Creating a SnapMirror relationship with version-flexible replication
You can create a SnapMirror relationship with version-flexible replication. Version-flexible replication enables you to implement SnapMirror protection even if source and destination volumes run under different versions of ONTAP.
What you'll need
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You must have the Application Administrator or Storage Administrator role.
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You must have set up Workflow Automation.
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The source and destination SVMs must each have a SnapMirror license enabled.
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The source and destination SVMs must each run under a version of ONTAP software that supports version-flexible replication.
SnapMirror with version-flexible replication enables you to implement SnapMirror protection even in heterogeneous storage environments in which not all storage is running under one version of ONTAP; however, mirror operations performed under SnapMirror with version-flexible replication do not execute as quickly as they would under traditional block replication SnapMirror.
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Display the Configure Protection dialog box for the volume that you want to protect.
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If you are viewing the Protection tab of the Volume / Health details page, right-click in the topology view that has the name of a volume that you want to protect and select Protect > SnapMirror from the menu.
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If you are viewing the Health: All Volumes view, locate a volume that you want to protect and right-click it; then select Protect > SnapMirror from the menu. The Configure Protection dialog box is displayed.
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Click SnapMirror to view the SnapMirror tab.
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Complete the Destination Information area and the Relationship Settings area in the Configure Protection dialog box.
If you specify a destination SVM that runs under an earlier version of ONTAP than the source volume you are protecting, and if that earlier version supports version-flexible replication, this task automatically configures SnapMirror with version-flexible replication.
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If you specify a destination SVM that runs under the same version of ONTAP as that of the source volume, but you still want to configure SnapMirror with version-flexible replication, click Advanced to enable version-flexible replication and then click Apply.
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Click Apply.
You are returned to the Volume / Health details page.
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Click the protection configuration job link at the top of the Volume / Health details page.
The jobs tasks and details are displayed in the Job details page.
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In the Job details page, click Refresh to update the tasks list and task details associated with the protection configuration job and to determine when the job is complete.
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When the job tasks are complete, click Back on your browser to return to the Volume / Health details page.
The new relationship is displayed in the Volume / Health details page topology view.