      • Monitor restore operations
    • Clone IBM Db2 resource backups
      • Clone workflow
      • Clone a IBM Db2 database backup
      • Monitor clone operations in SnapCenter
      • Split a clone
      • Delete or split IBM Db2 database clones after upgrading SnapCenter
  • Protect PostgreSQL
    • SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL overview
      • What you can do using the SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL features
      • Storage types supported by SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL
      • Minimum ONTAP privileges required
      • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication
      • Backup strategy for PostgreSQL
        • Define a backup strategy for PostgreSQL
        • Automatic discovery of resources on Linux host
        • Type of backups supported
        • How SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL uses consistency group Snapshot copies
        • How SnapCenter manages housekeeping of log backups
        • Considerations for determining backup schedules for PostgreSQL
        • Number of backup jobs needed for PostgreSQL
        • Backup naming conventions
      • Restore and recovery strategy for PostgreSQL
        • Define a restore and recovery strategy for PostgreSQL resources
        • Types of restore strategies supported for manually added PostgreSQL resources
        • Types of restore strategies supported for automatically discovered PostgreSQL
        • Types of restore operations for auto discovered PostgreSQL
        • Types of recovery operations supported for PostgreSQL
    • Prepare to install the SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL
      • Installation workflow of SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL
      • Prerequisites for adding hosts and installing SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL
      • 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 PostgreSQL
      • Configure gMSA on Windows Server 2016 or later
      • Install the SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL
        • 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 PostgreSQL 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 PostgreSQL Plug-ins service on Linux host
        • Configure the CA Certificate for the SnapCenter PostgreSQL Plug-ins service on Windows host
        • Enable CA Certificates for plug-ins
    • Prepare for data protection
      • Prerequisites for using the SnapCenter Plug-in for PostgreSQL
      • How resources, resource groups, and policies are used for protecting PostgreSQL
    • Back up PostgreSQL resources
      • Back up workflow
      • Discover the clusters automatically
      • Add resources manually to the plug-in host
      • Create backup policies for PostgreSQL
      • Create resource groups and attach policies
      • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets for PostgreSQL
      • Back up PostgreSQL
      • Back up resource groups
      • Monitor backup operations in the SnapCenter Jobs page
      • Cancel the backup operations
      • View PostgreSQL cluster backups and clones in the Topology page
    • Restore PostgreSQL
      • Restore workflow
      • Restore and recover a manually added resource backup
      • Restore and recover an auto discovered cluster backup
      • Restore resources using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Monitor restore operations
    • Clone PostgreSQL resource backups
      • Clone workflow
      • Clone a PostgreSQL cluster backup
      • Monitor clone operations in SnapCenter
      • Split a clone
      • Delete or split PostgreSQL cluster clones after upgrading SnapCenter
  • Protect MySQL
    • SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL overview
      • What you can do using the SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL
      • SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL features
      • Storage types supported by SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL
      • Minimum ONTAP privileges required
      • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication
      • Backup strategy for MySQL
        • Define a backup strategy for MySQL
        • Automatic discovery of resources on Linux host
        • Type of backups supported
        • How SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL uses consistency group Snapshot copies
        • How SnapCenter manages housekeeping of data backups
        • Considerations for determining backup schedules for MySQL
        • Number of backup jobs needed for MySQL
        • Backup naming conventions
      • Restore and recovery strategy for MySQL
        • Define a restore and recovery strategy for MySQL resources
        • Types of restore strategies supported for manually added MySQL resources
        • Types of restore strategies supported for automatically discovered MySQL
        • Types of restore operations for auto discovered MySQL
    • Prepare to install the SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL
      • Installation workflow of SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL
      • Prerequisites for adding hosts and installing SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL
      • 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 MySQL
      • Install the SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL
        • 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 MySQL 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 MySQL Plug-ins service on Linux host
        • Configure the CA Certificate for the SnapCenter MySQL Plug-ins service on Windows host
        • Enable CA Certificates for plug-ins
    • Prepare for data protection
      • Prerequisites for using the SnapCenter Plug-in for MySQL
      • How resources, resource groups, and policies are used for protecting MySQL
    • Back up MySQL resources
      • Back up workflow
      • Discover the databases automatically
      • Add resources manually to the plug-in host
      • Create backup policies for MySQL
      • Create resource groups and attach policies
      • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets for MySQL
      • Back up MySQL
      • Back up resource groups
      • Monitor backup operations in the SnapCenter Jobs page
      • Cancel the backup operations
      • View MySQL database backups and clones in the Topology page
