Decide whether to use NetApp Data Migrator
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Use the decision matrix to determine whether to use NetApp Data Migrator or SnapMirror for your NFS and SMB data migration operations from an ONTAP on-premises storage system. For example, if you are migrating NFS and SMB files from an ONTAP on-premises source running ONTAP 9.12.1 to a Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex service destination, you should use NetApp Data Migrator.
| On-premises or third-party storage system source | Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP | Azure NetApp Files hardware | Cloud Volumes ONTAP | Google Cloud NetApp Volumes hardware | Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex | Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex (VSA based) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ONTAP on-premises Beginning with ONTAP 9.10.1 |
SnapMirror |
SnapMirror |
SnapMirror |
SnapMirror |
NetApp Data Migrator |
SnapMirror |
ONTAP on-premises For ONTAP 9.9.1 and earlier |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
Non-NetApp storage systems and arrays |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
Cloud Volumes ONTAP Beginning with ONTAP 9.10.1 |
SnapMirror |
SnapMirror |
SnapMirror |
SnapMirror |
NetApp Data Migrator |
SnapMirror |
Cloud Volumes ONTAP For ONTAP 9.9.1 and earlier |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
Google Cloud NetApp Volumes Flex |
Not applicable |
Not applicable |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
Not applicable |
NetApp Data Migrator |
Migrating data without permissions |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
NetApp Data Migrator |
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