Instant Access Mapping to the NetApp Alternate Secondary

Instant Access can be used in conjunction with SnapMirror for uninterrupted access to mirrored Block backups. For example, you can mirror Block backups from a NetApp storage system to an alternate secondary, such as a high-performance off-site storage system, then use Instant Access to give users rapid access to data on the off-site system. In the discussion that follows, alternate secondary refers to the mirrored backup.

Mirroring to an alternate secondary can provide significant benefits:

• Mirroring a NetApp storage system provides additional backup security.

• The alternate secondary system could be a higher-performance network storage device than the original.

• A NetApp storage system can be mirrored to a different NetApp storage system at a remote data center, such as a disaster recovery site.

See also. For the latest system compatibility details regarding supported hardware, file systems, applications, operating systems, and service packs, see the Compatibility Guide.