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Understanding your SnapDrive components

Several components are integrated into the SnapDrive software and are automatically installed. These components enable you to manage LUNs, Windows volumes, or SMB shares. You can use these components together to enable SnapDrive workflows, including provisioning, Snapshot copy management, backup, restore, and mounting operations.

The following SnapDrive components are integrated in the software and are automatically installed during installation.

SnapDrive "snap-in"

This software module integrates with Microsoft Management Console (MMC) to provide a graphical interface for managing LUNs on the storage system. The module does the following:
  • Resides in the Windows Server computer management storage tree
  • Provides a native MMC snap-in user interface for configuring and managing LUNs
  • Supports remote administration so that you can manage SnapDrive on multiple hosts
  • Provides SnapMirror integration
  • Provides AutoSupport integration, including event notification

SnapDrive command-line interface

The sdcli.exe utility enables you to manage LUNs from the command prompt of the Windows host. You can perform the following tasks with the sdcli.exe utility:
  • Enter individual commands
  • Run management scripts

PowerShell cmdlets

The SnapDrive PowerShell cmdlets enable you to perform provisioning, Snapshot copy management and backup, restore, and mounting operations in an SMB 3.0 environment.

SnapDrive supports PowerShell versions 2.0 and later.

Underlying SnapDrive service

This software interacts with software on the storage system to facilitate LUN management for the following:
  • A host
  • Applications running on a host

Data ONTAP Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) Hardware Provider on Windows Server hosts

The Data ONTAP VSS Hardware Provider is a module of the Microsoft VSS framework. The Data ONTAP Hardware Provider enables VSS Snapshot technology on the storage system when SnapDrive is installed on Windows Server hosts.