Configuring replication using NetApp SnapMirror

You can replicate SQL Server data by establishing a SnapMirror relationship between the filers at the primary and secondary sites. Before configuring replication, make sure the service group is offline at the secondary site.

SnapMirror replicates snapshots taken on a filer and applies them to a remote filer over a wide area network; these snapshots can be used by the target host to provide rapid failover in case of a disaster.

If required, you can transfer the initial base snapshot image from the primary to secondary via tape, and then set up incremental SnapMirror updates to the destination filer. After you set up a SnapMirror relationship, ensure that the state of the volumes (that are to be replicated) at the primary site shows as SnapMirrored.

Refer to NetApp documentation for more information.