Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
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SnapDrive for UNIX enables you to create Snapshot copies of host data.
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SnapDrive for UNIX 5.3.2 Documentation
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Install and and Setup for Linux for Clustered Data ONTAP
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Preparing for deployment
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Installing SnapDrive for UNIX
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Verifying Linux host configurations using the configuration checker tool
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Provisioning storage
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Creating Snapshot copies
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Installation and Setup for Linux for Data ONTAP Operating in 7-Mode
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Preparing for deployment
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Installing SnapDrive for UNIX
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Verifying Linux host configurations using the configuration checker tool
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Provisioning storage
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Creating Snapshot copies
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Administration for Linux
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Product overview
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Support for volume migration
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Management of an LVM and raw entities
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Understanding the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
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Stopping the daemon
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Support for storage system rename
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SnapDrive for UNIX configuration
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Configuring SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuration information in SnapDrive for UNIX for guest operating system
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Configuration information for Vserver
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Host preparation for adding LUNs
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Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What the trace log file is
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What AutoSupport is
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Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Multipath setup
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Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Multiple subnet configuration
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What SnapDrive wizards are
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Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuring igroups
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FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
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SnapDrive for UNIX operations on FlexClone volumes
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Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Login information for storage systems
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Role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuration of role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuring sd-admin in Operations Manager console
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Adding sd-hostname to the storage system
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RBAC and storage operation examples
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Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage partitioning scheme in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
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Command to use to display available storage
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Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
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The storage connect command
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The storage disconnect command
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The storage delete command
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Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Snapshot copy operations
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Crash-consistent Snapshot copies
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Snapshot copies information display
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Snapshot copy rename
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Restoring a Snapshot copy
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Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
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Volume-based SnapRestore
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Connecting to a Snapshot copy
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Connecting Snapshot copies on mirrored storage systems
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Splitting a volume clone or LUN clone
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Deleting a Snapshot copy
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Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
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Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
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Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Data collection utility
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Troubleshooting
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Understanding error messages
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Error message format
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Common error messages
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Standard exit status values
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Command reference
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Collecting information needed by SnapDrive for UNIX commands
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Summary of the SnapDrive for UNIX commands
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Command summary
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SnapDrive for UNIX options, keywords, and arguments
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Installation and Administration for Solaris
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SnapDrive for UNIX overview
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Management of VxVM and raw entities
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Support for volume migration
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Preparing to install SnapDrive for UNIX
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Hardware and software configuration
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Preparing your storage system
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Resetting the snap reserve option
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Host preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
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Guest OS preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
