# FSx For NetApp ONTAP Archiving

File archiving for Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP moves infrequently accessed files to secondary storage while preserving access to archived content. By archiving older or less frequently used files, you can reduce storage consumption on Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP file systems without changing how users access files.

The proxy computer that initiates recall operations uses a Common Internet File System (CIFS) connection to access data residing on the FSx for NetApp ONTAP file share.

Archived files remain visible in the file system and can be restored when needed.

## Supported Protocols

- Server Message Block (SMB) 1.0 protocol

- SMB 2.0 protocol

- SMB 3.0 protocol

## What is Archived

- Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP SMB shares

- Native Microsoft NTFS volumes

- VERITAS Storage Manager Exec, supported as an add-on.

- Polyserver Cluster File System, supported as add-on.

Note

The subclient filter does not filter the MediaAgent disk library mount paths from the subclient content. Therefore, you must specify the volumes that contain disk library mount paths for subclient filter. Otherwise, the entire disk library will be archived.

## What is Not Archived

The following file types or objects are automatically filtered out of archive operations by the system, and cannot be archived.

- Install folder

- Job Results folder

- Index cache folder

- Log files folder

- Windows system32 folder

- Alias mount points to drive letter volumes*

- Unix data residing on a Windows NFS share

- Files with attributes of encrypted or sparse

- Files with attributes of hidden and system

- Windows Server 2012 and Windows 8 computers from Resilient File System (ReFS) volumes.

## Files Excluded from Archiving

- *.dll

- *.bat

- *.exe

- *.cur

- *.ico

- *.lnk

## FPolicy-based stub recall

Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP supports NetApp FPolicy integration for automatic recall of archived files.

When a user accesses an archived file, Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP sends an FPolicy notification to Commvault. Commvault then recalls the file from secondary storage and makes it available to the user.

FPolicy registration and stub recall require additional configuration on the access node. Communication between Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and the access node uses a secure connection.

Configure the following additional settings on the acces node:

1. Http for Netapp Cmode, set to 1

2. FilerHttpPort set to 443

3. LogInMethod, set to 1 (Contact Commvault support to enable this setting)

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