Scheduling SnapManager backups with SnapMirror replication

When you specify a full database backup operation or a database verification operation for databases that reside on a volume that is a SnapMirror source volume, SnapManager automatically provides you with the option to automatically perform a SnapMirror update after the operation finishes successfully.

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To schedule a one-time SnapManager backup with SnapMirror replication, complete the following steps.

Step	Action
1	Ensure that SnapDrive is properly licensed for use with SnapMirror. For more information, see the SnapDrive Installation and Administration Guide for your version of SnapDrive.
2	Configure SnapMirror on both the source volume to be replicated and its destination volumes. For more information, see the SnapDrive Installation and Administration Guide for your version of SnapDrive.
3	Disable the SnapMirror replication schedule on the storage system so that SnapDrive will monitor when a Snapshot copy is taken, and then initiate a replication in response. To do this, modify the schedule parameter (in the `/etc/snapmirror.conf` file or in storage system view mode) to indicate to SnapMirror on the storage system that no schedule is set. Use "- - - -" as the nonschedule time. Note It is possible to set the SnapMirror update schedule elsewhere--in the SnapMirror `/etc/snapmirror.conf` file on the storage system. However, when SnapMirror is used by SnapManager, you must rely on the SnapManager backup schedule to drive the SnapMirror replication updates. For more detailed information, see the SnapDrive Installation and System Administration Guide for the version of SnapDrive that you are running and the Data ONTAP Data Protection Guide.
4	Begin specifying the full database backup operation or the database verification operation. You can use either the Backup and Verification tab or the Backup Wizard to specify the details of the operation. Be sure to enable the SnapMirror option. Be sure to schedule the operation rather than start it immediately. If you are using the Backup and Verification tab, click Schedule instead of Backup Now or Verify Now. If you are using the Backup Wizard, deselect the Now option in the When to Run this Operation screen.
5	Use the Schedule dialog box to specify when you want this mirrored backup operation to be run. If you plan to augment this SnapManager backup schedule with supplemental SnapMirror replications of the transaction logs, be sure to follow the guidelines in Supplemental mirroring of the transaction logs. For more information about using the Schedule dialog box in general, see Scheduling a backup job or a database verification job