# Snapshot Configuration Properties of the NetApp E-Series/LSI Storage Array

The Configuration tab contains snapshot configuration properties that affect the behavior of the storage array in your environment.

Property | Description
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REST Management IP* | Enter the IP address or FQDN (Fully Qualified Domain Name) of the controller.
REST Server credential* | Select the credential of a user who has the administrator role privilege to access the array.
PiT Group repository size(%) | To custom the PiT Group repository size.
Use Consistency Group | Select this option to enable the consistency group for PiT operations, which reduces the time to verify the consistency of participating disks.
Enable HostGroup Mapping | Select this option to allow storage volumes map to host/cluster group level. Select this option only when the host group/cluster group contains either ESX or Windows hosts. This option applies only to the Windows platform.
Enable Diagnostic Logging | Select this option to enable the diagnostic logging for troubleshooting.
LSI Array Password | The password to access the NetApp E-Series/LSI array. Select the password set in the SMI-S server with the SANtricity plug-in. The password is authenticated against the SMI-S password for snapshot creation. If the passwords do not match, then the snapshot or the clone creation fails.
Storage Device Group | The name of the volume group that is created on the array for snapshot operations.
Use Device only from this Group | If you select this option, then only snapshot devices that are available in the storage pool that is specified in Storage Device Group are used.
LSI OEM vendor ID | The LSI OEM array vendor name, if IntelliSnap does not identify the LSI OEM vendor. By default, this value is empty. Note For LENOVO array, specify the value LENOVO.
LSI OEM Product ID | The LSI OEM array product ID, if IntelliSnap does not identify the LSI OEM product ID. By default, this value is empty. Note For LENOVO array, specify the value DE_Series.
SMI-S Provider NameSpace | The namespace that is defined by the LSI OEM vendor SMI-S provider. By default, this value is empty, and LSI IntelliSnap uses the root/LsiArray13 namespace. If you use SMIS-S Provider version 10.34, then specify the NameSpace as /root/netapp/santricity, and see the following SMI-S CIM ClassName Prefix property.
SMI-S CIM ClassName Prefix | The CIM ClassName prefix that is defined by the LSI OEM vendor SMI-S provider. By default, this value is empty, and LSI IntelliSnap uses the “LSISSI” class name prefix. If you use SMIS-S Provider version 10.34, then specify ClassName as NETAPP, and see the preceding SMI-S CIM Provider NameSpace property.
SMIS Server Port | The value for the array SMI-S server port. The default value is 5988.
Use secure connection to SMIS Server | Select this option to connect to the client using secure socket layer (SSL).

*Configuring these snapshot properties is necessary for REST API support.

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