SnapDrive for UNIX is a host-based storage and data management solution for UNIX environments. SnapDrive for UNIX simplifies data management, improves data availability, and increases the reliability of application data through simplified storage provisioning and file system consistent Snapshot copies.
You can use SnapDrive for UNIX as a stand-alone product or along with other SnapManager products that run on UNIX. SnapDrive for UNIX deployed along with SnapManager enables you to create application-consistent data backup.
SnapDrive for UNIX enables you to simplify storage management tasks. Some of the tasks that you can perform using SnapDrive for UNIX are:
SnapDrive for UNIX enables you to create and delete Snapshot copies of a file system, volume group, host volume, or LUN and to clone storage entities from Snapshot copies.
SnapDrive for UNIX enables you to create and delete storage components, including disk groups, host volumes, file systems, and LUNs on host cluster environments. SnapDrive for UNIX also enables you to expand storage, connect storage to a host, and disconnect storage from a host.