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Support for NetApp FlexGroup Volumes

You can perform IntelliSnap operations on FlexGroup volumes.

Agents That Are Used for Backup Operations

You can configure the following:

  • IntelliSnap operations under the NDMP agent on a NAS client.

  • CIFS shares for IntelliSnap operations under the Windows File System agent on a NAS client.

  • NFS exports for IntelliSnap operations under the Linux File System agent on a NAS client.

Considerations for NDMP

  • NetApp supports NDMP on FlexGroup volumes beginning with ONTAP version 9.7.

  • NetApp does not support NDMP restores from a FlexGroup volume to another NetApp filer with ONTAP versions older than 9.7.

  • Restores to Windows or UNIX clients are not supported with backups from FlexGroup volumes.

  • Synthetic restores are not supported with backups from FlexGroup volumes.

  • Subclients cannot contain a mix of FlexVol volumes and FlexGroup paths.

  • NetApp does not support SMTape backups on FlexGroup volumes.

  • Restartable backups (BRE extension) are supported for FlexGroup volumes with ONTAP version 9.8.

  • NetApp NDMP multi-streaming is not supported on FlexGroup volumes.

  • NetApp supports exclude filters as of ONTAP version 9.8.

  • You can use NetApp FlexGroup volumes with NetApp Open Replication with the primary-mirror or the primary-vault topologies. You cannot use NetApp FlexGroup volumes with NetApp Open Replication with fanout or with cascade topologies.

Considerations for CIFS and NFS

  • You can use NetApp FlexGroup volumes with NetApp Open Replication with the primary-mirror or the primary-vault topologies. You cannot use NetApp FlexGroup volumes with NetApp Open Replication with fanout or with cascade topologies.

  • The mount operation mounts a read-only copy of the snapshot.

  • The following considerations apply for for ONTAP version 9.6 and older versions:

    • The NetApp storage array does not support the creation of volume clone for FlexGroup volumes. As a result, the mount operation mounts a read-only copy of the snapshot.

    • For FlexGroup volumes, the Commvault software traverses the entire file system during the scan phase to identify the differences between snapshot copies.

  • When doing an out-of-place restore, to access a file or folder, manually change the security permissions.

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