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When working with SnapDrive for UNIX, you must be aware of certain limitations that might affect your environment.

Generic limitations

  • SnapDrive for UNIX requires VMs to use BIOS during boot up for SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure (SMVI) support. Using the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) is not supported.

  • SnapDrive for UNIX does not support MetroCluster configuration in an RDM (Raw Device Mapping) environment in a guest operating system because the MetroCluster configuration is not supported by Virtual Storage Console (VSC).

  • SnapDrive for UNIX does not support Snapshot operations on an NFS mount point when the volume is exported with Kerberos security authentication types krb5, krb5i, or krb5p.

  • Snapshot operations might be inconsistent if you perform a snap restore operation on a mount point where a different entity other than the one created in the Snapshot copy is mounted.

  • SnapDrive for UNIX does not support operations on file specifications or LUNs if they are located across Data ONTAP operating in 7-Mode and clustered Data ONTAP storage systems.

  • If you are using clustered DATA ONTAP to configure a storage virtual machine (SVM) with SnapDrive for UNIX, check that the IP address of the SVM's LIF is mapped to the SVM name either in the DNS or in the /etc/hosts file.

    You must also check that the SVM name is configured in SnapDrive for UNIX by using the snapdrive config set vsadmin Vserver name command.

  • SnapDrive for UNIX modifies the mount point permissions from a nonroot user to a root user for a qtree after VBSR operations.

  • SnapDrive for UNIX does not support non-English language environments.

  • The snap restore operation fails if it is restored from the Snapshot copy that was created before the LUNs were moved to another volume.

  • If you are using ONTAP 8.2 or later, the Snapshot operations on a Snapshot copy might fail if a cloning operation that is in progress uses the same Snapshot copy.

    You must retry the operation later.

  • OnCommand Unified Manager 6.0 or later does not support Protection Manager on clustered Data ONTAP. As a result, the integration between OnCommand Unified Manager 6.0 or later and Snapdrive for UNIX is not supported, and the following SnapDrive for UNIX features are not supported:

    • Role-based access control (RBAC) integration with OnCommand Unified Manager 6.0 or later on ONTAP

    • Protection Manager integration with OnCommand Unified Manager 6.0 or later on ONTAP

  • You must assign the aggregates that contain SVM volumes to the SVM's aggregate list to configure the SVM and execute SnapDrive for UNIX operations.

  • SnapDrive for UNIX does not support automount, using any type of automount might cause SnapDrive for UNIX operations to fail.

Limitations on AIX

  • The SnapDrive for UNIX daemon takes longer to restart if one or more FC port links are down or unavailable.

    However, the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon can start regardless of the state of the FC ports.

  • By default, SnapDrive for UNIX creates disk groups with non-concurrent settings; you must manually change or provide storage provisioning operations.

  • SnapDrive for UNIX does not support iSCSI transport protocol on AIX.