Learn about pre-defined ONTAP data protection policies
The replication policy defines when updates performed on the ASA r2 cluster are replicated to the remote site. ONTAP includes various pre-defined data protection policies that you can use for your replication relationships.
If the pre-defined policies do not meet your needs, you can create a custom replication policy.
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ASA r2 systems do not support synchronous replication. | 
ASA r2 systems support the following pre-defined protection policies.
| Policy | Description | Policy type | 
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Asynchronous  | 
A unified SnapMirror asynchronous and vault policy for mirroring the latest active file system and daily and weekly snapshots with an hourly transfer schedule.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
AutomatedFailOverDuplex  | 
Policy for SnapMirror synchronous with zero RTO guarantee and bi-directional sync replication.  | 
SnapMirror active sync  | 
CloudBackupDefault  | 
Vault policy with daily rule.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
DailyBackup  | 
Vault policy with a daily rule and a daily transfer schedule.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
DPDefault  | 
SnapMirror asynchronous policy for mirroring all snapshots and the latest active file system.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
MirrorAllSnapshots  | 
SnapMirror asynchronous policy for mirroring all snapshots and the latest active file system.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
MirrorAllSnapshotsDiscardNetwork  | 
SnapMirror asynchronous policy for mirroring all snapshots and the latest active file system excluding the network configurations.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
MirrorAndVault  | 
A unified SnapMirror asynchronous and vault policy for mirroring the latest active file system and daily and weekly snapshots.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
MirrorAndVaultDiscardNetwork  | 
A unified SnapMirror asynchronous and vault policy for mirroring the latest active file system and daily and weekly snapshots excluding the network configurations.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
MirrorLatest  | 
SnapMirror asynchronous policy for mirroring the latest active file system.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
Unified7year  | 
Unified SnapMirror policy with 7-year retention.  | 
Asynchronous  | 
XDPDefault  | 
Vault policy with daily and weekly rules.  | 
Asynchronous  |