https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/New-SnapCenter-4-0-Deployment/m-p/137404#M11753 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am planning our first SnapCenter deployment (version 4.0) by reading NetApp’s documentation and would love to hear about real-world experiences. It appears complex compared to SnapDrive, SMSQL, and VSC which we use now. I would love any clarity on the following points:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI>Is it a best practice to store the SC database and/or installation files on NetApp LUNs? Can the SC backup utility make use of native NetApp snapshot backup capabilities?</LI><LI>How useful and/or important is it to include NLB/ARR? Does it work well?</LI><LI>Is a Windows Failover Cluster an option vs. NLB? (I didn’t see it referenced in documentation. We are already familiar with WFC whereas we haven’t used NLB much).</LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Beyond this, I would love to hear of any experiences in general with transitioning to SnapCenter and any lessons learned. Thanks in advance!</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:08:04 GMT TMADOCTHOMAS 2025-06-04T14:08:04Z https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/New-SnapCenter-4-0-Deployment/m-p/137404#M11753 <P>&nbsp;</P><P>I am planning our first SnapCenter deployment (version 4.0) by reading NetApp’s documentation and would love to hear about real-world experiences. It appears complex compared to SnapDrive, SMSQL, and VSC which we use now. I would love any clarity on the following points:</P><P>&nbsp;</P><UL><LI>Is it a best practice to store the SC database and/or installation files on NetApp LUNs? Can the SC backup utility make use of native NetApp snapshot backup capabilities?</LI><LI>How useful and/or important is it to include NLB/ARR? Does it work well?</LI><LI>Is a Windows Failover Cluster an option vs. NLB? (I didn’t see it referenced in documentation. We are already familiar with WFC whereas we haven’t used NLB much).</LI></UL><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Beyond this, I would love to hear of any experiences in general with transitioning to SnapCenter and any lessons learned. Thanks in advance!</P> Wed, 04 Jun 2025 14:08:04 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/New-SnapCenter-4-0-Deployment/m-p/137404#M11753 TMADOCTHOMAS 2025-06-04T14:08:04Z