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Installing or upgrading SnapDrive for UNIX
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Files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
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Understanding the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
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Stopping the daemon
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Verifying supported configurations
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Support for storage system rename
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Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuring igroups
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SnapDrive for UNIX configuration
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Configuring SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuration information in SnapDrive for UNIX for guest operating system
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Configuration information for Vserver
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Host preparation for adding LUNs
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Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What the trace log file is
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What AutoSupport is
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Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Multiple subnet configuration
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What SnapDrive wizards are
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Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Login information for storage systems
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Role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuration of role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuring sd-admin in Operations Manager console
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Adding sd-hostname to the storage system
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RBAC and storage operation examples
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FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
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SnapDrive for UNIX operations on FlexClone volumes
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Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
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Guidelines for the storage create operation
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Command to use to display available storage
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Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
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The storage connect command
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The storage disconnect command
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Guidelines for the snapdrive storage disconnect command
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The storage delete command
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Guidelines for using the storage delete command
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Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Snapshot copy operations
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Crash-consistent Snapshot copies
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Guidelines for Snapshot copy creation
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Snapshot copies information display
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Snapshot copy rename
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Restoring a Snapshot copy
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Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
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Volume-based SnapRestore
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Connecting to a Snapshot copy
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Connecting Snapshot copies on mirrored storage systems
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Guidelines for connecting Snapshot copies
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Splitting a volume clone or LUN clone
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Deleting a Snapshot copy
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Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
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Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
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Data collection utility
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Troubleshooting
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Understanding error messages
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Error message format
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Common error messages
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Standard exit status values
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Command reference
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Collecting information needed by SnapDrive for UNIX commands
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Summary of the SnapDrive for UNIX commands
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Command summary
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SnapDrive for UNIX options, keywords, and arguments
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Installation and Administration for IBM AIX
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SnapDrive for UNIX overview
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Management of an LVM and raw entities
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Support for volume migration
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Preparing to install SnapDrive for UNIX
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Hardware and software configuration
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Preparing your storage system
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Resetting the snap reserve option
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Host preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
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Installing or upgrading SnapDrive for UNIX
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Files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
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Understanding the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
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Stopping the daemon
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Verifying supported configurations
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Support for storage system rename
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Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuring igroups
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SnapDrive for UNIX configuration
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Configuring SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuration information for Vserver
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Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What the trace log file is
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What AutoSupport is
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Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Multiple subnet configuration
