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      • Install and and Setup for Linux for Clustered Data ONTAP
        • Preparing for deployment
        • Installing SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Verifying Linux host configurations using the configuration checker tool
        • Provisioning storage
        • Creating Snapshot copies
      • Installation and Setup for Linux for Data ONTAP Operating in 7-Mode
        • Preparing for deployment
        • Installing SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Verifying Linux host configurations using the configuration checker tool
        • Provisioning storage
        • Creating Snapshot copies
      • Administration for Linux
        • Product overview
          • Support for volume migration
          • Management of an LVM and raw entities
        • Understanding the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
          • Stopping the daemon
        • Support for storage system rename
        • SnapDrive for UNIX configuration
          • Configuring 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 the trace log file is
          • What AutoSupport is
          • Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
            • Multipath setup
          • Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Multiple subnet configuration
          • What SnapDrive wizards are
          • Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Configuring igroups
          • FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
            • SnapDrive for UNIX operations on FlexClone volumes
        • Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Login information for storage systems
        • Role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Configuration of role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
            • Configuring sd-admin in Operations Manager console
            • Adding sd-hostname to the storage system
          • RBAC and storage operation examples
        • Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
            • Storage partitioning scheme in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
          • Command to use to display available storage
          • Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
          • The storage connect command
          • The storage disconnect command
          • The storage delete command
        • Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Snapshot copy operations
            • Crash-consistent Snapshot copies
          • Snapshot copies information display
          • Snapshot copy rename
          • Restoring a Snapshot copy
            • Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
            • Volume-based SnapRestore
          • Connecting to a Snapshot copy
            • Connecting Snapshot copies on mirrored storage systems
          • Splitting a volume clone or LUN clone
          • Deleting a Snapshot copy
          • Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
            • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
        • Data collection utility
        • Troubleshooting
          • Understanding error messages
            • Error message format
          • Common error messages
          • Standard exit status values
        • Command reference
          • Collecting information needed by SnapDrive for UNIX commands
          • Summary of the SnapDrive for UNIX commands
            • Command summary
            • SnapDrive for UNIX options, keywords, and arguments
      • Installation and Administration for Solaris
        • SnapDrive for UNIX overview
          • Management of VxVM and raw entities
          • Support for volume migration
        • Preparing to install SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Hardware and software configuration
          • Preparing your storage system
            • Resetting the snap reserve option
          • Host preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Guest OS preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Installing or upgrading SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Understanding the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
          • Stopping the daemon
        • Verifying supported configurations
        • Support for storage system rename
        • Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Configuring igroups
        • SnapDrive for UNIX configuration
          • Configuring 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 the trace log file is
          • What AutoSupport is
          • Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Multiple subnet configuration
          • What SnapDrive wizards are
        • Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Login information for storage systems
        • Role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Configuration of role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
            • Configuring sd-admin in Operations Manager console
            • Adding sd-hostname to the storage system
          • RBAC and storage operation examples
        • FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • SnapDrive for UNIX operations on FlexClone volumes
        • Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
            • Guidelines for the storage create operation
          • Command to use to display available storage
          • Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
          • The storage connect command
          • The storage disconnect command
            • Guidelines for the snapdrive storage disconnect command
          • The storage delete command
            • Guidelines for using the storage delete command
        • Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Snapshot copy operations
            • Crash-consistent Snapshot copies
            • Guidelines for Snapshot copy creation
          • Snapshot copies information display
          • Snapshot copy rename
          • Restoring a Snapshot copy
            • Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
            • Volume-based SnapRestore
          • Connecting to a Snapshot copy
