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Linux: Snapshot Records and LUN Resizing in a SAN Environment

Overview This paper contains steps required to perform common operations on a Linux host and a Network Appliance filer utilizing either the iSCSI protocol or FCP. It covers the creation of Snapshot records on the filer that are consistent and reliable from the perspective of the host. It covers the use of the snaprestore command to restore a LUN to a previous state using Snapshot records. It also covers the process of increasing the size of a NetApp filer LUN so that the space is available on the Linux host.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	Network Appliance	File Format	PDF, requires Acrobat Rdr 5
Date Published	January 2003	Downloads	16
Format	White Papers
Topics	SANs, Linux Server OS, Storage Management

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