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Learn about SnapLock data protection for ASA r2 storage systems

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ONTAP SnapLock is a high-performance compliance solution for organizations that use WORM storage to retain files in unmodified form for regulatory and governance purposes. You can run SnapLock in Compliance or Enterprise mode, which offer different levels of WORM data protection. SnapLock Compliance and Enterprise modes are not supported on primary clusters in SAN environments, but you can enable SnapLock for SnapVault on your secondary systems to protect secondary snapshots from accidental or malicious deletion.

The SnapLock Compliance Clock must be initialized to protect snapshots on your secondary systems with SnapLock for SnapVault.

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Initialize the SnapLock Compliance Clock

If you want to protect destination snapshots on a secondary system with SnapLock for SnapVault, you must first initialize the SnapLock Compliance Clock on your local and destination clusters.

Steps

  1. Select Cluster > Overview.

  2. In the Nodes section, select Initialize SnapLock Compliance Clock.

  3. Select Initialize.

  4. Verify that the Compliance Clock is initialized.

    1. Select Cluster > Overview.

    2. In the Nodes section, select three blue columns on white background; then select SnapLock Compliance Clock.

What’s next?

After you have initialized the SnapLock Compliance Clock on your local and destination clusters, you are ready to create a replication relationship with SnapLock for SnapVault.