Minimum SnapDrive storage system requirements

Each storage system in a SnapDrive for Windows configuration must meet minimum component and license requirements.

Component	Requirement
Operating system	Data ONTAP 8.0.1 7-Mode Data ONTAP 8.1 Cluster-Mode
HBAs and NICs	Verify that the HBAs and NICs in the storage system meet the requirements for your particular host-target SnapDrive configuration. Note: For information about the latest supported HBAs and NICs, see the System Configuration Guides page on the NetApp Support Site.

License	Requirement if you want to...
iSCSI	Use iSCSI-accessed LUNs
FC	Use FC-accessed LUNs
SnapRestore	Restore LUNs from Snapshot copies
SnapMirror	Use the SnapMirror option
FlexClone	Enable volume clone functionality on flexible volumes
SnapVault	Use SnapVault for archiving LUN backup sets
MultiStore	Create LUNs on vFiler units. Note: This is not supported for Cluster-Mode.
SnapManager_suite	Use SnapManager operations. Note: This is supported only for Cluster-Mode.

Note: The iSCSI and FC licenses supplied with SnapDrive enable all the CIFS functionality necessary for using SnapDrive with the RPC transport protocol. If you also want full-featured, direct CIFS access to a particular storage system, you must install a separate CIFS license on that storage system.