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Create QR volumes using ONTAP SnapMirror
Backing up QR volumes created with ONTAP SnapMirror
Restoring data that was backed up using ONTAP Mirror
The Quick Recovery Agent can be configured to create full QR Volumes replicas of SnapMirror ONTAP source volumes through the use of ONTAP SnapMirror.
These QR Volumes are created on Network Appliance (NetApp) Network Attached Storage (NAS) file servers that use the Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP).
To create QR Volumes from ONTAP source volumes:
The following file systems are supported for ONTAP SnapMirror:
The following must be done before using ONTAP SnapMirror.
ONTAP SnapMirror requires a specific license configuration that differs from a typical Quick Recovery Agent setup. See the License Requirement section for information on the required licenses for ONTAP SnapMirror.
Install the required software.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computers, click New Client, select the NAS Client radio button, and click OK. Enter your information in the Add NDMP Server dialog box and click OK when you are done.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click Client Computers, click New Client, select the NAS Client radio button, and click OK. Enter your information in the Add NDMP Server dialog box and click OK when you are done.
Create a Scratch Volume Pool that contains the Secondary SnapMirror file server volumes to be used as destination volumes for SnapMirror operations. See Create a Scratch Volume Pool for instructions on creating the Scratch Volume Pool.
The subclient(s) that control the contents of a QR Volume must be associated with a QR Policy. The QR Policy determines which snap engine and copy manager are used to create the snapshot. Note the following when configuring a QR Policy for use with ONTAP SnapMirror:
See QR Policies and Create a QR Policy for more information.
See Create a New Subclient and Configure Subclient Content for instructions on creating subclients.
The destination volume on the filer has to be restricted, before you run any jobs for the subclient(s). For more information about restricting a volume, consult the appropriate NetApp documentation.
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If you do not restrict the destination volume on the filer, the job will fail. |
This feature provides a capability to backup SnapVault, SnapMirror, and ONTAP snapshots to media from the CommCell Console. The snapshots can be configured to be backed up automatically when they are created. In addition, you can select any existing snapshot and perform an immediate full backup to media.
See the following for step-by-step procedures:
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You can also use a post-copy command in the QR Subclient Properties (see Creating a QR Volume for details) to start an on-demand backup using the NAS NDMP Client. For more information about Pre/Post commands, see Pre/Post Processes; for more information about performing backups using a File System iDataAgent, refer to Backup - Microsoft Windows File Systems or Backup - Unix and Macintosh File Systems.
Sample scripts for the post-copy command are included in the Resource Pack available on the Maintenance Advantage web site.
For information on restoring SnapMirror data, see Restore Data - SnapMirror.
The following must be installed on the source client computer:
See Deployment - Quick Recovery Agent for installation instructions.
To perform a data protection operation using this Agent a specific Product License must be available in the CommServe® Server.
Review general license requirements included in License Administration. Also, View All Licenses provides step-by-step instructions on how to view the license information.
In addition to the system licenses normally required for the Quick Recovery Agent, a system SnapMirror license is required for installation of the SnapMirror ONTAP Enabler.
A system NAS license is needed for each file server added as a client.
A NetApp Primary SnapMirror license must be installed on the source file server, and a NetApp Secondary SnapMirror license must be installed on the destination server. These licenses are NetApp software licenses. See the NetApp documentation for instructions on configuring licenses on a file server.