            • Connecting Snapshot copies on mirrored storage systems
            • Guidelines for connecting Snapshot copies
          • Splitting a volume clone or LUN clone
          • Deleting a Snapshot copy
          • Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
            • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
        • Data collection utility
        • Troubleshooting
          • Understanding error messages
            • Error message format
          • Common error messages
          • Standard exit status values
        • Command reference
          • Collecting information needed by SnapDrive for UNIX commands
          • Summary of the SnapDrive for UNIX commands
            • Command summary
            • SnapDrive for UNIX options, keywords, and arguments
      • Installation and Administration for IBM AIX
        • SnapDrive for UNIX overview
          • Management of an LVM and raw entities
          • Support for volume migration
        • Preparing to install SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Hardware and software configuration
          • Preparing your storage system
            • Resetting the snap reserve option
          • Host preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Installing or upgrading SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Understanding the SnapDrive for UNIX daemon
          • Stopping the daemon
        • Verifying supported configurations
        • Support for storage system rename
        • Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Configuring igroups
        • SnapDrive for UNIX configuration
          • Configuring SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Configuration information for Vserver
          • Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
            • What the trace log file is
          • What AutoSupport is
          • Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Multiple subnet configuration
          • What SnapDrive wizards are
        • Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Login information for storage systems
        • Role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Configuration of role-based access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
            • Configuring sd-admin in Operations Manager console
            • Adding sd-hostname to the storage system
          • RBAC and storage operation examples
        • FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • SnapDrive for UNIX operations on FlexClone volumes
        • Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Command to use to display available storage
          • Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
          • The storage connect command
          • The storage disconnect command
          • The storage delete command
        • Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Snapshot copy operations
            • Crash-consistent Snapshot copies
          • Snapshot copies information display
          • Snapshot copy rename
          • Restoring a Snapshot copy
            • Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
            • Volume-based SnapRestore
          • Connecting to a Snapshot copy
            • Connecting Snapshot copies on mirrored storage systems
          • Splitting a volume clone or LUN clone
          • Deleting a Snapshot copy
          • Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
            • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
        • Data collection utility
        • Troubleshooting
          • Understanding error messages
            • Error message format
          • Common error messages
          • Standard exit status values
        • Command reference
          • Collecting information needed by SnapDrive for UNIX commands
          • Summary of the SnapDrive for UNIX commands
            • Command summary
            • SnapDrive for UNIX options, keywords, and arguments 
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    • Home
    • Release notes
    • Install and and Setup for Linux for Clustered Data ONTAP
      • Product overview
      • Deployment workflow
      • Preparing for deployment
        • SnapDrive for UNIX license requirements
        • Supported configurations
        • Linux host requirements
      • Installing SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Verifying the installation
        • Performing post-installation tasks
      • Verifying Linux host configurations using the configuration checker tool
        • Importing data files
        • Verifying the supported configurations
      • Provisioning storage
        • Provisioning volumes
        • Provisioning RDM LUNs
      • Connecting Linux hosts to storage systems
      • Creating Snapshot copies
        • Creating a Snapshot copy
        • Verifying the Snapshot copy
      • Where to go next
    • Installation and Setup for Linux for Data ONTAP Operating in 7-Mode
      • Product overview
      • Deployment workflow
      • Preparing for deployment
        • SnapDrive for UNIX license requirements
        • Supported configurations
        • Linux host requirements
      • Installing SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Verifying the installation
        • Performing post-installation tasks
      • Verifying Linux host configurations using the configuration checker tool
        • Importing data files
        • Verifying the supported configurations
      • Provisioning storage
        • Provisioning volumes
        • Provisioning RDM LUNs
      • Connecting Linux hosts to storage systems
      • Creating Snapshot copies
        • Creating a Snapshot copy
        • Verifying the Snapshot copy
      • Where to go next
    • Administration for Linux
      • Product overview
        • Clustered Data ONTAP features available in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Support for Vserver
        • Support for NetAppDataMotion for vFiler
        • Support for volume migration
          • Volume migration in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • vFiler unit support issues
