Limitations for the Network Share IntelliSnap Backup for CIFS Shares

Consider the following limitations for the Network Share IntelliSnap Backup feature.

Limitations for Snapshot Operations

For CIFS snapshots, the GUI mount operation is not supported at storage policy copy or array levels.

Limitations for the Huawei Storage Array

  • For the Huawei storage array, the following limitations apply:

    • The operations mount and unmount are not supported on the Commvault UI.

    • The revert operation is not supported.

    • For arrays with Snap Changelist support and when spool copy retention is set:

      • Differential backup job may run as full.

      • Data aging needs to run after backup copy job to age the snap jobs.

Limitations for the NetApp Storage Array

  • For the NetApp storage arrays with SnapDiff support, the following limitations apply when spool copy retention is set:

    • Differential backup job may run as full.

    • Data aging needs to run after backup copy job to age the snap jobs.

Limitations for the Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale Storage Array

For the Dell EMC Isilon/PowerScale storage arrays with Snap Changelist support if spool copy retention is set:

  • Differential backup job may run as full.

  • Data aging needs to run after backup copy job to age the snap jobs.

Limitations for the Dell EMC Unity Storage Array

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