yyaazz's tech thoughts

In the previous part I started to present how NetApp Virtual Storage Console and SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure integration works. I’ve created a backup then checked it on the controller and finally made a restore. In that example the restore handled the whole volume, so the other VMs running there were also affected (restored). In this post I’ll show how can be the restore handled more efficiently and how the single file restore works.

For today’s example I created a backup called ‘smvi-singlefile-2′ of the same virtual machine, then removed the kernel of the operating system. With the single file restore I can mount the backup today and copy out whatever I need. Let’s see how to do it:

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I’ve already shown a couple of features of the NetApp Virtual Storage Console (VSC). With this post I start to present the backup and restore related stuff. For backup and recovery the VSC 2.0.1 integrates (and the installer actually installs) the SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure. With SMVI the NetApp created snapshots can be handled more efficiently.

Simplify management and increase productivity for your backup, restore, and disaster recovery operations in a VMware environment.

I like using NetApp technology instead of the standard snapshots in vSphere, because

• I can have a lot of snapshots without performance issues
• I can mount the snapshot and have single file restore
• I can integrate with SnapMirror, and restore on the remote site

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