How to setup Snapmirror on Netapp

1.You must license snapmirror on both filers.( This is mandatory)

2. Enable Snapmirror on both filers.

pri> options snapmirror.enable on

dr> options snapmirror.enable on

3. Turn on the Snapmirror log
pri> options snapmirror.log.enable on
dr> options snapmirror.log.enable on

4. Allow the destination filer access to the source filer. This is done by adding the ip address to /etc/snapmirror.allow on the source filer.
pri> wrfile /etc/snapmirror.allow

5. To create a volume for replication we must first create the volume and then restrict it( @ destination) .

6. Now  initialize a volume based replication. This is performed on the destination filer.
ctrldr> snapmirror initialize -S ctrlpri:vol1 ctrldr:volDR
Monitor with Snapmirror status at the destination