Snapshot Manager (Linux)
The Snapshot Manager feature integrates the DS-User with storage volumes to manage their native SnapVault feature. You can use the DS-User to transfer volumes\qtrees to another volume without having to use the scripting required by native storage management software. DS-Client does not process any data from the storage.
NOTE: Your service provider must enable the Snapshot Manager feature from DS-System.
To use the Snapshot Manager feature, you must have the following:
• SnapVault ONTAP Primary license for the source NetApp storage,
• SnapVault ONTAP Secondary license for the destination NetApp storage.
NOTE: If the source and the destination volumes are on the same filer, then the two licenses are required on the same filer.
The initial transfer from source to destination is triggered immediately after the snapshot transfer is created. Each subsequent scheduled or on-demand transfer performs an incremental transfer (only the changes since the last update, as determined by the storage’s management software). After completion of each scheduled or on-demand data transfer, a new snapshot is created for the destination volume. After the new snapshot is created on the destination volume, the Snapshot Retention policy is applied to the volume’s snapshots.