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What SnapDrive wizards are
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Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Login information for storage systems
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Role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuration of role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuring sd-admin in Operations Manager console
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Adding sd-hostname to the storage system
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RBAC and storage operation examples
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FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
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SnapDrive for UNIX operations on FlexClone volumes
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Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
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Command to use to display available storage
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Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
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The storage connect command
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The storage disconnect command
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The storage delete command
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Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Snapshot copy operations
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Crash-consistent Snapshot copies
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Snapshot copies information display
-
Snapshot copy rename
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Restoring a Snapshot copy
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Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
-
Volume-based SnapRestore
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Connecting to a Snapshot copy
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Connecting Snapshot copies on mirrored storage systems
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Splitting a volume clone or LUN clone
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Deleting a Snapshot copy
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Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
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Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
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Data collection utility
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Troubleshooting
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Understanding error messages
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Error message format
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Common error messages
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Standard exit status values
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Command reference
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Collecting information needed by SnapDrive for UNIX commands
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Summary of the SnapDrive for UNIX commands
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Command summary
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SnapDrive for UNIX options, keywords, and arguments
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Administration for Linux
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Product overview
- Clustered Data ONTAP features available in SnapDrive for UNIX
- Support for Vserver
- Support for NetAppDataMotion for vFiler
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Support for volume migration
- vFiler unit support issues
- Considerations for using SnapDrive for UNIX
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Management of an LVM and raw entities
- How to manage Snapshot copies of LVM, raw devices, and NFS entities
- Security considerations
- Access permissions on a storage system
- Stack requirements
- Supported FC, iSCSI, or NFS configurations
- Limitations
- Limitations of LUNs managed by SnapDrive
- Limitations of RDM LUNs managed by SnapDrive
- SnapDrive limitations for clustered Data ONTAP
- Limitations for NFS files or directory trees
- Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
- Volume managers on SnapDrive for UNIX
- New in this release
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Understanding the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
- What the Web service and daemon are
- Checking the status of the daemon
- Starting the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
- Changing the default daemon password
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Stopping the daemon
- Restarting the daemon
- Forcing daemon restart
- Secure daemon communication using HTTPS
- Generating self-signed certificates
- Generating a CA-signed certificate
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Support for storage system rename
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SnapDrive for UNIX configuration
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Configuring SnapDrive for UNIX
- What the snapdrive.conf file is
- Configuration options and their default values
- What the SnapDrive configuration wizard does
- SnapDrive configuration wizard
- Some configuration commands
- Using the SnapDrive configuration wizard
- Setting values in the snapdrive.conf file
- Checking the version of SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuration information in SnapDrive for UNIX for guest operating system
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Configuration information for Vserver
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Host preparation for adding LUNs
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Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What AutoSupport is
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Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Multiple subnet configuration
- Automatic detection of host entities
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What SnapDrive wizards are
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Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuring igroups
- Using Selective LUN Map in SnapDrive for UNIX
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FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
- What role-based access control (RBAC) in SnapDrive for UNIX is
- SnapDrive for UNIX and Operations Manager console interaction
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Configuration of role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
- SnapDrive commands and capabilities
- Preconfigured roles for ease of user role configuration
- Automatic storage system update on Operations Manager console
- Multiple Operations Manager console servers
- Operations Manager console unavailable
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RBAC and storage operation examples
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Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
- Methods for creating storage
- Guidelines for the storage create operation
- Information required for the storage create operation
- Storage creation for LVM entities
- Storage creation for a file system that resides on a LUN
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Storage partitioning scheme in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
