topic Re: Snapmirror Relationship Creation Wizard in Data Protection

Snapmirror Relationship Creation Wizard

JoeWharton — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:28:47 GMT

In Ontap 9.3P5, if I run Snapmirror relationship creation wizard via System Manager on the destination cluster, the wizard does not give me an option to thin provision the destination volume within the wizard. I am forced to modify the volume via cli after the wizard completes to change the volume option space-guarantee to none. Is there a way to force the wizard to create a thin provisioned volume in the Snapmirror relationship creation wizard?

Re: Snapmirror Relationship Creation Wizard

naveens17 — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:42:40 GMT

Wizard doesn't have it..

But SnapMirror target volumes inherit all properties of source volumes.

Re: Snapmirror Relationship Creation Wizard

JoeWharton — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 15:48:11 GMT

All of the source volumes are thin provisioned. The wizard creates the volume as thick provisoned. The destination volumes do not inherit the space-guaranteed settings of the source volumes.

Re: Snapmirror Relationship Creation Wizard

naveens17 — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:04:42 GMT

Previously it is use to inherit but I see it is not doing any more.

so to your actual question.. currently I don't see in 9.3 it actually exists to change from thick to thin while establish the realtionship.

i am thinking they may get this feature back again.. previously in 9.1 we use to have these settings.

Re: Snapmirror Relationship Creation Wizard

wilsonchris — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 16:54:37 GMT

I am seeing the same exact behavior is OnTap 8.3 P1. All of my source volumes are thin provisioned. When you create a snapmirror relationship through the OnCommand System Manager interface, the destination volume is thick. There is no option to make it thin during the creation of the snapmirror.