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Initializing SnapMirror destinations
When you start a SnapMirror relationship for the first time, you have to initialize the relationship. Initializing a relationship consists of a complete baseline transfer of data from a source volume to the destination. You can use the SnapMirror window to initialize a SnapMirror relationship.
Steps 
1.
From the home page, double-click the appropriate storage system.
2.
Expand the Storage Virtual Machines hierarchy in the left navigation pane.
3.
In the navigation pane, select the Storage Virtual Machine (SVM) and click SnapMirror.
4.
Select the SnapMirror relationship that you want to initialize.
5.
Click Operations > Initialize.
6.
Click Initialize.
Related reference 
SnapMirror window

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