Perform remote replication between clusters running NetApp Element software
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For clusters running Element software, real-time replication enables the quick creation of remote copies of volume data. You can pair a storage cluster with up to four other storage clusters. You can replicate volume data synchronously or asynchronously from either cluster in a cluster pair for failover and failback scenarios.
The replication process includes these steps:
![Replication workflor diagram](../media/replication_element_clusters_workflow.gif)