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• 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
• Legal notices