NetApp-NAS-Quickstart-Guide.pptVIP

NetApp TrainingNAS Quickstart Guide NAS – Scenario 4 (cont.)? Scheduling snapshot creation Generally, you will want the filer to take snapshots at regular intervals automatically. This is achieved by setting a snapshot schedule Click on “Volumes”, then “Snapshots”, then “Configure” Select the volume you want to configure NAS Quickstart NAS – Scenario 4 (cont.)? Scheduling snapshot creation (cont.)? Make sure that “Scheduled Snapshots” is enabled Select the number of snapshots to keep: The weekly snapshots are taken on the night from saturday to sunday at midnight The daily snapshots are taken every day at midnight The hourly snapshots have a special schedule: NAS Quickstart NAS – Scenario 4 (cont.)? Restoring data from snapshots Option 1 of 3: Copy/paste the file from somewhere under the the ~snapshot directory (may take a long time over a slow network)? NAS Quickstart NAS – Scenario 4 (cont.)? Restoring data from snapshots (cont.)? Option 2 of 3: Use Windows XP or Windows 2003 to access/restore the previous version of a document Notes: options cifs.ms_snapshot_mode W2K: install “shadow copy client” W2K3/XP: “regsvr32 twext.dll” if not visible NAS Quickstart NAS – Scenario 4 (cont.)? Restoring data from snapshots (cont.)? Option 3 of 3: use the command-line on the filer to restore a file, directory, or volume Fastest Only a filer administrator can do this NAS Quickstart NAS – Scenario 4 (cont.)? Note: making snapshots visible If you cannot see the ~snapshot directory, two options must be enabled: Under “CIFS”, “Configure”, “Options”, make sure “Show Snapshot” is enabled as a general CIFS option For a specific volume, on the snapshot configuration screen, make sure “Snapshot Directory Visible” is enabled NAS Quickstart NAS – Scenario 4 (cont.)? Note: making snapshots visible (cont.)? If you want to set the “previous versions” tab settings, you can configure this via an option: cifs.ms_snapshot_mode off: empty “previous versions” tab xp: Windo