- Creating LUNs without host entities
- Creating a file system on a LUN and setting up the LUN automatically
- Creating a file system on a LUN and specifying the LUN
- Creating an LVM entity and setting up the LUN automatically
- Creating an LVM entity and specifying the LUN
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Command to use to display available storage
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Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
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The storage connect command
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The storage disconnect command
- Methods for disconnecting storage
- Guidelines for the snapdrive storage disconnect command
- Tips for using the storage disconnect command
- Information required for using the snapdrive storage disconnect command
- Command syntax for disconnecting LUNs from the host
- Command syntax for disconnecting a file system created on a LUN from the host
- Command syntax for disconnecting LUNs and storage entities from the host
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The storage delete command
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Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Snapshot copy operations
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Snapshot copies information display
- Command to use to display Snapshot copy information
- Guidelines for displaying Snapshot copies
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap show or list commands
- Displaying Snapshot copies residing on a storage system
- Displaying Snapshot copies of a storage system volume
- Displaying a Snapshot copy
- Other ways to get Snapshot copy names
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Snapshot copy rename
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Restoring a Snapshot copy
- Command to use to restore Snapshot copies
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Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
- Considerations for restoring a Snapshot copy
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap restore command
- Restoring a Snapshot copy
- Restoring a Snapshot copy from a different host
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Volume-based SnapRestore
- What volume-based SnapRestore is
- Considerations for using volume-based SnapRestore
- Mandatory checks for volume-based SnapRestore
- Checks that can be overridden by the user
- Volume-based SnapRestore command
- Information about LUNs mapped to local or remote hosts
- Host filespec information for a particular volume
- Volume-based SnapRestore for space reservation
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Connecting to a Snapshot copy
- How the snapdrive snap connect command works
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Connecting Snapshot copies on mirrored storage systems
- Snapshot connect and Snapshot restore operations
- Guidelines for connecting Snapshot copies
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap connect command
- Connecting to a Snapshot copy that contains LUNs
- Connecting to a Snapshot copy of storage entities other than LUNs
- Connecting to Snapshot copies of shared storage entities other than LUNs
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Splitting a volume clone or LUN clone
- Estimating the storage space to split a volume clone
- Estimating the storage space to split a LUN clone
- Estimating the storage space using a Snapshot copy
- Starting the volume clone or LUN clone split
- Viewing the status of a volume clone or LUN clone split
- Stopping the volume clone or LUN clone split operation
- Viewing the result of a clone split operation using job ID or file specification
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Deleting a Snapshot copy
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Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
- Using the Snapshot disconnect operation
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Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap disconnect command
- Disconnecting Snapshot copy with LUNs and no storage entities
- Disconnecting Snapshot copy with storage entities
- Disconnecting Snapshot copies with shared storage entities
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Data collection utility
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Troubleshooting
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Understanding error messages
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Common error messages
- SnapDrive storage create command fails when multiple SAN paths are present but multipathing is disabled
- If a volume is deleted on the Vserver without unmounting the volume on the host system, the snapdrive storage show command displays the incorrect actual path
- Snap management operation fails in RHEL/OEL 5.x due to an issue with umount command
- Snap restore operation fails when you have nfsv3 and nfsv4 versions enabled in the host and storage system
- Snap disconnect operation fails to delete cloned volume
- SnapRestore and Snapconnect operations does not work in Linux after multipathing type migration
- SnapDrive for UNIX reports an error if iSCSI is not running
- Discrepancy in the error code message
- Data disappears when you add LUNs to a volume group
- SnapDrive command fails when the transport protocol connectivity fails
- Autodetection does not work with MPIO setup for an FS created over a raw LUN
- Connecting to a Snapshot copy fails
- Deleting LUNs with exported disk groups on Linux LVM2 fails
- LUN discovery fails due to iSCSI daemon limitation
- Commands appear blocked
- After each reboot snap connect yields "0001-680 Admin error: Host OS requires an update to internal data"
- SnapDrive errors out if libgcc_s.so.1 is not installed
- Error loading the /usr/lib/libqlsdm.so in HBA_LoadLibrary
- Restoring a file system from a Snapshot copy fails
- Snapshot restore operation fails to restore file system on raw LUN
- Snap connect operation fails
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Standard exit status values
- Cleaning up the mapped RDM LUNs in the guest operating system and ESX server
- Volume-based SnapRestore check fails
- Snapshot create and delete operation fails
- Unable to create a Snapshot copy
- Unable to restore a Snapshot copy
- Unable to restart the daemon when host cannot communicate to the storage system
- Unable to start the daemon
- snapdrived start command fails
- SnapDrive commands sometimes result in mounting or unmounting file systems and modify system files
- Unable to select a storage stack
- snapdrived stop or snapdrived start command hangs
- SnapDrive for UNIX command displays could not check access error
- Mounting a FlexVol volume fails in NFS environment
- Receiving error iscsi64 snapdrive: 0001-666 FATAL error
- SnapDrive for UNIX incorrectly interprets the dollar sign
- SnapDrive for UNIX displays an error message after SUSE Linux Enterprise Server is upgraded from version 10 to 11
- SnapDrive for UNIX storage create command fails while discovering some mapped devices
- SnapDrive for UNIX commands fail with customized LD_LIBRARY_PATH
- SnapDrive operations fail in multiple subnet configuration
- SnapDrive for UNIX commands fail when environment variables are set using a command shell
- SnapDrive for UNIX does not automatically delete stale devices in UNIX
- SnapDrive fails to add newly mapped LUNs in RHEL 6.6 and later
