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Deciding whether to use the Cluster and SVM Peering Power Guide

This guide describes how to create peer relationships between source and destination clusters and between source and destination storage virtual machines (SVMs). You must create peer relationships between these entities before you can replicate Snapshot copies using SnapMirror.

ONTAP 9.4 and later offer enhancements that simplify the way you configure peer relationships between clusters and SVMs. This guide describes the cluster and SVMs peering procedure for all ONTAP 9 versions. You should use the appropriate procedure for your version of ONTAP.

You should use this guide under the following circumstance:

  • You want to use the command-line interface (CLI), not ThinkSystem Storage Manager for DM Series or an automated scripting tool.

If you require additional configuration or conceptual information, you should choose among the following documentation: