SnapVault alternative?
Hi,ONTAP 9.6 I'm currently using the following solution:Async SnapMirror A => BSnapVault A => CNo issues here with maintaining SV relationships when I fail over from A to B and B to A. However, I...
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Hi Careful with 3rd party vendor - some of them will use NDMP which i believe not supported. you need something that is purely file based. • Tape backup or restore using dump and SMTape on the...
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Thanks for the reply Why SnapVault works so well is related to the data set, i.e. lots of small files, so traditional methods of backup are not really a workable option I've looked at MetroCluster,...
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Thanks for the reply. The process for SnapVault is slightly different to the one in the article: Update SnapVault between A -> CBreak SnapVault between A -> C (stop further updates)Update the...
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Hi So about the two relationship. i didn't try it - and never worked on Cdot sync volumes. However, reading in the docs, you are allowed to snapvault from the source, and allowed to cascade the dst to...
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Thanks for your time. I have spoken to NetApp, which is why I am looking for a recommedation on an alternative approach, i.e. a reliable and efficient file sync method. SM-S does not replicate...
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i think it's incorrect for the two relationship scenario i suggested. in this case i don't see why re-baseline will be required. snapshots will be maintained on the src and dst at any time (different...
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Perhaps I'm misunderstanding your solution, or you are misundertsanding SM-S in ONTAP 9.5/9.6. In this scenario (ONTAP 9.6): A -> B SM-S A -> C SnapVaultIf you lose 'A' (SV source / SM-S source)...
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Hi. i think we still not aligned. The idea is:A ----------------- Ca-\ | A-Sync \ | \ | SM \ Single Physical Copy | Sync / With AGGR Dedup | / | A-Sync / B ----------------- Cb-/At any given time you...
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OK, I see what you are saying. If you lose A or B, you are still in the realms of having to re-baseline Ca or Cb becasue losing A or B means losing the base snapshot in the source, however where you...
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wrote:Is that really the case if you SM-S (re)sync B to A?i don't really know - never tested it. just had a read. Worth doing a dry test on a new volume or ask NetApp to confirm. . wrote:Let's say...
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I'm still thinking a third party option would be cleaner. I will have no concern over re-baseline activities, or over having to manage retention on volumes which are no longer subject to SV/SM...
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