NetApp ONTAP, Fujitsu ETERNUS HX/AX, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM/DG

If you plan to perform operations with NetApp ONTAP, Fujitsu ETERNUS HX/AX, Lenovo ThinkSystem DM/DG storage snapshots, consider the following:

ONTAP integration requires ONTAPI (ZAPI). For information on ONTAPI (ZAPI) availability, see this NetApp KB article.
Volumes with NetApp SnapLock enabled are not supported.

Veeam Backup & Replication does not support the listed replication features of the secondary storage arrays. However, you can use volumes with these configured features as sources for backup or snapshot-only jobs.

MetroCluster
SVM-DR
Synchronous SnapMirror
SnapMirror Active-Sync (formerly SnapMirror Business Continuity (SM-BC))

ONTAP application-aware data management is not supported.
[For ONTAP SnapMirror] The Number of snapshot copies to retain option is not applicable to ONTAP SnapMirror. On this secondary storage system, Veeam Backup & Replication maintains the same number of storage snapshots as on primary storage systems. MirrorAndVault Relationships will be identified by Veeam Backup & Replication as SnapVault. For more information on the option, see Configuring Backup from Snapshots on Secondary Storage Arrays and Configuring Snapshot-Only Jobs.
You may need additional licenses for the following operations:

Backup from storage snapshots

Veeam Backup & Replication uses different technologies depending on the protocol type and operating mode of the storage system. You need to install one license, even if several technologies can be used for snapshot clone creation. For more information, see Required Licenses for NetApp.

The snapshot directory must be visible in the NFS or SMB shares. To learn more about making the snapshot directory visible, see NFS and SMB (CIFS) Protocols.

NetApp FlexGroups are supported, but with a limitation: if you add a new FlexVol to an existing FlexGroup, you will not be able to recover data from existing Snapshots of that FlexGroup.

Only NetApp SnapDiff v3 is supported. For information on how to enable SnapDiff v3, see NetApp KB article.

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