- SnapDrive for UNIX operations fails due to improper multipath settings when aliased devices are used.
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Command reference
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Installation and Administration for Solaris
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SnapDrive for UNIX overview
- What SnapDrive for UNIX does
- Features supported in SnapDrive for UNIX
- Operations performed on stand-alone UNIX systems
- Support for guest operating systems
- Operations supported on host clustered UNIX systems
- How SnapDrive for UNIX works on host clustered UNIX systems
- Support for Vserver
- vFiler unit support issues
- Considerations for using SnapDrive for UNIX
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Management of VxVM and raw entities
- How to manage Snapshot copies of VxVM, raw devices, and NFS entities
- Security considerations
- Access permissions on a storage system
- Requirements for storage systems
- Stack requirements
- Supported FC, iSCSI, or NFS configurations
- Limitations
- Limitations of LUNs managed by SnapDrive
- Limitations of RDM LUNs managed by SnapDrive
- Support for NetAppDataMotion for vFiler
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Support for volume migration
- What configuration checker is
- Limitations for NFS files or directory trees
- Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
- Volume managers on SnapDrive for UNIX
- Host cluster environment for SnapDrive for UNIX
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Preparing to install SnapDrive for UNIX
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Hardware and software configuration
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Preparing your storage system
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Host preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
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Guest OS preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
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Installing or upgrading SnapDrive for UNIX
- Downloading and decompressing the software package
- Installing SnapDrive for UNIX on a Solaris host
- Setting up an SFRAC I/O fencing environment on a storage system
- Adding a node to a host cluster
- Removing a node from a host cluster
- Uninstalling SnapDrive for UNIX from a Solaris host
- Verifying the Veritas stack configuration
- Performing post-installation checks
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Files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
- Upgrade SnapDrive for UNIX to current version
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Understanding the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
- What the Web service and daemon are
- Checking the status of the daemon
- Starting the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
- Changing the default daemon password
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Stopping the daemon
- Restarting the daemon
- Forcing daemon restart
- Secure daemon communication using HTTPS
- Generating self-signed certificates
- Generating a CA-signed certificate
-
Verifying supported configurations
-
Support for storage system rename
-
Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
Configuring igroups
- Using Selective LUN Map in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
SnapDrive for UNIX configuration
-
Configuring SnapDrive for UNIX
- What the snapdrive.conf file is
- Configuration options and their default values
- What the SnapDrive configuration wizard does
- SnapDrive configuration wizard
- Some configuration commands
- Using the SnapDrive configuration wizard
- Setting values in the snapdrive.conf file
- Checking the version of SnapDrive for UNIX
-
Configuration information in SnapDrive for UNIX for guest operating system
-
Configuration information for Vserver
-
Host preparation for adding LUNs
-
Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
What AutoSupport is
-
Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
Multiple subnet configuration
- Automatic detection of host entities
-
What SnapDrive wizards are
-
-
Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
Role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
- What role-based access control (RBAC) in SnapDrive for UNIX is
- SnapDrive for UNIX and Operations Manager console interaction
-
Configuration of role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
- SnapDrive commands and capabilities
- Preconfigured roles for ease of user role configuration
- Automatic storage system update on Operations Manager console
- Multiple Operations Manager console servers
- Operations Manager console unavailable
-
RBAC and storage operation examples
-
FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
- Methods for creating storage
-
Guidelines for the storage create operation
- Information required for the storage create operation
- Storage creation for VxVM entities
- Storage creation for a file system that resides on a LUN
- Creating LUNs without host entities
- Creating a file system on a LUN and setting up the LUN automatically
- Creating a file system on a LUN and specifying the LUN
- Creating a VxVM entity and setting up the LUN automatically
- Creating a VxVM entity and specifying the LUN
-
Command to use to display available storage
-
Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
-
The storage connect command
-
The storage disconnect command
- Methods for disconnecting storage
-
Guidelines for the snapdrive storage disconnect command
- Tips for using the storage disconnect command
- Information required for using the snapdrive storage disconnect command
- Command syntax for disconnecting LUNs from the host
- Command syntax for disconnecting a file system created on a LUN from the host
- Command syntax for disconnecting LUNs and storage entities from the host
- Disable a node or a cluster from using shared resources
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The storage delete command
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Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
-
Snapshot copy operations
-
Snapshot copies information display
- Command to use to display Snapshot copy information
- Guidelines for displaying Snapshot copies
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap show or list commands
- Displaying Snapshot copies residing on a storage system
- Displaying Snapshot copies of a storage system volume
- Displaying a Snapshot copy
- Other ways to get Snapshot copy names
-
Snapshot copy rename
-
Restoring a Snapshot copy
- Command to use to restore Snapshot copies
-
Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
- Considerations for restoring a Snapshot copy
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap restore command
- Restoring a Snapshot copy
- Restoring a Snapshot copy from a different host
-
Volume-based SnapRestore
- What volume-based SnapRestore is
- Considerations for using volume-based SnapRestore
- Mandatory checks for volume-based SnapRestore
- Checks that can be overridden by the user
- Volume-based SnapRestore command
- Information about LUNs mapped to local or remote hosts
- Host filespec information for a particular volume
- Volume-based SnapRestore for space reservation
-
Connecting to a Snapshot copy
- How the snapdrive snap connect command works
-
Connecting Snapshot copies on mirrored storage systems
- Snapshot connect and Snapshot restore operations
-
Guidelines for connecting Snapshot copies
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap connect command
