Netapp simulator 9.5 configuration backup and restore

[mjgratke]

I am looking for a way to save the current simulator configuration and then redeploy OVA of simulator and "restore" the original configuration for a new test cycle.   

Is this possible?    I don't want to use VMware to achieve this. 

[pedro_rocha]

You can try to use cluster configuration backup

take a look: https://docs.netapp.com/ontap-9/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.netapp.doc.dot-cm-sag%2FGUID-3D0DFCE8-DAA3-4CB9-B249-76312A6A261E.html&cp=3_7_10

[jcolonfzenpr]

Hi, 

I do that a lot for my development and test environment. In my case using powershell, ansible or any automation mechanism is more convenient. To accomplish the goal, I use automation to destroy and recreate the lab using an ansible template.

A more basic example would be to use NetApp Powershell Toolkit together with VMware PowerCLI to recreate the lab environment.

Hope this helps!