    • Restore MySQL
      • Restore workflow
      • Restore and recover a manually added resource backup
      • Restore and recover an auto discovered database backup
      • Restore resources using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Monitor restore operations
    • Clone MySQL resource backups
      • Clone workflow
      • Clone a MySQL database backup
      • Monitor clone operations in SnapCenter
      • Split a clone
      • Delete or split MySQL database clones after upgrading SnapCenter
  • 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 custom plug-in 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 2016 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
      • 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
      • Monitor clone operations in SnapCenter
  • Protect applications using NetApp supported plug-ins
    • NetApp supported plug-ins
      • NetApp supported plug-ins overview
      • What you can do with the NetApp supported plug-ins
      • NetApp supported plug-ins features
      • Storage types supported by NetApp supported plug-ins
      • Minimum ONTAP privileges required for NetApp supported plug-ins
      • Prepare storage systems for SnapMirror and SnapVault replication
      • Define a backup strategy
      • Backup strategy for NetApp supported plug-ins
        • Backup schedules of NetApp supported plug-ins resources
        • Number of backup jobs needed
      • Types of restore strategies supported for manually added NetApp supported plug-ins resources
    • Prepare to install NetApp supported plug-ins
      • Installation workflow of NetApp supported plug-ins
      • Prerequisites for adding hosts and installing NetApp supported 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 NetApp supported plug-ins
      • Configure gMSA on Windows Server 2016 or later
      • Install the NetApp supported 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 NetApp supported 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 NetApp supported plug-ins
      • How resources, resource groups, and policies are used for protecting NetApp supported plug-ins resources
    • Back up NetApp supported plug-ins resources
      • Back up workflow
      • Add resources to NetApp supported plug-ins
      • Create policies for NetApp supported plug-ins resources
      • Create resource groups and attach policies
      • Create a storage system connection and a credential using PowerShell cmdlets
      • Back up individual NetApp supported plug-ins resources
      • Back up resource groups of NetApp supported plug-in resources
      • Monitor backup operations
      • Cancel the backup operations
      • View NetApp supported plug-ins resource related backups and clones in the Topology page
    • Restore NetApp supported plug-ins resources
      • Restore workflow
      • Restore a resource backup
      • Monitor restore operations
    • Clone NetApp supported plug-ins resource backups
      • Clone workflow
      • Clone from a backup
      • Monitor clone operations in SnapCenter
  • Protect Unix file systems
    • Overview of SnapCenter Plug-in for Unix file systems
    • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for Unix file systems
      • Prerequisites for adding hosts and installing Plug-ins Package for Linux
      • Add hosts and install Plug-ins Package for Linux
      • 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
    • Install SnapCenter Plug-in for VMware vSphere
    • Prepare for protecting Unix file systems
    • Back up Unix file systems
      • Discover UNIX file systems
      • Create backup policies
      • Create resource groups
      • Back up UNIX file systems
      • Back up resource groups
      • Monitor backup progress
      • View protected Unix file systems in the Topology page
    • Restore and recover Unix file systems
      • Restore and recover Unix file systems
      • Monitor Unix file systems restore operations
    • Clone Unix file systems
      • Clone Unix file systems
      • Split a clone
      • Monitor Unix file systems clone operations
  • Protect applications running on Azure NetApp Files
    • Protect applications running on Azure NetApp Files
    • Install SnapCenter and create credentials
      • Install SnapCenter on Azure Virtual Machine
      • Create the Azure credential in SnapCenter
      • Configure the Azure storage account
      • Create the credential to add the plug-in host
    • Protect SAP HANA databases
      • Add hosts and install SnapCenter plug-in for SAP HANA database
      • Add SAP HANA database
      • Create backup policies for SAP HANA databases
      • Create resource groups and attach SAP HANA backup policies
      • Back up SAP HANA databases running on Azure NetApp Files
      • Back up SAP HANA resource groups
      • Restore and recover SAP HANA databases
      • Clone SAP HANA database backup
    • Protect Microsoft SQL Server databases
      • Add hosts and install SnapCenter plug-in for SQL Server database
      • Create backup policies for SQL Server databases
      • Create resource groups and attach SQL backup policies
      • Back up SQL Server databases running on Azure NetApp Files
      • Back up SQL Server resource groups
      • Restore and recover SQL Server databases
      • Clone SQL Server database backup
    • Protect Oracle databases
      • Add hosts and install SnapCenter plug-in for Oracle database
      • Create backup policies for Oracle databases
      • Create resource groups and attach Oracle backup policies
      • Back up Oracle databases running on Azure NetApp Files
      • Back up Oracle resource groups
      • Restore and recover Oracle databases
      • Clone Oracle database backup
  • 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 on Windows host
    • Upgrade the SnapCenter Server on Linux host
    • Upgrade your plug-in packages
  • Tech refresh
    • Tech refresh of SnapCenter Server host
    • Tech refresh of SnapCenter plug-in hosts
    • Tech refresh of storage system
  • 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 on Windows host
    • Uninstall the SnapCenter Server on Linux host
  • Automate 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
    • REST APIs supported for SnapCenter Server and plug-ins
    • How to access REST APIs using the Swagger API web page
    • Get started with the REST API
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