        • Considerations for using SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Management of an LVM and raw entities
          • SnapDrive for UNIX provisioning in an LVM environment
          • SnapDrive for UNIX 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
      • 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
        • Stopping the daemon
          • Nonforcibly stopping the daemon
          • Forcibly stopping the daemon
        • Restarting the daemon
        • Forcing daemon restart
        • Secure daemon communication using HTTPS
        • Generating self-signed certificates
        • Generating a CA-signed certificate
      • Support for storage system rename
        • Configuring the new storage system name in a host system
        • Viewing the list of storage systems
        • Migrating from old storage system to new storage system
        • Viewing the migrated new storage system
        • Deleting the storage system mapping information from the host system
      • 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
          • Configuring Virtual Storage Console for SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Specifying login information for Virtual Storage Console
          • Verifying login information for Virtual Storage Console
          • Deleting a user login for a Virtual Storage Console
        • Configuration information for Vserver
          • Login information for the Vserver
          • Specifying login information for the Vserver
          • Verifying login information for Vserver
          • Deleting a user from a Vserver
        • Host preparation for adding LUNs
          • Checking host information
          • Determining how many LUNs can be created
          • Adding host entries for new LUNs
        • Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Types of logs
          • Enabling and disabling log files
          • Log file rotation settings
          • Contents of an audit log file
          • Changing the defaults for the audit logs
          • Contents of the recovery log
          • Default values for the recovery logs
          • What the trace log file is
            • Default values for the trace log files
        • What AutoSupport is
          • How SnapDrive for UNIX uses AutoSupport
          • Contents of AutoSupport messages
          • Examples of AutoSupport messages
        • Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Enabling multipathing
          • Multipath setup
            • HBA setup
            • Setting up HBA driver parameter
            • Multipath configuration variables
            • Setting up multipathing
        • Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Enabling thin provisioning for LUNs
          • Enabling thin provisioning for NFS entities
        • Multiple subnet configuration
          • Configuring management and data interfaces for a storage system
          • Viewing all the data interfaces for a management interface
          • Deleting a data interface entry for a management interface
          • LUN names in SAN environment
          • Pure NFS environment
          • Mixed SAN and NFS environments
        • Automatic detection of host entities
        • What SnapDrive wizards are
          • Operations performed using wizards
          • Managing storage using a wizard
          • Managing Snapshot copies using a wizard
          • Deleting storage using a wizard
        • Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Adding a port set in SnapDrive
          • Viewing the list of port set
          • Removing a port set from SnapDrive
          • Migrating to new Vserver name
        • Configuring igroups
          • Adding an igroup
          • Deleting an igroup
          • Viewing the list of igroups
        • Using Selective LUN Map in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • What FlexClone volumes are
          • Benefits of FlexClone volumes
          • Types of FlexClone volumes
          • SnapDrive for UNIX operations on FlexClone volumes
            • Role-based access control for FlexClone volume operations
            • Snap connect procedure
            • Snap disconnect procedure
            • Connecting to a single filespec in a LUN
            • Connecting to multiple filespecs
            • Disconnecting a file specification
            • Splitting the FlexClone volume
            • Space reservation with a FlexClone volume
      • Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • What the Security features are
        • Access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • What access control settings are
          • Available access control levels
          • Setting up access control permission
          • Viewing the access control permission
        • Login information for storage systems
          • Specifying login information
          • Verifying storage system user names associated with SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Deleting a user login for a storage system
        • Setting up HTTP
      • 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
          • Configuring sd-admin in Operations Manager console
            • Configuring sd-admin using command-line interface
          • Adding sd-hostname to the storage system
            • Adding sd- hostname to storage system using CLI
          • Configuring user credentials on SnapDrive for UNIX
          • User name formats for performing access checks with Operations Manager console
          • Configuration variables for role-based access control
        • 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
          • Operation with a single filespec on a single storage object
          • Operation with a single filespec on multiple storage objects
          • Operation with multiple filespec and storage objects
          • Operation with multiple storage objects
          • Operation with multiple Operations Manager console servers managing storage systems
      • Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Storage operations across multiple storage system volumes
          • Considerations for storage operations
          • Considerations for provisioning RDM LUNs
