Hi Guys,
We have
In one environment
We have CIFS share on the NetApp which we would like to backup LAN-FREE to Spectralogic Tape library
We have VMWare VM which we would like to backup LAN FREE via the Intellisnap to Spectralogic Tape library
how do we achieve this?
Best answer by Damian Andre
If you want to do lan free backups from the the NetApp directly to tape connected to the NetApp, then your only option is NDMP. You can do that for CIFS but you cannot do that for VMware backups.
You can technically backup the volumes where the VMs reside but its not a consistent backup, and you can only restore the files that make up the VM or entire volume - it wont put it back into the vCenter inventory.
You can use the Commvault software to back up data on NetApp Ontap systems shared via the CIFS and NFS protocols, and via the NDMP protocol.
For information about how to protect CIFS shares, NFS exports, and NDMP content, see the following topics.
+13Please see the documentation below:
https://documentation.commvault.com/2022e/expert/92614_cifs_shares.html
+23If you want to do lan free backups from the the NetApp directly to tape connected to the NetApp, then your only option is NDMP. You can do that for CIFS but you cannot do that for VMware backups.
You can technically backup the volumes where the VMs reside but its not a consistent backup, and you can only restore the files that make up the VM or entire volume - it wont put it back into the vCenter inventory.
You can use the Commvault software to back up data on NetApp Ontap systems shared via the CIFS and NFS protocols, and via the NDMP protocol.
For information about how to protect CIFS shares, NFS exports, and NDMP content, see the following topics.
Thanks
Can we have
Spectralogic Tape Library connected to the NetApp for LAN-FREE backup
AND
the Same Spectralogic Tape library connected to the Media Agent Server for performing IntelliSnap VMware where the VM is located on the NetApp
Both will be configured in the same Media Agent
+23Thanks
Can we have
Spectralogic Tape Library connected to the NetApp for LAN-FREE backup
AND
the Same Spectralogic Tape library connected to the Media Agent Server for performing IntelliSnap VMware where the VM is located on the NetApp
Both will be configured in the same Media Agent
Yes I think that should be possible. Commvault will see the same libraries as separate, using remote NDMP for the NetApp controlled library and a standard tape library. If you could partition the library between both (i.e try not share drives) then it may help with resource contention but not sure if that is possible with what you have right now.
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