Data protection for ONTAP FlexGroup volumes workflow summary
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You can create SnapMirror disaster recovery (DR) relationships for FlexGroup volumes. You can also backup and restore FlexGroup volumes by using SnapVault technology, and you can create a unified data protection relationship that uses the same destination for backup and DR.
The SnapMirror relationship type is always XDP for FlexGroup volumes. The type of data protection that is provided by a SnapMirror relationship is determined by the replication policy that you use. You can use either the default policy or a custom policy of the required type for the replication relationship that you want to create.
Peer the clusters and SVMsIf the clusters and SVMs are not already peered, create the cluster peers and the SVM peers.
Create a job scheduleYou must create a job schedule to determine when SnapMirror updates will take place.
Depending on the type of data protection, follow one of these paths:-
If SnapMirror DR:
Create a SnapMirror relationship. When you create the relationship, you can select the default policy
MirrorAllSnapshotsor a custom policy of typeasync-mirror. -
If SnapMirror vault:
Create a SnapMirror vault relationship. When you create the relationship, you can select the default policy
XDPDefaultor a custom policy of typevault. -
If unified data protection:
Create a unified data protection relationship. When you create the relationship, you can select the default policy
MirrorAndVaultor a custom policy of typemirror-vault.