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What SnapDiff changes were made in ONTAP 9.10.1?

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • SnapDiff

Answer

  • SnapDiff v1 and v2 are deprecated in ONTAP 9.10.1 and replaced with SnapDiff v3
  • After upgrading to releases ONTAP 9.10.1 to ONTAP 9.10.1P10, applications that use SnapDiff v1 or v2 for snapshot differential backup may not work as expected
  • ONTAP 9.10.1 to ONTAP 9.10.1P10 do not support SnapDiff v1 and v2
  • SnapDiff v1 and v2 ZAPIs were restored in ONTAP 9.10.1P11 and newer
  • In addition, SnapDiff v1 and v2 ZAPIs are available by default in these ONTAP releases:
    • ONTAP 9.11.1 P7 and newer
    • ONTAP 9.12.1 GA release and newer, including newer major ONTAP releases
    • For cloud-only releases, SnapDiff v1 and v2 ZAPIs are re-enabled in 9.14.0 and newer, including newer major cloud-only releases
  • Contact your backup application vendor to get details on whether they support or plan to support SnapDiff v3
  • For more details on SnapDiff v3, see this NetApp blog post

Additional Information

FAQ: SnapDiff Support in ONTAP

 

 

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