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SnapVault backup configuration workflow

Configuring a SnapVault backup relationship includes verifying the cluster peer relationship, creating the SnapVault relationship between the source and the destination volumes, and monitoring the SnapVault relationship.


This illustration is a flowchart of the SnapVault backup configuration workflow workflow. The steps in the workflow match the topics in this guide.

  • Verifying cluster peer relationship and SVM peer relationship
    Before you set up a volume for data protection by using SnapVault technology, you must verify that the source cluster and destination cluster are peered and are communicating with each other through the peer relationship. You must also verify that the source SVM and destination SVM are peered and are communicating with each other through the peer relationship.
  • Creating a SnapVault relationship
    You must create a SnapVault relationship between the source volume on one cluster and the destination volume on the peered cluster to create a SnapVault backup.
  • Monitoring the SnapVault relationship
    You should periodically monitor the status of the SnapVault relationships to ensure that the data is backed up on the destination volume per the specified schedule.