          • VMware VMotion support 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 LVM entities
          • Storage creation for a file system that resides on a LUN
          • Storage partitioning scheme in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
            • Supported partition devices
          • 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
        • Command to use to display available storage
          • Methods for displaying storage information
        • Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Guidelines for the storage resize command
          • Information required for using the snapdrive storage resize command
          • Command syntax to increase the size of the storage
          • Host volumes and file system resize operation
        • The storage connect command
          • Guidelines for the storage connect command
          • Information required for using the snapdrive storage connect command
          • Connecting LUNs with disk groups, host volumes, and file systems
          • Connecting existing LUNs with shared resources
        • 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
        • The storage delete command
          • Guidelines for using the storage delete command
          • Information required for using the snapdrive storage delete command
      • Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Considerations when working with Snapshot copies
        • Snapshot copy operations
          • Crash-consistent Snapshot copies
            • Crash consistency with Data ONTAP 7.2 and later
            • Consistency group Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
            • Creating a consistency group Snapshot copy
            • Disabling consistency group Snapshots copies
          • Application-consistent Snapshot copies
          • Snapshot copies that span storage systems or volumes
          • Creating Snapshot copies of unrelated entities
          • Guidelines for Snapshot copy creation
          • Information required for using the snapdrive snap create command
          • Creating a Snapshot copy
        • 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
          • Command to use to rename a Snapshot copy
          • Renaming a Snapshot copy that spans storage systems or volumes
          • Guidelines for renaming Snapshot copies
          • Changing a Snapshot copy name
        • Restoring a Snapshot copy
          • Command to use to restore Snapshot copies
          • Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
            • Restoring multiple storage entities
          • 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
            • Connecting multiple storage entities
          • 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
        • Deleting a Snapshot copy
          • Command to use to delete Snapshot copies
          • Reasons to delete Snapshot copies
          • Guidelines for deleting Snapshot copies
          • Information required for using the snapdrive snap delete command
          • Deleting a Snapshot copy
        • Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
          • Using the Snapshot disconnect operation
          • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
            • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies for NFS entities
          • 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
      • Data collection utility
        • About the data collection utility
        • Tasks performed by snapdrive.dc
        • Executing the data collection utility
        • Examples of using snapdrive.dc
      • Troubleshooting
        • Understanding error messages
          • Error message locations
          • Error message format
            • Sample error message
        • Common error messages
          • Operating system limits on open files
          • Deleting LUNs and clones leave stale devices in UNIX
          • Error message values
        • 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
        • Standard exit status values
          • Understanding exit status values of error messages
          • Using exit status values
          • Script example
          • 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.
      • Command reference
        • Collecting information needed by SnapDrive for UNIX commands
          • Collecting information needed by commands
          • General notes about the commands
        • Summary of the SnapDrive for UNIX commands
          • Command summary
            • Configuration command lines
            • Storage provisioning command lines
            • Host-side command lines
            • Snapshot operation command lines
          • SnapDrive for UNIX options, keywords, and arguments
            • Command-line options
            • Rules for keywords
            • Command-line keywords
            • Command-line arguments
    • Installation and Administration for Solaris
      • 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
        • Management of VxVM and raw entities
          • SnapDrive for UNIX provisioning in a VxVM environment
          • SnapDrive for UNIX 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
        • Support for volume migration
          • Volume migration in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • 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
      • Preparing to install SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Hardware and software configuration
          • FC or iSCSI configuration checks
          • NFS configuration checks
        • Preparing your storage system
          • Verification of storage system readiness and licenses
          • Storage system partner IP address or interface name confirmation
          • Guidelines for NFS configurations
          • Storage system volume preparation
          • Volume optimization in an FC or iSCSI environment
          • Resetting the snap reserve option
            • Resetting the snap reserve option on the storage system
            • Resetting the snap reserve option by using FilerView
        • Host preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Installing Solaris Host Utilities
