The hosts that you can view in NetApp Management Console and use in your policy implementations have been automatically discovered by DataFabric Manager or manually added to its database.
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How hosts become visible to the console
When either the NetApp Management Console data protection capability or the NetApp Management Console provisioning capability is enabled, Operations Manager automatically begins a host discovery process. The discovered hosts automatically display in the lists of storage system, vFiler unit, and Open Systems SnapVault client hosts in the interface.
Host monitoring
You can verify that a host is available and correctly configured by accessing the list in the appropriate Hosts window for storage systems, vFiler units, and Open Systems SnapVault systems.
Ways to investigate problems with hosts
If you are investigating a policy failure, you can use the information displayed in the Hosts windows to determine whether the cause is a problem with a host. This information can also help determine the potential impact of any changes that you might make to a host.
Data ONTAP licenses used for protecting or provisioning data
There are several Data ONTAP licensed options that you can use to protect or provision your data. After you have purchased the software licenses you need, you can assign these licenses to your primary and secondary storage from the Storage Systems Hosts window.
Process for determining when SnapVault and qtree SnapMirror are used to perform backups
When both SnapVault and qtree SnapMirror licenses are installed in your environment, the NetApp Management Console data protection capability determines which technology to use based on the licenses enabled on the source and destination hosts and the schedule applied to the backup connection of the protection policy.
vFiler unit configuration using a script
You can write a script to customize a vFiler unit configuration. When the script is specified in the Setup vFiler Unit wizard, the NetApp Management Console provisioning capability executes the script before and after a vFiler unit is set up. You must specify the full DataFabric Manager server path of the script.