Licenses required for NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP with Replication Director
The NetApp licenses that are required for storage systems depends on the replication configuration in use.
Table: NetApp licenses required on storage systems*
License | On primary | Primary to SnapMirror destination | SnapVault destination | SnapVault to SnapMirror destination | Notes |
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SnapMirror | Only if SnapMirror Source | Yes | Only if SnapMirror source | Yes | Use to create mirrored snapshots. Install the license on both the source and the destination storage systems in a SnapMirror relationship. Enable SnapMirror access between storage systems. Install and enable the license on both the source and the destination storage systems in a SnapMirror relationship. Allow access between source and all targets. |
SnapVault | Only if SnapVault source | Yes | No | Use to create a SnapVault snapshot copy on the primary or the secondary storage system. Install and enable the SnapVault license on the SnapVault source and destination storage systems. Older platforms have separate SnapVault primary licenses for SnapVault primary (source) and secondary (designation) storage systems. |
SnapRestore | Optional for fast FlexVol level restores | No | Yes | Install the SnapRestore license on all the source storage systems to enable fast pointer-based FlexVol-level restores from primary snapshots. SnapRestore is required on all SnapVault destination storage systems. For the Primary-SnapVault-SnapMirror cascade (PVM) topology, install the license on the SnapMirror destination storage system. Without a SnapRestore license, NetBackup performs a copy-back restore. |
CIFS | CIFS NAS data only (Windows) | Install the CIFS license on the storage system that contains the SVM that is in the SnapMirror or SnapVault relationship with the CIFS file systems. |
NFS | NFS NAS data only (UNIX) | Install the NFS license on the storage system that contains the SVM that is in the SnapMirror or SnapVault relationship with the NFS file systems. |
*See the NetApp Interoperability Matrix Tool for the latest information about supported versions.
See Using NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP with Replication Director.
See Configuration overview: NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP with Replication Director.
