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Snaptest Tool for VMware IntelliSnap

The SnapTest tool is used to test basic snapshot engine operations such as creating, deleting, and mounting snapshots.

Before You Begin

Virtual Server Agent (VSA) installed on the computer for SnapTest.

Note

For the VSA, if no CommServe system is installed (decoupled mode), the SnapTest tool cannot run.

Usage

You can use the Snaptest tool to:

  • Test VSA snapshot operations.

  • Create, mount, unmount, and delete snapshots for an array.

  • Test proxy computers by mounting snapshots.

Procedure

  1. Navigate to <installed_directory>\Base and double-click SnapTest.exe.

  2. Press Enter. 

    SnapTest                    Version                         Introduction
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This tool helps to perform operations such as... 
-> Automatic Snap Tests
-> Individual Snap Tests
-> Hardware Snapshot Engine Detection
-> SCSI Inquiry 
-> Scan HBA/IQN Adapters 
NOTE: Please make sure that the mount points used for this test are not being used by any other application. If they are in use, it may cause data corruption or data loss. Please refer to our online documentation for list of supported Operating systems, Hardware Snapshot engines and File systems. 
Press <ENTER> to continue...

  3. Type 2 and press Enter. 

    SnapTest                     Version                           Main Menu 
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Performs snapshot test operations on VSA-IDA and FileSystemIDA
1. FileSystem-MainMenu
2. VSA-MainMenu
0. Exit
Choose your option [1]: 2

  4. Type 1 and press Enter. 

    SnapTest                     Version                           Main Menu 
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Performs operations such as create snap, mount snap, unmount snap, and delete snap, given the vCenter credentials and the datastore name.
1. VSA-Automatic Snap Tests
0. Exit
Choose your option [1]: 1

  5. Type the number corresponding to the snapshot engine to test, then press Enter. 

     
    SnapTest                     Version                    Snap Engine Test
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Choose the snapshot engine you would like to exercise. All the snapshot tests will use this engine till you choose a different one. If you do not know what engine to choose, choose 'Detect Engine' to find out what engine to choose. 
1.  Amazon Web Services
2.  DataCore Clone
3.  DataCore Snap
4.  Dell EMC Isilon Snap
5.  Dell EMC Storage Center Snap (DSM)
6.  Dell EMC TimeFinder BCV
7.  Dell EMC TimeFinder Clone
8.  Dell EMC TimeFinder Snap
9.  Dell EMC TimeFinder SnapVX
10.  Dell EMC TimeFinder VP Snap
11.  Dell EMC Unity Snap
12.  Dell EMC VNX / CLARiiON SnapView / VNX Snap / VNX Snap
13.  Dell EMC VNX / CLARiiON SnapView Clone
14.  Dell EMC VNX / Celerra SnapSure Snap
15.  Dell EMC VPLEX Clone
16.  Dell EMC VPLEX Snap
17.  Dell EMC XtremIO Snap
18.  Dell EqualLogic Clone
19.  Dell EqualLogic Snap
20.  Fujitsu ETERNUS AF / DX Clone
21.  Fujitsu ETERNUS AF / DX Snap
22.  Fujitsu ETERNUS AF / DX SnapOPC+
23.  HPE 3PAR StoreServ Clone
24.  HPE 3PAR StoreServ Snap
25.  HPE EVA Clone
26.  HPE EVA Snap
27.  HPE Nimble Storage Snap
28.  Hitachi COW Snap
29.  Hitachi Shadow Image
30.  Hitachi Shadow Image (CCI)
31.  Hitachi Thin Image (CCI)
32.  Huawei OceanStor Clone
33.  Huawei OceanStor Snap
34.  IBM SVC FlashCopy
35.  IBM SVC Space-efficient FlashCopy
36.  IBM XIV Snap
37.  INFINIDAT InfiniSnap
38.  Kaminario Snap
39.  NEC DynamicDataReplication
40.  NEC DynamicSnapVolume
41.  Native
42.  NetApp
43.  NetApp E-series / LSI Snap
44.  NetApp E-series / LSI Volume Copy
45.  NetApp SolidFire Snap
46.  Oracle ZFS Storage Snap
47.  Pure Storage FlashArray Snap
48.  Western Digital IntelliFlash Snap
49.  Detect Engine
0. Exit
Enter Engine Number [29]:

  6. Enter the vCenter name, user name, and password. Press Enter after each entry. 

    VCenter Name                            : xxx
Username                                : myname
Password                                : 
Connecting to the Vcenter...            SUCCESS

  7. At the prompt, enter the IP Address for the ESX host and the name of the datastore, then indicate whether the same ESX host should be used for mounting. Press Enter after each entry.

    If you use a different ESX host for mounting, you must enter additional information. After entering the engine number, the test operations are displayed. Press Enter to begin the operations.

      ESX Host IP                              : 000.000.000.000
  DataStore Name                           : datastore_name 
  Use the same esx for mounting [Y/N] [Y]  :
We will perform the following operations on the given DataStores. Please press ENTER at the end of each operation 
  -> Create snapshots
  -> Mount snapshots
  -> Unmount snapshots
  -> Delete snapshots

  8. At the end of each operation, press Enter again to continue. 

     -> Creating snapshots ...          Success
  Press <ENTER> to continue...
 -> Mounting snapshots ...          Success
  Press <ENTER> to continue...
 -> Unmounting snapshots ...          Success
  Press <ENTER> to continue...
 -> Deleting snapshots ...          Success
  Press <ENTER> to continue...

    After deleting snapshots and pressing Enter, you are returned to the VSA Main Menu.

    SnapTest                     Version                           Main Menu 
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Performs operations such as create snap, mount snap, unmount snap, and delete snap, given the vCenter credentials and the datastore name.
1. VSA-Automatic Snap Tests
0. Exit
Choose your option [1]:

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