          • Verifying the hosts are ready
        • Guest OS preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Installing Solaris Host Utilities
          • Verifying that the guest is ready
      • 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
        • Files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Executables installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Configuration files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Uninstall files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Diagnostic files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Man pages installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Upgrade SnapDrive for UNIX to current version
      • 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
        • Stopping the daemon
          • Nonforcibly stopping the daemon
          • Forcibly 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
        • Importing data files
        • Identifying the installed components
        • Verifying the supported configurations
      • Support for storage system rename
        • Configuring the new storage system name in a host system
        • Viewing the list of storage systems
        • Migrating from old storage system to new storage system
        • Viewing the migrated new storage system
        • Deleting the storage system mapping information from the host system
      • Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Adding a port set in SnapDrive
        • Viewing the list of port set
        • Removing a port set from SnapDrive
        • Migrating to new Vserver name
      • Configuring igroups
        • Adding an igroup
        • Deleting an igroup
        • Viewing the list of 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
          • Configuring Virtual Storage Console for SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Specifying login information for Virtual Storage Console
          • Verifying login information for Virtual Storage Console
          • Deleting a user login for a Virtual Storage Console
        • Configuration information for Vserver
          • Login information for the Vserver
          • Specifying login information for the Vserver
          • Verifying login information for Vserver
          • Deleting a user from a Vserver
        • Host preparation for adding LUNs
          • Determining how many LUNs can be created
          • Adding host entries for new LUNs
        • Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Types of logs
          • Enabling and disabling log files
          • Log file rotation settings
          • Contents of an audit log file
          • Changing the defaults for the audit logs
          • Contents of the recovery log
          • Default values for the recovery logs
          • What the trace log file is
            • Default values for the trace log files
        • What AutoSupport is
          • How SnapDrive for UNIX uses AutoSupport
          • Contents of AutoSupport messages
          • Examples of AutoSupport messages
        • Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Enabling multipathing
          • Reason to refresh the DMP paths
        • Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Enabling thin provisioning for LUNs
          • Enabling thin provisioning for NFS entities
        • Multiple subnet configuration
          • Configuring management and data interfaces for a storage system
          • Viewing all the data interfaces for a management interface
          • Deleting a data interface entry for a management interface
          • LUN names in SAN environment
          • Pure NFS environment
          • Mixed SAN and NFS environments
        • Automatic detection of host entities
        • What SnapDrive wizards are
          • Operations performed using wizards
          • Managing storage using a wizard
          • Managing Snapshot copies using a wizard
          • Deleting storage using a wizard
      • Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • What the Security features are
        • Access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • What access control settings are
          • Available access control levels
          • Setting up access control permission
          • Viewing the access control permission
        • Login information for storage systems
          • Specifying login information
          • Verifying storage system user names associated with SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Deleting a user login for a storage system
        • Setting up HTTP
      • 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
          • Configuring sd-admin in Operations Manager console
            • Configuring sd-admin using command-line interface
          • Adding sd-hostname to the storage system
            • Adding sd- hostname to storage system using CLI
          • Configuring user credentials on SnapDrive for UNIX
          • User name formats for performing access checks with Operations Manager console
          • Configuration variables for role-based access control
        • 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
          • Operation with a single filespec on a single storage object
          • Operation with a single filespec on multiple storage objects
          • Operation with multiple filespec and storage objects
          • Operation with multiple storage objects
          • Operation with multiple Operations Manager console servers managing storage systems
      • FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • What FlexClone volumes are
        • Benefits of FlexClone volumes
        • Types of FlexClone volumes
        • SnapDrive for UNIX operations on FlexClone volumes
          • Role-based access control for FlexClone volume operations
          • Snap connect procedure
          • Snap disconnect procedure
          • Connecting to a single filespec in a LUN
          • Connecting to multiple filespecs
          • Disconnecting a file specification
          • Splitting the FlexClone volume
          • Space reservation with a FlexClone volume
      • Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Storage operations across multiple storage system volumes
          • Considerations for storage operations
          • Considerations for provisioning RDM LUNs
          • VMware VMotion support in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Storage creation with SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Methods for creating storage
          • Guidelines for the storage create operation
            • Guidelines for storage create operation in a host cluster environment
          • 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
          • Methods for displaying storage information
        • Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Guidelines for the storage resize command
          • Information required for using the snapdrive storage resize command
          • Command syntax to increase the size of the storage
          • Host volumes and file system resize operation
        • The storage connect command
          • Guidelines for the storage connect command
          • Guidelines for storage connection in a host cluster environment
          • Information required for using the snapdrive storage connect command
          • Connecting LUNs with disk groups, host volumes, and file systems
          • Connecting existing LUNs with shared resources
        • The storage disconnect command
          • Methods for disconnecting storage
          • Guidelines for the snapdrive storage disconnect command
            • Guidelines for using the disconnect command in a host cluster environment
          • 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
        • The storage delete command
          • Guidelines for using the storage delete command
            • Guidelines for storage deletion in a host cluster environment
          • Information required for using the snapdrive storage delete command
      • Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Considerations when working with Snapshot copies
        • Snapshot copy operations
          • Crash-consistent Snapshot copies
            • Crash consistency with Data ONTAP 7.2 and later
            • Consistency group Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
            • Creating a consistency group Snapshot copy
            • Disabling consistency group Snapshots copies
          • Application-consistent Snapshot copies
          • Snapshot copies that span storage systems or volumes
          • Creating Snapshot copies of unrelated entities
          • Guidelines for Snapshot copy creation
            • Guidelines for Snapshot copy creation in a host cluster environment
          • Information required for using the snapdrive snap create command
          • Creating a Snapshot copy
        • 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
          • Command to use to rename a Snapshot copy
          • Renaming a Snapshot copy that spans storage systems or volumes
          • Guidelines for renaming Snapshot copies
          • Changing a Snapshot copy name
        • Restoring a Snapshot copy
          • Command to use to restore Snapshot copies
          • Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
            • Restoring a single storage entity on a storage system or storage system HA pair
            • Restoring multiple storage entities
            • Guidelines for restoring a Snapshot copy in a host cluster environment
          • 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
            • Connecting a single storage entity on a storage system or storage system HA pair
            • Connecting multiple storage entities
          • Snapshot connect and Snapshot restore operations
          • Guidelines for connecting Snapshot copies
            • Guidelines for connecting Snapshot copies in a host cluster environment
          • 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
        • Deleting a Snapshot copy
          • Command to use to delete Snapshot copies
          • Reasons to delete Snapshot copies
          • Guidelines for deleting Snapshot copies
          • Information required for using the snapdrive snap delete command
          • Deleting a Snapshot copy
        • Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
          • Using the Snapshot disconnect operation
          • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
            • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies for NFS entities
            • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies in a host cluster environment
          • 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
      • Data collection utility
        • About the data collection utility
        • Tasks performed by snapdrive.dc
        • Executing the data collection utility
        • Examples of using snapdrive.dc
      • Troubleshooting
        • Understanding error messages
          • Error message locations
          • Error message format
            • Sample error message
        • Common error messages
          • Operating system limits on open files
          • Deleting LUNs and clones leave stale devices in UNIX
          • Error message values
        • 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
        • Standard exit status values
          • Understanding exit status values of error messages
          • Using exit status values
          • Script example
          • 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
      • Command reference
        • Collecting information needed by SnapDrive for UNIX commands
          • Collecting information needed by commands
          • General notes about the commands
        • Summary of the SnapDrive for UNIX commands
          • Command summary
            • Configuration command lines
            • Storage provisioning command lines
            • Host-side command lines
            • Snapshot operation command lines
          • SnapDrive for UNIX options, keywords, and arguments
            • Command-line options
            • Rules for keywords
            • Command-line keywords
            • Command-line arguments
    • Installation and Administration for IBM AIX
