NetApp Snapshot Tutorial

NetApp Snapshot Create and Restore:

Already CIFS shares are created.

To check the cifs shares and the access control for the share:

cifs shares <share name>
cifs shares dbshare1

Access through the windows clients:

using map network drive
dbshare1 is available from NetApp filer.

Creating two directories and one text file. Contents are added to the file.

From a filer take a snap shot:

To create a snapshot:

snap create -V <volname> <snapname>

To List the snap shots:

snap list

From the windows client, delete the text file.(After taking the snapshot).

The text file got deleted.

From the filer, you do the snap restore.

To restore:

snap restore -t vol -s snapname volname

After restoring the snapshot in filer, check in the windows client.

In windows client, delete some contents in that file.

In filer, do the snap restore.

Check windows client side, now the contents also available.

Some snap commands:

snap list
snap create
snap delete
snap restore
snap schedule

For more information  ---- man snap

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