SnapMirror files

SnapMirror uses configuration files, log files, and other files for its operation in a cluster running clustered Data ONTAP 8.1.x.

Note SnapMirror configuration files and log files are not available for clustered Data ONTAP 8.2.

The following table lists the files used by SnapMirror, along with their corresponding functions:

File

Function

/etc/snapmirror.conf

Enables you to specify SnapMirror source and destination relationships, along with the following settings:

•	SnapMirror update schedules for a relationship

•	Type of relationship: single path, multipath, or failover

•	Other options for a given SnapMirror relationship

/etc/snapmirror.allow

Enables you to specify the SnapMirror destinations that are allowed to copy from the system

Note You can also use the options snapmirror.access command to specify the allowed destinations. However, if both the options snapmirror.access command and the /etc/snapmirror.allow file are used, options snapmirror.access takes precedence. This can affect the initialization of SnapMirror relationships.

/etc/log/snapmirror.x

Records the SnapMirror data transfer history

Note There might be one or more SnapMirror log files.

The latest logs are stored in the file named snapmirror. The older logs are named snapmirror.0 and snapmirror.1.

/etc/hosts

Uses entries in this file to resolve host names

For more information about SnapMirror files, see the following man pages:

•	na_snapmirror.conf

•	na_snapmirror.allow

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na_hosts