      • 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
        • Management of an LVM and raw entities
          • SnapDrive for UNIX provisioning in an LVM environment
          • SnapDrive for UNIX 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
        • Support for volume migration
          • Volume migration in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • 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
      • Preparing to install SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Hardware and software configuration
          • FC or iSCSI configuration checks
          • NFS configuration checks
        • Preparing your storage system
          • Verification of storage system readiness and licenses
          • Storage system partner IP address or interface name confirmation
          • Guidelines for NFS configurations
          • Storage system volume preparation
          • Volume optimization in an FC or iSCSI environment
          • Resetting the snap reserve option
            • Resetting the snap reserve option on the storage system
            • Resetting the snap reserve option by using FilerView
        • Host preparation for installing SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Installing AIX Host Utilities
          • Verifying the hosts are ready
      • Installing or upgrading SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Decompressing the downloaded software
        • Installing SnapDrive for UNIX on an AIX host
        • Uninstalling SnapDrive for UNIX from an AIX host
        • Performing post-installation checks
        • Files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Executables installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Configuration files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Diagnostic files installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Man pages installed by SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Upgrade SnapDrive for UNIX to current version
      • 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
        • Stopping the daemon
          • Nonforcibly stopping the daemon
          • Forcibly 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
        • Importing data files
        • Identifying the installed components
        • Verifying the supported configurations
      • Support for storage system rename
        • Configuring the new storage system name in a host system
        • Viewing the list of storage systems
        • Migrating from old storage system to new storage system
        • Viewing the migrated new storage system
        • Deleting the storage system mapping information from the host system
      • Using port set in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Adding a port set in SnapDrive
        • Viewing the list of port set
        • Removing a port set from SnapDrive
        • Migrating to new Vserver name
      • Configuring igroups
        • Adding an igroup
        • Deleting an igroup
        • Viewing the list of 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 for Vserver
          • Login information for the Vserver
          • Specifying login information for the Vserver
          • Verifying login information for Vserver
          • Deleting a user from a Vserver
        • Audit, recovery, and trace logging in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Types of logs
          • Enabling and disabling log files
          • Log file rotation settings
          • Contents of an audit log file
          • Changing the defaults for the audit logs
          • Contents of the recovery log
          • Default values for the recovery logs
          • What the trace log file is
            • Default values for the trace log files
        • What AutoSupport is
          • How SnapDrive for UNIX uses AutoSupport
          • Contents of AutoSupport messages
          • Examples of AutoSupport messages
        • Support for multipath access in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Enabling multipathing
          • Reason to refresh the DMP paths
        • Thin provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Enabling thin provisioning for LUNs
          • Enabling thin provisioning for NFS entities
        • Multiple subnet configuration
          • Configuring management and data interfaces for a storage system
          • Viewing all the data interfaces for a management interface
          • Deleting a data interface entry for a management interface
          • LUN names in SAN environment
          • Pure NFS environment
          • Mixed SAN and NFS environments
        • Automatic detection of host entities
        • What SnapDrive wizards are
          • Operations performed using wizards
          • Managing storage using a wizard
          • Managing Snapshot copies using a wizard
          • Deleting storage using a wizard
      • Security features in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • What the Security features are
        • Access control in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • What access control settings are
          • Available access control levels
          • Setting up access control permission
          • Viewing the access control permission
        • Login information for storage systems
          • Specifying login information
          • Verifying storage system user names associated with SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Deleting a user login for a storage system
        • Setting up HTTP
      • 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
          • Configuring sd-admin in Operations Manager console
            • Configuring sd-admin using command-line interface
          • Adding sd-hostname to the storage system
            • Adding sd- hostname to storage system using CLI
          • Configuring user credentials on SnapDrive for UNIX
          • User name formats for performing access checks with Operations Manager console
          • Configuration variables for role-based access control
        • 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
          • Operation with a single filespec on a single storage object
