How do you handle cross-site data replication with SnapMirror?

• A. Establish source and destination relationships
• B. Monitor replication health
• C. Perform periodic verification restores
• D. All of the above

Answer: (D)

Cross-site data replication with SnapMirror involves three essential activities together. First, you establish a SnapMirror relationship between the source and the destination clusters, defining which volumes to replicate, where to replicate them, and how updates should flow. This creates the replication path and baseline that starts the whole process.

Second, you monitor replication health continuously. Keeping an eye on status, transfer progress, and any errors ensures updates occur on schedule and helps catch network or configuration issues before they impact data consistency or recovery objectives.

Third, you perform periodic verification restores. Testing a restore from the destination validates that the data is recoverable and that the replication chain remains intact, giving you confidence you can recover quickly in a disaster scenario.

Because you need to set up the path, maintain visibility into ongoing replication, and routinely verify recoverability, all of these steps are part of effective cross-site SnapMirror management.