Saturday, 18 July 2015

NetApp Snapshot Technology


         NetApp Snapshot point-in-time copy software protects data with no performance impact and uses minimal storage space. 

This software, the original and most functional point-in-time copy technology, enables you to protect your data with no performance impact and minimal consumption of storage space.

It enables you to create point-in-time copies of file systems, which you can use to protect data—from a single file to a complete disaster recovery solution.

You can use Snapshot technology while applications are running and create Snapshot copies in less than a second, regardless of volume size or level of activity on your NetApp system.

Make up to 255 Snapshot copies per volume, instantly, to create online backups for user-driven recovery.

Snap create and Restore:

Step:1

The share "share1" already created in fas01 filer,


Step:2

This share has already mapped to windows server. 
around 3.2 gb used out of 20gb.


Step:3

You can see 2 folders there in share1.



Step:4

From Filer take a snapshot,

snap create -V volname snapshotname.



Step:5

From Windows client delete the 2 folders,which are resides in share1.(After taking snapshot),


2 folders are deleted,



Step:6

From filer side, do snap restore,

snap restore -t vol -s snapshotname  volumename


Step:7

Check in windows client side, now that 2 folders are available,


That's it :)

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