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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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