FSx ONTAP Supports flexgroup volume | NetApp | Page 1

rotund birch May 15, 2023, 11:29 PM

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Hello everyone, would anyone know if FSx accepts being a replication destination with flexgroup?

analog geode May 16, 2023, 12:42 PM

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@polar kayak

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https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/ONTAPGuide/scheduled-replication.html
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/fsx/latest/ONTAPGuide/migrating-fsx-ontap-snapmirror.html
SnapMirror is supported.

Scheduled replication using NetApp SnapMirror - FSx for ONTAP

You can use NetApp SnapMirror to schedule periodic replication of your FSx for ONTAP file system to or from a second file system. This capability is available for both in-Region and cross-Region deployments.

Migrating to FSx for ONTAP using NetApp SnapMirror - FSx for ONTAP

You can migrate your NetApp ONTAP file systems to Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP using NetApp SnapMirror.

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I'm pretty sure this is supported. Hopefully Chris or someone can answer.

polar kayak May 16, 2023, 1:19 PM

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@rotund birch Yes, this is supported. You can create a FlexGroup in FSxN ONTAP using the NetApp CLI.

Please note that taking AWS Backups of FlexGroup volumes is not currently supported, however. I don't think this is an issue for your use-case, but I did want to point it out.

rotund birch May 16, 2023, 1:29 PM

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Hi @polar kayak, Thanks for the info. There is not much information about flexgroup in FSxN. So if I can create a flexgroup volume then I will be able to use snapmirror with vault correct?

polar kayak May 16, 2023, 1:30 PM

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Good morning Luiz. We are in the process of updating our documentation about FlexGroup support - if there's anything in particular you'd like to suggest we include, please let me know.

But to answer your question: yes, you should be able to make a FlexGroup in FSxN and have it receive SnapMirror traffic from an on-prem system.

rotund birch May 16, 2023, 1:45 PM

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Good news! Glad they are updating the documentation. Sometimes we need to validate this functionality matrix between OP and the cloud and they are not very easy to find. I have a lot of documentation that tells CVO or CVS but little FSxN. Thanks for the help.

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