Operation of SnapMirror with other features and products
- Comparison between SnapMirror and the vol copy command
SnapMirror and the vol copy command can be used to copy volumes from source to destination. There are some similarities between them. However, there are significant differences too.
- Comparison between volume SnapMirror and qtree SnapMirror
You can configure SnapMirror replication for either entire volumes or individual qtrees on a volume. You should consider the differences between the two options.
- Comparison between qtree SnapMirror and SnapVault
The following table compares qtree SnapMirror with SnapVault.
- Transfer of LUN clones using qtree SnapMirror
Before Data ONTAP 7.3, SnapMirror considers each LUN clone as a new LUN. Therefore, during the initial transfer of the LUN clone, all data from the LUN clone and the original LUN is transferred to the secondary storage system.
- Use of SnapMirror with SnapDrive software
If you are using SnapDrive software, use SnapMirror to replicate your data.
- Use of SnapMirror with MultiStore software
If you are using MultiStore software, use SnapMirror to migrate or create a disaster recovery vFiler unit. For more information, see the Data ONTAP MultiStore Management Guide.
- How FlexClones impact SnapMirror
You can create FlexClone volumes from SnapMirror source or destination volumes. However, you should understand the behavior of the resulting FlexClone volume before creating it.
- SnapVault destination to tape backup
In this scenario, you use SnapMirror to replicate Snapshot copies from a SnapVault secondary storage system to an attached local tape drive for the purposes of backup. In case of data loss on the SnapVault secondary system, you can restore a specified Snapshot copy back to the SnapVault secondary system.
- How SnapMirror works with the dump command
You can use the dump command to back up data from a SnapMirror destination volume. The dump command picks the most recent Snapshot copy and copies that to tape.
- Protection of SnapVault secondaries using volume SnapMirror
Volume SnapMirror protects SnapVault secondaries by creating SnapMirror relationships to migrate data from the volumes on the SnapVault secondary storage system to volumes on a remote (tertiary) storage system running Data ONTAP. SnapMirror provides an exact replica of the SnapVault secondary data on the tertiary storage system.
- Use of SnapMirror with S family storage systems
You can use SnapMirror S family Edition to replicate data between S family storage systems.
