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Data protection for 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.

About this task

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.

1 Peer the clusters and SVMs

If the clusters and SVMs are not already peered, create the cluster peers and the SVM peers.

2 Create a job schedule

You must create a job schedule to determine when SnapMirror updates will take place.

3 Depending on the type of data protection, follow one of these paths: