Restrictions. NetApp SnapVault Management backup and restore are only accessible through the web interface.
The Block Backup window displays NetApp ONTAP primary storage nodes, NetApp OSSV agent nodes, and Catalogic DPX Block Data Protection nodes. Nodes supporting Block backup are displayed in a typical source tree structures.
Define a backup job as described in .
The first time a backup is run, the job creates the necessary relationship between the primary and secondary systems. You generally do not need to manage these relationships manually; DPX automatically removes relationships as you delete or modify backup jobs. In some cases, you may need to remove SnapVault relationships manually, such as for troubleshooting with Catalogic Software Data Protection Technical Support. For information about deleting a SnapVault relationship manually, read the Knowledge Base article .
For specific information and recommendations related to NetApp systems and the Catalogic DPX Block Data Protection, see the Catalogic DPX Best Practices Guide in the Catalogic .
For SnapVault backups from a primary NetApp storage system to a SnapVault secondary system, you can select data to back up at the volume level or the qtree level, or you can select all non-qtree data.
To back up an entire volume:
From the Block Backup window, assure that disk selection is enabled. To do so, right-click the Enterprise icon. A context menu displays. If the context menu includes the entry Disable Disk Selection, disk selection is enabled. If not, click Enable Disk Selection on the context menu. Note that the choice is persistent until disk selection is disabled.
Select the volume for backup in the source pane.
To back up qtree data:
Select the qtree in the source pane.
To back up non-qtree data
Drill down into the source NetApp volume and select the object BACKUP NON QTREE DATA.
From the Block Backup window, find the NetApp OSSV agent node to back up from. Select either:
Whole node
Individual volume
SnapVault Management backup destinations are selected in the usual way, by clicking on a resource in the right pane of the Block Backup window.
For SnapVault Management backups, the first destination node you select becomes the default destination node for subsequent source selections, but you can select a different destination for each source selected. Each source/destination pair constitutes a separate task within the backup job, even if all the destinations are the same.
Defining a new SnapVault Management job with a new job name directs DPX to do a base backup.
For SnapVault Management jobs, the status of a job must be Waiting before you can suspend it.
For a detailed description of backup scheduling, see . For SnapVault Management backups, the backup type (base, incremental, or differential) is irrelevant. For any volume backed up in a SnapVault Management job, the initial backup is a base backup, and all subsequent backups are incremental; that is, only changed blocks are transferred. Note that an instance of a SnapVault Management backup (base or incremental) is a virtual image of the entire source volume at a particular point-in-time.
