SMO 3.4.1 on AIX + postscript - Snapvault not working.

partsys — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:06:58 GMT

Hello at all,

I need to use SMO on AIX Server because SnapCenter for Oracle don't use on AIX Server when the Netapp cluster are on Ontap 9.

I'm actually on AFF MetroCluster (Ontap 9.4) and I need to create a backup of Oracle with SMO.

I don't have a problem to backup my Oracle base with SMO.

But I don't find how to set SMO to create a snapshot with snapmirror_label and after, make a snapvault with SMO.

When I see the documentation, in Ontap 9.x, a script is possible.

Netap specify that I must create a postscript XML file like that :

<preposttask-specification xmlns="http://www.netapp.com">

<task-specification>

<post-tasks>

<task>

<name>Vault the backup for cDOT</name>

<description>vaulting the backup for cDOT volume</description>

<name>SECONDARY_ENTITIES</name>

<value>NOM_SVM_DEST.dns_name:vol_cntrl, NOM_SVM_DEST.dns_name:vol_data, NOM_SVM_DEST.dns_name:vol_arch</value>

<name>SNAPSHOT_LABEL</name>

<value>daily</value>

</parameter>

</task>

<post-tasks>

</task-specification>

</preposttask-specification>

But after, Netapp specify that I must use this information :

=======

name="Vault the backup for cDOT"

description="Vaulting the backup for cDOT volume"

context=

timeout="0"

#User has to provide the values for these parameters while creating a backup in Backup Task Specification page of the Backup wizard.

parameter=("SECONDARY_ENTITIES :Secondary Storage Name with volume name"

"SNAPSHOT_LABEL :Label Name to be set for snapshots before doing the vault update")

EXIT=0

function _exit {

rc=$1

echo "Command complete."

exit $rc

}

function usage {

echo "usage: $(basename $0) { -check | -describe | -execute }"

_exit 99

}

function describe {

echo "SM_PI_NAME:$name"

echo "SM_PI_DESCRIPTION:$description"

echo "SM_PI_TIMEOUT:$timeout"

IFS=^

for entry in ${parameter[@]}; do

echo "SM_PI_PARAMETER:$entry"

done

_exit 0

}

function check {

_exit 0

}

#Split the comma-separated volumes and mirror the volumes one-by-one.

function execute {

echo "execute started"

echo SNAPSHOT LABEL : $SNAPSHOT_LABEL

echo $SM_SNAPDRIVE_HOME/bin/snapdrive snap setlabel -snaplabel $SNAPSHOT_LABEL -snapname $SM_PRIMARY_FULL_SNAPSHOT_NAME_FOR_TAG

$SM_SNAPDRIVE_HOME/bin/snapdrive snap setlabel -snaplabel $SNAPSHOT_LABEL -snapname $SM_PRIMARY_FULL_SNAPSHOT_NAME_FOR_TAG

if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then

$SM_SNAPDRIVE_HOME/bin/snapdrive snap resetlabel -snapname $SM_PRIMARY_FULL_SNAPSHOT_NAME_FOR_TAG

_exit 4

echo SECONDARY_ENTITIES : $SECONDARY_ENTITIES

IFS=,

for SECONDARY_ENTITY in ${SECONDARY_ENTITIES[@]}; do

echo SECONDARY_ENTITY : $SECONDARY_ENTITY

$SM_SNAPDRIVE_HOME/bin/smsv snapmirror update $SECONDARY_ENTITY

if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then

_exit 4

done

echo "execute ended"

_exit 0

}

case $(echo $1 | tr [A-Z] [a-z]) in

-check) check

;;

-execute) execute

;;

-describe) describe

;;

*) echo "unknown option $1"

usage

;;

esac

============

I don't know if I must write this second information in the same script.

In the second problem, I see that the script use the "snapdrive snap setlabel -snaplabel $SNAPSHOT_LABEL -snapname $SM_PRIMARY_FULL_SNAPSHOT_NAME_FOR_TAG" command.

When I use this command on SnapDrive for AIX, when I create a snapshot, I don't see the Snapmirror_label on the snapshot .

Thank's you for your help.

Herve

Re: SMO 3.4.1 on AIX + postscript - Snapvault not working.

stanton — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 16:52:34 GMT

In SMO 3.4.1 a post script was no longer needed. You can choose the vault or mirror from the retention screen in the profile. It's easier than getting the post scripts working.

Re: SMO 3.4.1 on AIX + postscript - Snapvault not working.

partsys — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:40:44 GMT

Hi Santon,

can you explain to me where to go? Or what to do?

@stanton wrote:

In SMO 3.4.1 a post script was no longer needed. You can choose the vault or mirror from the retention screen in the profile. It's easier than getting the post scripts working.

Re: SMO 3.4.1 on AIX + postscript - Snapvault not working.

stanton — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 19:30:19 GMT

Start in the Installation guide for Clustered ONTAP: https://library.netapp.com/ecmdocs/ECMP12471543/html/frameset.html

Re: SMO 3.4.1 on AIX + postscript - Snapvault not working.

partsys — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 21:13:27 GMT

stanton, sorry but I already read the documentation and unless I'm wrong, but the solution is not provided in the documentation.

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