- Connecting to a Snapshot copy that contains LUNs
- Connecting to a Snapshot copy of storage entities other than LUNs
- Connecting to Snapshot copies of shared storage entities other than LUNs
-
Splitting a volume clone or LUN clone
- Estimating the storage space to split a volume clone
- Estimating the storage space to split a LUN clone
- Estimating the storage space using a Snapshot copy
- Starting the volume clone or LUN clone split
- Viewing the status of a volume clone or LUN clone split
- Stopping the volume clone or LUN clone split operation
- Viewing the result of a clone split operation using job ID or file specification
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Deleting a Snapshot copy
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Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
- Using the Snapshot disconnect operation
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Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap disconnect command
- Disconnecting Snapshot copy with LUNs and no storage entities
- Disconnecting Snapshot copy with storage entities
- Disconnecting Snapshot copies with shared storage entities
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Data collection utility
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Troubleshooting
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Understanding error messages
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Common error messages
- SnapDrive storage create command fails when multiple SAN paths are present but multipathing is disabled
- Snap restore operation fails when you have nfsv3 and nfsv4 versions enabled in the host and storage system
- Snap disconnect operation fails to delete cloned volume
- SnapDrive for UNIX reports an error if iSCSI is not running
- Discrepancy in the error code message
- Commands appear blocked
- Volume-based snap restore operation fails in slave node
- Snap restore command fails to mount the file system
- Storage connect operation fails to connect to a LUN created on a storage system using the LUN create command
- SnapDrive for UNIX does not show the supported file system types for storage create operation
- Creating a file system directly on a LUN fails
- After rebooting the host, OS and cluster services fail to start
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Standard exit status values
- Cleaning up the mapped RDM LUNs in the guest operating system and ESX server
- Volume-based SnapRestore check fails
- Snapshot create and delete operation fails
- Unable to create a Snapshot copy
- Unable to restore a Snapshot copy
- Unable to restart the daemon when host cannot communicate to the storage system
- Unable to start the daemon
- snapdrived start command fails
- SnapDrive commands sometimes result in mounting or unmounting file systems and modify system files
- Some commands are delayed when the storage cluster is in failover mode
- Unable to select a storage stack
- snapdrived stop or snapdrived start command hangs
- SnapDrive for UNIX command displays could not check access error
- Mounting a FlexVol volume fails in NFS environment
- SnapDrive for UNIX incorrectly interprets the dollar sign
- SnapDrive for UNIX storage create command fails while discovering some mapped devices
- SnapDrive for UNIX commands fail with customized LD_LIBRARY_PATH
- Storage area network file specification created with Solaris Volume Manager using iSCSI does not mount automatically
- SnapDrive operations fail in multiple subnet configuration
- SnapDrive for UNIX commands fail when environment variables are set using a command shell
- SnapDrive for UNIX does not automatically delete stale devices in UNIX
- Storage disconnect of disk group fails
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Command reference
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Installation and Administration for IBM AIX
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SnapDrive for UNIX overview
- What SnapDrive for UNIX does
- Features supported in SnapDrive for UNIX
- Operations performed on stand-alone UNIX systems
- Support for Vserver
- vFiler unit support issues
- Considerations for using SnapDrive for UNIX
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Management of an LVM and raw entities
- How to manage Snapshot copies of LVM, raw devices, and NFS entities
- Security considerations
- Access permissions on a storage system
- Requirements for storage systems
- Stack requirements
- Supported FC, iSCSI, or NFS configurations
- Limitations
- Limitations of LUNs managed by SnapDrive
- Support for NetAppDataMotion for vFiler
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Support for volume migration
- What configuration checker is
- Limitations for NFS files or directory trees
- Multipathing in SnapDrive for UNIX
- Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
- Volume managers on SnapDrive for UNIX
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Preparing to install SnapDrive for UNIX
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Hardware and software configuration
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Preparing your storage system
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Host preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
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Installing or upgrading SnapDrive for UNIX
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Understanding the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
- What the Web service and daemon are
- Checking the status of the daemon
- Starting the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
- Changing the default daemon password
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Stopping the daemon
- Restarting the daemon
- Forcing daemon restart
- Secure daemon communication using HTTPS
- Generating self-signed certificates
- Generating a CA-signed certificate
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Verifying supported configurations
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Support for storage system rename
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Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuring igroups
- Using Selective LUN Map in SnapDrive for UNIX
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SnapDrive for UNIX configuration
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Configuring SnapDrive for UNIX
- What the snapdrive.conf file is
- Configuration options and their default values
- What the SnapDrive configuration wizard does
- SnapDrive configuration wizard
- Some configuration commands
- Using the SnapDrive configuration wizard
- Setting values in the snapdrive.conf file
- Checking the version of SnapDrive for UNIX
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Configuration information for Vserver
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Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What AutoSupport is
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Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Multiple subnet configuration
- Automatic detection of host entities
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What SnapDrive wizards are
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Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
- What role-based access control (RBAC) in SnapDrive for UNIX is
- SnapDrive for UNIX and Operations Manager console interaction
