Hi all,
Regarding the newly announced ActiveClsuter for file capability, can FlashArray snap the data hosted by the file services, such as SMB or NFS, and replicate this data to a FlashArray located at a DR site?
Thanks
moved to a thread response
When is 6.12.X coming??
Soon! :-)
For a general forum, we try to be careful about specific release dates as they can change (a surprise I know ;-) but it's in the "weeks to low months". If need a more specific answer, just work with your account team if you don't mind.
Yes, each file system in a stretched Realm can have a snapshot policy attached to it, and the snapshots created will be accessible when the system is running normally, in addition to being accessible during failover as well. Snapshot policy management for 'stretched' or mirrored realms is near identical to snapshot management for non-stretched file systems.
Hey Aboveintellect!
What is the topology you are looking for? AC for File piggybacks on the AC service, so it is simply realtime I/O being syncrhonously replicated across the network between two arrays and no snapshots are involved. That doesn't mean the file data being replicated also couldn't be snapped under a separate policy and shipped to a remote target for rapid recovery. Was that what you were thinking? Let me know!
DP
Hello,
Yes effectively my main site has two data centres at opposite sides of the campus, hosting two different ActiveClusters.
My DR site is in a geographically different location, and I would like to replicate the File Share from the main site to the DR Site. It does not need to be synchronous.
Would this be possible?
Thanks, would be good to hear more as I can't seem to find much information besides the announcement.
