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SnapVault Integration with SnapManager Exchange

ianaforbes
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SME 5.0 looks to have integration with SnapVault. It looks like it's only available via Protection Manager. Infact, the software requirements list:

The following are the software dependencies for integrating SnapManager with data set and SnapVault:

  • Protection Manager 3.7 and later
  • NetApp Management Console 3.7 and later
  • SnapDrive for Windows 6.0 and later
  • Data ONTAP 7.3 or later

What is NetApp Management Console? The SME 5.0 Admin guide doesn't explain why it's needed or how the integration with Netapp Management Console is performed

http://now.netapp.com/NOW/knowledge/docs/SnapManager/relsme50/html/software/admin/dataset2.htm

It also implies that Data Fabric Manager is somehow required:

If Protection Manager is available, and SnapDrive is configured for DataFabric Manager, SnapManager automatically becomes aware of the data set. If Protection Manager is not available, SnapDrive informs SnapManager of its unavailability. SnapManager continues in the normal working mode, and remote backup is not supported.

Seems like a whole lot of extra software needed just to get SnapVault integration with SME. Does anyone have any experience with integrating SnapVault with SME? Are all of these products required?

Thanks

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