topic snapdrive license required at DR site? in Data Protection https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/snapdrive-license-required-at-DR-site/m-p/4683#M7876 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;">Ok, I added a snapdrive license once more to the destination filer - Removed the default transport protocol settings from within the snapdrive MMC - Added all filers individually within transport protocol settings and all works well now. So yes, you do need a snapdrive license at the destination for snapdrive to request a snapmirror update.... </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;">Not great!</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:15:24 GMT nsitps1976 2011-10-06T08:15:24Z snapdrive license required at DR site? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/snapdrive-license-required-at-DR-site/m-p/4675#M7874 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>If snapdrive accesses a snapmirror destination filer to run a snapmirror update do I need a snapdrive license at the destination? </P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 05 Jun 2025 06:44:29 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/snapdrive-license-required-at-DR-site/m-p/4675#M7874 nsitps1976 2025-06-05T06:44:29Z snapdrive license required at DR site? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/snapdrive-license-required-at-DR-site/m-p/4679#M7875 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I have tested with an eval and no it is not.</P><P></P><P>I am trying to setup snapdrive to talk to snapmirror destination filers for the purpose of executing snapmirror updates - When providing details of the destination filers via the Transport Protocol Setting page I receive the error "Failed to verify login credentials for the storage system. The requested operation is not permitted since this functionality is not licensed". I have tired both HTTP &amp; HTTPS, not using RPC as the local creds are not the same as the destination. On the local site I am using filer based licensing....</P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:39:39 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/snapdrive-license-required-at-DR-site/m-p/4679#M7875 nsitps1976 2011-10-05T15:39:39Z snapdrive license required at DR site? https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/snapdrive-license-required-at-DR-site/m-p/4683#M7876 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;">Ok, I added a snapdrive license once more to the destination filer - Removed the default transport protocol settings from within the snapdrive MMC - Added all filers individually within transport protocol settings and all works well now. So yes, you do need a snapdrive license at the destination for snapdrive to request a snapmirror update.... </SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; color: #333333; font-size: 10pt;">Not great!</SPAN></P></BODY></HTML> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 08:15:24 GMT https://community.netapp.com/t5/Data-Protection/snapdrive-license-required-at-DR-site/m-p/4683#M7876 nsitps1976 2011-10-06T08:15:24Z