Data ONTAP™ 6.5
Data Protection Online Backup and Recovery Guide

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Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction to Data Protection
Data protection options
Online backup and recovery
Database protection with the NVFAIL feature
Deciding which data protection method to use
Protecting against a data loss disaster
Data protection in a SAN environment

Chapter 2: Snapshot Management
Understanding snapshots
Accessing snapshots from clients
Restoring files from snapshots
Creating snapshot schedules
Creating snapshots
Finding the snapshot you need
Understanding snapshot disk consumption
	Monitoring snapshot disk consumption
	Displaying snapshot disk consumption statistics
	Understanding the snapshot reserve
	Changing the snapshot reserve
Saving disk space by using file folding
Deleting snapshots
Renaming snapshots

Chapter 3: Data Reversion Using SnapRestore
Understanding SnapRestore
Deciding when to use SnapRestore
Installing the SnapRestore license
Reverting a volume to a selected snapshot
Reverting a file to a selected snapshot
Obtaining correct incremental backups after reversion

Chapter 4: Data Protection Using SnapMirror
SnapMirror overview
SnapMirror commands and configuration files
Considerations when planning and running SnapMirror
Setting up a basic SnapMirror operation
Specifying destination filers on the source filer
Defining source and destination through snapmirror.conf
Enabling SnapMirror
Initializing a SnapMirror destination
Updating a destination manually
Listing SnapMirror snapshots
Checking SnapMirror data transfer status
Checking SnapMirror data transfer logs
Aborting a SnapMirror transfer
Stabilizing (quiescing) destinations before taking a snapshot
Turning off or changing scheduled updates for volumes or qtrees
Turning off SnapMirror updates for the filer
Converting a destination to a writable volume or qtree
Releasing partners from a SnapMirror relationship
Resynchronizing SnapMirror
Copying from one destination to another in a series (cascading)
Using SnapMirror to copy a volume to local tape
How SnapMirror works with the dump command
Fixing changes to SnapMirror elements
Creating SnapLock destination volumes
Synchronous SnapMirror
	Setting up a synchronous SnapMirror operation
	Modifying the configuration

Chapter 5: Data Protection Using SnapVault
SnapVault overview
Planning SnapVault
Setting up a basic SnapVault backup for filer systems
Setting up SnapVault backup on Open Systems platforms
	Configuring an Open Systems platform
	Configuring the SnapVault secondary storage system
Managing SnapVault backup of Open Systems platforms
	Restoring a directory or file
	Restoring an entire primary storage system
	Restoring files to a primary storage system from tape
	Backing up a database
Enabling SnapVault
Starting a SnapVault backup relationship
Scheduling SnapVault snapshot updates
Checking SnapVault transfers
Displaying SnapVault snapshots
Changing settings for SnapVault backup relationships
Manually updating individual secondary storage system qtrees
Creating a snapshot manually
Restoring SnapVault data to the primary storage system
Aborting SnapVault transfers
Ending SnapVault backups for a qtree
Unscheduling SnapVault snapshots
Releasing SnapVault relationships
Protecting your SnapVault backups through SnapMirror
Turning SnapVault off

Chapter 6: Volume Copy
Learning about volume copy
Preparing to copy a volume
	Verifying the size of each volume
	Verifying the relationship between filers
	Verifying and changing status of source and destination volumes
	Enabling remote access
Copying volumes
Checking the status of a volume copy operation
Displaying the current speed for copying a volume
Controlling the speed of a volume copy operation
Aborting a volume copy operation

Chapter 7: Mirrored Volume Management Using SyncMirror
Understanding mirrored volumes
Enabling and disabling the mirroring license
Creating mirrored volumes
	Creating a mirrored volume
	Adding a plex to an existing unmirrored volume
Adding disks to mirrored volumes
Changing the state of a plex
Splitting mirrored volumes
Removing and destroying a plex from a mirrored volume
Comparing the plexes of mirrored volumes

Chapter 8: Database Protection Using NVFAIL
Understanding the nvfail option
Enabling and disabling database file protection
Using the nvfail_rename file for additional database protection

Chapter 9: Virus Protection for CIFS
Understanding CIFS virus protection
Setting up and starting virus scanning
Specifying file types to be scanned
Excluding file types to be scanned
Specifying shares for scanning
	Turning scanning on or off for shares
	Turning scanning on or off for read-only access for shares
	Adding shares with virus scanning turned on or off
Displaying the scanner list
Checking vscan information
Setting and resetting the virus scan request timeout
Allowing file access when the scan cannot be performed
Controlling vfiler usage of host filer virus scanners
Checking the status of virus-scanning options
Stopping a virus scanner session
Resetting the scanned files cache
Enabling virus scan messages to CIFS clients

Appendix A: Disaster Protection Using MetroCluster
Configuring disaster recovery using MetroCluster
	MetroCluster configuration up to 500 meters
	MetroCluster configuration for distances up to 30 kilometers
Recognizing a disaster
Recovering from a disaster

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Data ONTAP™ 6.5 Data Protection Online Backup and Recovery Guide

Data ONTAP™ 6.5
Data Protection Online Backup and Recovery Guide