Snapmanager for Hyper-V is here!

NetApp today published version 1.0 of SnapManager for Hyper-V, providing a solution for automated protection and recovery of Microsoft Hyper-V virtual machines.

 

new video demo on NetApp TV (YouTube).

 

Snapmanager for Hyper-V supports:

• Group virtual machines into different datasets (based upon protection requirements),
• Back up dedicated/clustered virtual machines on storage systems running Data ONTAP,
• Back up & restore virtual machines running on clustered shared volumes,
• Automate dataset backups using scheduling policies,
• Perform on-demand backups of datasets,
• Retain dataset backups for as long as you need them via retention policies,
• Update the SnapMirror destination location after a backup successfully finishes,
• Specify custom scripts to run before or after a backup,
• Restore virtual machines from backups,
• Monitor the status of all scheduled and running jobs, &
• Manage hosts remotely from a management console.

SnapManager for Hyper-V parent host (not management console) requires Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, SnapDrive 6.2 for Windows, and Data ONTAP 7.3.2.