SnapManager for Virtual Interface vs SnapCenter Plugin for VMware vSphere     VSC 6.x SCV 4.x Comments Enterprise Features       Management interface through vCenter ✅ ✅ All backup and recovery operations are handled through the vCenter interface. Centralized deployment ⛔ ️ ✅   Backup metadata protection ⛔ ️ ✅ SCV leverages the SnapCenter MySQL database to store backup metadata, allowing the database to be separately backed up and restored. Windows PowerShell support ✅ ⛔ ️ – Rest APIs ⛔ ️ ✅   Storage Deployment       SAN (VMware Virtual Machine File System [VMFS]) support ✅ ✅   NAS (NFS) support ✅ ✅   Advanced Virtual Machine (VM) Integration       Linked mode support ✅ ✅ One instance of the SCV plug-in is required for each instance of vCenter. vCenter RBAC support ✅ ✅ – Data Protection and Management       Backup VMs, VMDKs, and datastores ✅ ✅ – Backup data center ✅ ⛔ ️ – Backup Now without an existing job or resource group ✅ ⛔ ️ . Policy-based backup management ⛔ ️ ✅ SCV allows reuse of the same policy for other resource groups and saves time in defining settings such as backup frequency, copy retention, replication, and scripts. Data Protection and Management (continued)       SVM and cluster management LIF support ✅ ✅   Use multiple schedules per backup job ⛔ ️ ✅   Custom snapshot naming ✅ ✅   Restore VMs or Virtual Machine Disks (VMDKs) from the primary NetApp ® Snapshot ™ copy ✅ ✅   Restore VMs or VMDKs from a secondary Snapshot copy ⛔ ️ ✅   Restore datastores ✅ ⛔ ️   Recent snapshot ✅ ✅ Suffix _recent to latest snapshot Restore files or folders on a guest OS ⛔ ️ ✅ Support is on a Windows guest OS only starting with SCV 4.0 for both VMFS and NFS. Mount datastore from a primary Snapshot copy ✅ ✅ The mount operation allows you to access files in the backup, enabling granular recovery. Mount datastore from a secondary Snapshot copy ⛔ ️ ✅   Attach or detach a VMDK from a primary or secondary Snapshot copy ⛔ ️ ✅ SCV allows restore of files and folders from a Windows or Linux guest OS instead of restoring the entire drive. Get detailed job monitoring ⛔ ️ ✅   Use a detailed dashboard ⛔ ️ ✅ SCV gives a summary of backup, restore, and mount jobs for the selected duration and the last backup status of VMs. Get detailed reporting ⛔ ️ ✅ You can view and download HTML and CSV reports of backup, restore, and mount jobs and protected or unprotected VMs.     Benefit of SCV over VSC (6.x) Better scalability: NetApp  SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere (SCV) supports up to 4,000 VMs per VMware vCenter instance Better performance: Faster restore operations from a secondary NetApp Snapshot ™ copy by leveraging native NetApp ONTAP ® single-file NetApp SnapRestore ® technology for NFS environments Richer feature set and protocol support: Easier management with policy-based backup Capability to restore from secondary snapshots Guest file restore (Windows guest OS) Ability to attach or detach a Virtual Machine Disk (VMDK) from a primary or secondary Dashboard, reporting, and job monitoring of VM data protection activities VMware Virtual Machine File System (VMFS) 6 and NFS 4.1 support Supports FlexGroup Support restore to alternate location Large LUN support ... View more

Docs Configuring SnapManager 7.x for Exchange and SnapCenter to coexist: https://docs.netapp.com/ocsc-44/topic/com.netapp.doc.ocsc-isg/GUID-5C1B93FF-1187-4643-A55D-8889680E6022.html     ... View more

We will be updating this post with additional resources to help transition from SMSQL to SnapCenter.   Blog Why Migrate SnapManager to the SnapCenter Plug-In for SQL Server? https://blog.netapp.com/why-migrate-snapmanager-to-the-snapcenter-plug-in-for-sql-server/ Video Migrating SnapManager to SnapCenter for SQL Server https://youtu.be/Fx-m6dr8LP8   ... View more

Welcome to the SnapManager to SnapCenter Transition Community!   We have created this community so that you can ask your questions for the SnapManager EOS and how to transition to an alternative such as SnapCenter.   Transition Approach for SnapManager to SnapCenter       End of Support Dates Please check the NetApp End of Availability website for End of Support dates: https://mysupport.netapp.com/info/eoa/   SnapManager Product SnapCenter Replacement End of Support - SnapManager SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure SnapCenter Plug-In for VMware vSphere EOS February 2021 SnapManager for Microsoft SQL Server NetApp SnapCenter Plug-In for SQL Server EOS, May. 31, 2021 SnapDrive for Windows SnapCenter Plug-In for Microsoft Windows EOS, May. 31, 2021 SnapManager for Microsoft Exchange SnapCenter Plug-In for Exchange EOS, Nov 30, 2021 SnapManager for Oracle on Linux SnapCenter Plug-In for Oracle on Linux EOS Aug. 31, 2022 SnapManager for Oracle on AIX (SAN) SnapCenter plugin for Oracle on AIX SAN EOS Aug. 31, 2022 SnapManager for Oracle AIX (NFS) Not Planned for NFS EOS Aug. 31, 2022 SnapDrive for UNIX (Linux, AIX, Solaris, hpux) Not Planned EOS Aug. 31, 2022 SnapManager for Oracle on Windows/ Solaris/ hpux Not Planned EOS Aug. 31, 2022 SnapManager for SAP Not Planned for BR tools EOS Aug. 31, 2022 SnapManager for Hyper-V Not Planned Still supported Snap Creator Framework SnapCenter Custom Plugin Framework Still supported ... View more