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Configuration of role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
- SnapDrive commands and capabilities
- Preconfigured roles for ease of user role configuration
- Automatic storage system update on Operations Manager console
- Multiple Operations Manager console servers
- Operations Manager console unavailable
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RBAC and storage operation examples
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FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
- Methods for creating storage
- Guidelines for the storage create operation
- Information required for the storage create operation
- Storage creation for LVM entities
- Storage creation for a file system that resides on a LUN
- Creating LUNs without host entities
- Creating a file system on a LUN and setting up the LUN automatically
- Creating a file system on a LUN and specifying the LUN
- Creating an LVM entity and setting up the LUN automatically
- Creating an LVM entity and specifying the LUN
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Command to use to display available storage
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Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
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The storage connect command
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The storage disconnect command
- Methods for disconnecting storage
- Guidelines for the snapdrive storage disconnect command
- Tips for using the storage disconnect command
- Information required for using the snapdrive storage disconnect command
- Command syntax for disconnecting LUNs from the host
- Command syntax for disconnecting a file system created on a LUN from the host
- Command syntax for disconnecting LUNs and storage entities from the host
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The storage delete command
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Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
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What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
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Snapshot copy operations
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Snapshot copies information display
- Command to use to display Snapshot copy information
- Guidelines for displaying Snapshot copies
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap show or list commands
- Displaying Snapshot copies residing on a storage system
- Displaying Snapshot copies of a storage system volume
- Displaying a Snapshot copy
- Other ways to get Snapshot copy names
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Snapshot copy rename
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Restoring a Snapshot copy
- Command to use to restore Snapshot copies
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Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
- Considerations for restoring a Snapshot copy
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap restore command
- Restoring a Snapshot copy
- Restoring a Snapshot copy from a different host
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Volume-based SnapRestore
- What volume-based SnapRestore is
- Considerations for using volume-based SnapRestore
- Mandatory checks for volume-based SnapRestore
- Checks that can be overridden by the user
- Volume-based SnapRestore command
- Information about LUNs mapped to local or remote hosts
- Host filespec information for a particular volume
- Volume-based SnapRestore for space reservation
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Connecting to a Snapshot copy
- How the snapdrive snap connect command works
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Connecting Snapshot copies on mirrored storage systems
- Snapshot connect and Snapshot restore operations
- Guidelines for connecting Snapshot copies
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap connect command
- Connecting to a Snapshot copy that contains LUNs
- Connecting to a Snapshot copy of storage entities other than LUNs
- Connecting to Snapshot copies of shared storage entities other than LUNs
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Splitting a volume clone or LUN clone
- Estimating the storage space to split a volume clone
- Estimating the storage space to split a LUN clone
- Estimating the storage space using a Snapshot copy
- Starting the volume clone or LUN clone split
- Viewing the status of a volume clone or LUN clone split
- Stopping the volume clone or LUN clone split operation
- Viewing the result of a clone split operation using job ID or file specification
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Deleting a Snapshot copy
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Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
- Using the Snapshot disconnect operation
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Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
- Information required for using the snapdrive snap disconnect command
- Disconnecting Snapshot copy with LUNs and no storage entities
- Disconnecting Snapshot copy with storage entities
- Disconnecting Snapshot copies with shared storage entities
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Data collection utility
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Troubleshooting
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Understanding error messages
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Common error messages
- SnapDrive storage create command fails when multiple SAN paths are present but multipathing is disabled
- If a volume is deleted on the Vserver without unmounting the volume on the host system, the snapdrive storage show command displays the incorrect actual path
- Snap restore operation fails when you have nfsv3 and nfsv4 versions enabled in the host and storage system
- Snap disconnect operation fails to delete cloned volume
- SnapDrive for UNIX reports an error if iSCSI is not running
- Discrepancy in the error code message
- Commands appear blocked
- Clustering message appears during SnapRestore
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Standard exit status values
- Volume-based SnapRestore check fails
- Snapshot create and delete operation fails
- Unable to create a Snapshot copy
- Unable to restore a Snapshot copy
- Unable to restart the daemon when host cannot communicate to the storage system
- (AIX) MPIO cfmode support limited
- Unable to start the daemon
- Ghost device handles in AIX cause longer return time on iSCSI commands
- snapdrived start command fails
- SnapDrive commands sometimes result in mounting or unmounting file systems and modify system files
- Unable to select a storage stack
- snapdrived stop or snapdrived start command hangs
- SnapDrive for UNIX command displays could not check access error
- Mounting a FlexVol volume fails in NFS environment
- SnapDrive for UNIX incorrectly interprets the dollar sign
- SnapDrive for UNIX storage create command fails while discovering some mapped devices
- SnapDrive for UNIX commands fail with customized LD_LIBRARY_PATH
- SnapDrive operations fail in multiple subnet configuration
- SnapDrive for UNIX commands fail when environment variables are set using a command shell
- Cannot install SnapDrive for UNIX patches on AIX by default
- SnapDrive for UNIX does not automatically delete stale devices in UNIX
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Command reference
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