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Backup from Storage Snapshots

7-Mode

Storage Type	Traditional LUN Cloning (no license)	FlexClone
FC/iSCSI	Possible	Recommended
NFS	Not needed	Not needed

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Storage Type	FlexClone	SnapRestore	No License
Primary Storage System
iSCSI/FC	Possible (preferred)	Possible	Not possible
NFS	Not needed	Possible	Possible
Secondary Storage System: NetApp SnapMirror and SnapVault
iSCSI/FC	Possible (mandatory)	Not possible	Not possible
NFS	Possible	Possible	Possible

Backup from Storage Snapshots Note:

During backup from storage snapshots, Veeam Backup & Replication adds its export rules for the storage. New rules are added at the beginning of the list, shifting existing rules down in the list.