How to set up SnapVault backups

To set up SnapVault backups you must prepare preparing the primary storage systems and SnapVault secondary storage systems to perform backup tasks. These tasks are almost identical to those for non-SnapLock volumes.

• Configuring a primary storage system for SnapVault
  To back up a primary storage system to the SnapVault secondary storage system, you need to log in to the primary system’s console and enable SnapVault.
• Configuring a SnapVault secondary storage system
  To configure a SnapVault secondary storage system, you need to log in to the secondary system’s console and enable the SnapVault license.
• Scheduling SnapVault update backups on the primary storage system
  You can configure a schedule for Snapshot copies on both the primary and SnapVault secondary storage systems. You can set the schedules to an hourly, weekly, or nightly basis.
• Scheduling SnapVault update backups on the SnapVault secondary storage system
  For each SnapVault volume Snapshot copies set that you scheduled on your primary storage systems, you can schedule a set of transfers and the subsequent Snapshot copies of SnapVault secondary storage system.
• Scheduling SnapVault update backups on the SnapVault primary and secondary storage system schedules
  If SnapVault is scheduled to perform Snapshot copy management at the same time as the default snapshot sched activity, the Snapshot copy management operations scheduled using the snap sched command might fail with syslog messages.
• Guidelines to back up qtrees to a volume using SnapVault
  Certain guidelines are helpful when you want to use SnapVault to back up qtrees to a volume.
• Guidelines for scheduling SnapVault transfer
  The only guideline for scheduling SnapVault transfers is not to overload the primary storage system or the network. You must consider the overall load and time to complete all transfers.