Data Protection Power Guide
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- Deciding whether to use the Data Protection Power Guide
This guide describes how to manage Snapshot copies on a local ONTAP system, and how to replicate Snapshot copies to a remote system using SnapMirror. You can replicate Snapshot copies for disaster recovery or long-term retention. - Managing local Snapshot copies
A Snapshot copy is a read-only, point-in-time image of a volume. The image consumes minimal storage space and incurs negligible performance overhead because it records only changes to files since the last Snapshot copy. - Understanding SnapMirror volume replication
Traditionally, ONTAP replication technologies served the need for disaster recovery (DR) and data archiving. These technologies are combined in a way that allows you to configure disaster recovery and archiving on the same destination volume. - Managing SnapMirror volume replication
SnapMirror offers three types of data protection relationship: SnapMirror DR, SnapVault, and unified replication. You can follow the same basic workflow to configure each type of relationship. - Understanding SnapMirror SVM replication
You can use SnapMirror to create a data protection relationship between SVMs. In this type of data protection relationship, all or part of the SVM's configuration, from NFS exports and SMB shares to RBAC, is replicated, as well as the data in the volumes that the SVM owns. - Managing SnapMirror SVM replication
You can use SnapMirror to replicate all or part of an SVM's configuration, as well as the volumes the SVM owns. That means you can quickly activate the destination SVM in the event of a disaster at the primary site, and just as quickly reactivate the source SVM when service is restored. - Managing SnapMirror root volume replication
Every SVM in a NAS environment has a unique namespace. The SVM root volume, containing operating system and related information, is the entry point to the namespace hierarchy. To ensure that data remains accessible to clients in the event of a node outage or failover, you should create a load-sharing mirror copy of the SVM root volume. - SnapMirror technical details
There are some convenient features you should be familiar with before creating a SnapMirror data protection relationship. You also need to be aware of compatible ONTAP versions for SnapMirror relationships and basic SnapMirror limitations. - Where to find additional information
You can learn more about tasks related to Snapshot copies and SnapMirror replication in Lenovo's extensive documentation library. - Contacting Support
You can contact Support to obtain help for your issue. - Notices
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