Orchestrating NetApp cDOT Snapshots with NetBackup 7.7

[Glen_Simon]

With the release of NetBackup 7.7 last month we introduced support for NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP (cDOT). While the cDOT environment provides a highly-available, scale-out storage platform, it can be tricky to backup using storage-level technologies such as NDMP or NetApp Snapshot, SnapMirror, and SnapVault. Since data can live on any of the storage nodes within a cDOT cluster, NetBackup needs to work with NetApp OnCommand to locate and access the data it wants to protect. The NetApp Plug-in for NetBackup is the key to making that happen. To help us support cDOT, NetApp has just released version 2.0 of the plug-in that will allow NetBackup to pinpoint where data is at any given moment in order to orchestrate snapshots or NDMP streams.

Replication Director allows NetBackup to orchestrate NetApp snapshot and replication operations. This is done using Storage Lifecycle Policies that point to storage units that have been configured to utilize NetApp storage capabilities. While previous releases supported 7-mode, with the release of NetBackup 7.7 Replication Director now extends and enhances these capabilities for customers who have moved to cDOT. The benefits of Replication Director include:

• Integration with NetApp Snapshot, SnapMirror, and SnapVault

• Orchestrate snapshot and replication activity with NetBackup policies

• Perform application-consistent snapshots to maximize data integrity

• Index the contents of snapshots for item-level restore (now including NDMP indexing)

• Reduce the burden on the NetApp storage admin

To learn more, make sure to join our upcoming webcast on August 20 where experts from NetApp and Veritas will show you how to protect your NetApp cDOT storage platform with NetBackup.