Support for data migration from a third-party storage system

SAN data migration using Foreign LUN Import (FLI) is supported for ASA r2 systems. FLI allows you to migrate data from a LUN on a third-party storage system to an ASA r2 system.

Support for Autonomous Ransomware Protection with Artificial Intelligence (ARP/AI)

ARP/AI can be enabled on ASA r2 storage units. ARP/AI offers additional data protection by detecting and reporting potential ransomware attacks with no learning period.

SnapMirror Active Sync support for NVMe protocols

SnapMirror Active Sync adds support for VMware workloads with NVMe/TCP and NVMe/FC host access for two-node ONTAP clusters. VMware workload support for NVMe/TCP is contingent on the resolution of VMware Bug ID: TR1049746

Support for geometry changes to consistency groups in replication relationships

ASA r2 systems support geometry changes to consistency groups in a SnapMirror active sync or a asynchronous replication relationship without deleting the SnapMirror active sync relationship or breaking the asynchronous relationship. When geometry a change occurs on the primary consistency group, the change is replicated to the secondary consistency group.

Support for asynchronous replication of child consistency groups

Asynchronous replication policies can be applied to consistency groups in hierarchical relationships.

Support for automatic workload balancing

Workloads are automatically balanced between the nodes of an HA pair to optimize performance and resource utilization.