          • Operation with a single filespec on multiple storage objects
          • Operation with multiple filespec and storage objects
          • Operation with multiple storage objects
          • Operation with multiple Operations Manager console servers managing storage systems
      • FlexClone volumes in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • What FlexClone volumes are
        • Benefits of FlexClone volumes
        • Types of FlexClone volumes
        • SnapDrive for UNIX operations on FlexClone volumes
          • Role-based access control for FlexClone volume operations
          • Snap connect procedure
          • Snap disconnect procedure
          • Connecting to a single filespec in a LUN
          • Connecting to multiple filespecs
          • Disconnecting a file specification
          • Splitting the FlexClone volume
          • Space reservation with a FlexClone volume
      • Storage provisioning in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • Storage operations in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Storage operations across multiple storage system volumes
          • Considerations for storage operations
        • 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
        • Command to use to display available storage
          • Methods for displaying storage information
        • Increase in storage size using SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Guidelines for the storage resize command
          • Information required for using the snapdrive storage resize command
          • Command syntax to increase the size of the storage
          • Host volumes and file system resize operation
        • The storage connect command
          • Guidelines for the storage connect command
          • Information required for using the snapdrive storage connect command
          • Connecting LUNs with disk groups, host volumes, and file systems
          • Connecting existing LUNs with shared resources
        • 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
        • The storage delete command
          • Guidelines for using the storage delete command
          • Information required for using the snapdrive storage delete command
      • Creating and using Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
        • What Snapshot operations are in SnapDrive for UNIX
          • Considerations when working with Snapshot copies
        • Snapshot copy operations
          • Crash-consistent Snapshot copies
            • Crash consistency with Data ONTAP 7.2 and later
            • Consistency group Snapshot copies in SnapDrive for UNIX
            • Creating a consistency group Snapshot copy
            • Disabling consistency group Snapshots copies
          • Application-consistent Snapshot copies
          • Snapshot copies that span storage systems or volumes
          • Creating Snapshot copies of unrelated entities
          • Guidelines for Snapshot copy creation
          • Information required for using the snapdrive snap create command
          • Creating a Snapshot copy
        • 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
          • Command to use to rename a Snapshot copy
          • Renaming a Snapshot copy that spans storage systems or volumes
          • Guidelines for renaming Snapshot copies
          • Changing a Snapshot copy name
        • Restoring a Snapshot copy
          • Command to use to restore Snapshot copies
          • Restoring Snapshot copies on a destination storage system
            • Restoring multiple storage entities
          • 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
            • Connecting multiple storage entities
          • 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
        • Deleting a Snapshot copy
          • Command to use to delete Snapshot copies
          • Reasons to delete Snapshot copies
          • Guidelines for deleting Snapshot copies
          • Information required for using the snapdrive snap delete command
          • Deleting a Snapshot copy
        • Disconnecting a Snapshot copy
          • Using the Snapshot disconnect operation
          • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies
            • Guidelines for disconnecting Snapshot copies for NFS entities
          • 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
      • Data collection utility
        • About the data collection utility
        • Tasks performed by snapdrive.dc
        • Executing the data collection utility
        • Examples of using snapdrive.dc
      • Troubleshooting
        • Understanding error messages
          • Error message locations
          • Error message format
            • Sample error message
        • Common error messages
          • Operating system limits on open files
          • Deleting LUNs and clones leave stale devices in UNIX
          • Error message values
        • 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
        • Standard exit status values
          • Understanding exit status values of error messages
          • Using exit status values
          • Script example
          • 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
      • Command reference
        • Collecting information needed by SnapDrive for UNIX commands
          • Collecting information needed by commands
          • General notes about the commands
        • Summary of the SnapDrive for UNIX commands
          • Command summary
            • Configuration command lines
            • Storage provisioning command lines
            • Host-side command lines
            • Snapshot operation command lines
          • SnapDrive for UNIX options, keywords, and arguments
            • Command-line options
            • Rules for keywords
            • Command-line keywords
            • Command-line arguments
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    • Snapdrive for Unix

    Verifying the Snapshot copy

    01/28/2021

    You can verify your Snapshot copy by restoring the data.

    For more information, see SnapDrive 5.3.2 for UNIX Administration Guide for Linux.

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