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Learn about the Replication service

08/27/2021 Contributors Download PDF of this page

NetApp SnapMirror replicates data at high speeds over LAN or WAN, so you get high data availability and fast data replication in both virtual and traditional environments. When you replicate data to NetApp storage systems and continually update the secondary data, your data is kept current and remains available whenever you need it. No external replication servers are required.

Features

Replicate data between ONTAP storage systems to support backup and disaster recovery to the cloud or between clouds.
Ensure the reliability of your DR environment with high availability.
Efficient block-level replication between ONTAP storage is fast and efficient, with granular recovery points for both DR and backup.

Cost

NetApp doesn’t charge you for using the Replication service, but you’ll need to check your cloud provider for applicable data ingress and egress charges.

Supported working environments

Cloud Manager enables data replication between the following types of working environments.

Source working environment	Supported target working environments
Cloud Volumes ONTAP	Amazon FSx for ONTAP Cloud Volumes ONTAP On-prem ONTAP cluster
On-prem ONTAP cluster	Amazon FSx for ONTAP Cloud Volumes ONTAP On-prem ONTAP cluster

Source working environment

Supported target working environments

Cloud Volumes ONTAP

Amazon FSx for ONTAP
Cloud Volumes ONTAP
On-prem ONTAP cluster

On-prem ONTAP cluster

Amazon FSx for ONTAP
Cloud Volumes ONTAP
On-prem ONTAP cluster

How data replication works

Cloud Manager simplifies data replication between volumes on separate ONTAP systems using SnapMirror and SnapVault technologies. You simply need to identify the source volume and the destination volume, and then choose a replication policy and schedule.

For Cloud Volumes ONTAP, Cloud Manager purchases the required disks, configures relationships, applies the replication policy, and then initiates the baseline transfer between volumes.

The baseline transfer includes a full copy of the source data. Subsequent transfers contain differential copies of the source data.

Supported data protection configurations

Cloud Manager supports simple, fanout, and cascade data protection configurations:

In a simple configuration, replication occurs from volume A to volume B.
In a fanout configuration, replication occurs from volume A to multiple destinations.
In a cascade configuration, replication occurs from volume A to volume B and from volume B to volume C.