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Protecting data using SnapLock

The SnapLock feature provides write once, read many (WORM) protection and a retention date to all files or data in the volumes that provides tamper-free backups. The SnapLock feature is most commonly used with unstructured data in the files on file systems. After the backup is complete, you can commit the backed-up files to WORM using a third-party application.



  1. Adding licenses
    If your storage system software was installed at the factory, Storage Manager automatically adds the software to its list of licenses. If the software was not installed at the factory or if you want to add additional software licenses, you can add the software license by using Storage Manager .
  2. Provisioning storage by creating a SnapLock aggregate manually
    You can use Storage Manager to create a SnapLock Compliance aggregate or a SnapLock Enterprise aggregate manually. You can create SnapLock volumes on these aggregates, which provide write once, read many (WORM) capabilities.
  3. Creating SnapLock volumes
    You can use Storage Manager to create a SnapLock Compliance volume or a SnapLock Enterprise volume. When you create a volume, you can also set retention times, and choose whether to automate setting the WORM state on data in the volume.
  4. Mounting volumes
    You can use Storage Manager to mount volumes to a junction in the storage virtual machine (SVM) namespace.
  5. Creating a mirror or vault relationship from a source or destination SVM
    You can use Storage Manager to create a SnapMirror relationship or SnapVault relationship between a source volume and destination volume from a source storage virtual machine (SVM) or destination SVM and assign a policy to mirror or vault data. In the event of data loss or corruption, the backed-up data can be restored.