Converting an existing DP-type relationship to XDP

You can easily convert an existing DP-type relationship to XDP to take advantage of version-flexible SnapMirror.

1. Quiesce the existing DP-type relationship: snapmirror quiesce -source-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ... -destination-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ...

   For complete command syntax, see the man page.

   Note

   You must run this command from the destination SVM or the destination cluster.

   Example

   The following example quiesces the relationship between the source volume volA on svm1 and the destination volume volA_dst on svm_backup :

   cluster_dst::> snapmirror quiesce -source-path svm1:volA -destination-path svm_backup:volA_dst
   
2. Break the existing DP-type relationship: snapmirror break -source-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ... -destination-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ...

   For complete command syntax, see the man page.

   Note

   You must run this command from the destination SVM or the destination cluster.

   Example

   The following example breaks the relationship between the source volume volA on svm1 and the destination volume volA_dst on svm_backup :

   cluster_dst::> snapmirror break -source-path svm1:volA -destination-path svm_backup:volA_dst
   
3. Disable automatic deletion of Snapshot copies on the destination volume: volume snapshot autodelete modify -vserver SVM -volume volume -enabled false

   Example

   The following example disables Snapshot copy autodelete on the destination volume volA_dst :

   cluster_dst::> volume snapshot autodelete modify -vserver svm_backup -volume volA_dst -enabled false
   
4. Delete the existing DP-type relationship:snapmirror delete -source-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ... -destination-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ...

   For complete command syntax, see the man page.

   Example

   Note

   You must run this command from the destination SVM or the destination cluster.

   The following example deletes the relationship between the source volume volA on svm1 and the destination volume volA_dst on svm_backup :

   cluster_dst::> snapmirror delete -source-path svm1:volA -destination-path svm_backup:volA_dst
   
5. Create the new XDP-type relationship: snapmirror create -source-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ... -destination-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ... -type XDP -schedule schedule -policy policy

   The new relationship must use the same source and destination volume. For complete command syntax, see the man page.
   Note

   You must run this command from the destination SVM or the destination cluster.

   Example

   The following example creates a SnapMirror DR relationship between the source volume volA on svm1 and the destination volume volA_dst on svm_backup using the default MirrorAllSnapshots policy:

   cluster_dst::> snapmirror create -source-path svm1:volA -destination-path svm_backup:volA_dst -type XDP -schedule my_daily -policy MirrorAllSnapshots
   
6. Resync the source and destination volumes:snapmirror resync -source-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ... -destination-path SVM:volume|cluster://SVM/volume, ...

   For complete command syntax, see the man page.
   Note

   You must run this command from the destination SVM or the destination cluster. Although resync does not require a baseline transfer, it can be time-consuming. You might want to run the resync in off-peak hours.

   Example

   The following example resyncs the relationship between the source volume volA on svm1 and the destination volume volA_dst on svm_backup :

   cluster_dst::> snapmirror resync -source-path svm1:volA -destination-path svm_backup:volA_dst