First, some background: I have just upgraded to OnTAP 9.1P8 and want to take advantage of the SVM DR feature on our CIFS SVMs.
The Data Protection guide indicates I should ensure that all volumes, including the root volumes, have the same names in the source and destination SVMs. Currently I have root volumes on the source and destination SVMs, and on each SVM I use root volume protection as recommended in NetApp documentation.
My question: how can I incorporate the source SVM's root volume into this without disrupting the SVM root volume protection on the destination? Or, should I replicate the source root volume and keep a separate volume for the destination's root volume?
Also: is it accurate to assume that the CIFS Share Information is stored in the root volume, and that's the reason for replicating it offsite?
Finally: during DR tests, we currently flexclone volumes for CIFS Servers and then use the results of a PowerShell script to create commands in an Excel spreadsheet to rebuild the shares. Very convoluted. With SVM DR I'm hoping there's an easier way to conduct the test. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance for any thoughts / suggestions on these questions!