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Configure NetApp for Replication

For replication methods and recommendations, see the Best Practices Guide.

To ensure that you can access your data if you lose access to the primary appliance, use data replication from the primary appliance to a secondary appliance. This is especially true for private cloud implementations.

For the NetApp appliances, use NetApp OnCommand System Management software to create and configure snapshot mirroring of volumes between appliances. For more information about the software, see the NetApp website.

Follow these steps:

1. Select the NetApp appliance to begin configuration of the necessary components.
2. Select Data Protection, SnapMirror.

   Use the SnapMirror Relationship Wizard to create a mirror. When creating a SnapMirror, define the source and target appliances, the synchronization schedule, and network bandwidth to mirror volumes to the remote NetApp appliance.

After you become familiar with setting up snapshot mirrors, see Using Bidirectional Replication for Disaster Recovery.