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How to access snapshots in an NFS export in ONTAP

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Applies to

  • ONTAP 9
  • NFS

Description

  • The article describes the client accesses volume snapshot by NFS protocol.
    • By default, every volume contains a directory named .snapshot through which users can access old versions of files in that directory.
    • Users can gain access to snapshot copies depending on the file-sharing protocol used.

 

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