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Default Snapmirror destination aggregate

MATTHEW_GEE — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 13:31:05 GMT

Hi,

When creating a new Snapmirror relationship, there is no option to choose which aggregate the destination volume will be placed on. Destination volumes are therefore being created on our performance disks, whereas we would prefer these on our capacity disks. We are currently having to move the volumes to a different aggregate which seems inefficient.

Is there a way to set which aggregate should be used for new snapmirror relationship destination volumes?

Using OnTap 9.3

Thanks

Matt

Re: Default Snapmirror destination aggregate

naveens17 — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:39:12 GMT

Hi,

You doing this in CLI or GUI..?

If CLI then defiently you can specify the volume on your capacity disks and then inititalize the snapmirror..

-->create a data protection volume on your capacity disks on target side.

--> then initialize the snapmirrr snapmirror..

Re: Default Snapmirror destination aggregate

MATTHEW_GEE — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 11:45:32 GMT

Sorry, yes in the GUI. I can do it in the CLI but I know others will prefer to use the GUI.

Re: Default Snapmirror destination aggregate

naveens17 — Mon, 16 Jul 2018 17:40:44 GMT

Sorry to see that in 9.3 they removed the option for selecting the aggregate when creating a snapmirror relationship..