In a disaster recovery setup using SnapMirror from an AFF system to Cloud Volumes ONTAP, which action breaks the replication relationship to allow destination data access?

• A. update
• B. break
• C. resync
• D. delete

Answer: (B)

Breaking the SnapMirror relationship is the action that detaches the destination from the source, allowing you to access and use the destination data independently. When you break the relationship, replication stops and the destination becomes a standalone volume that you can mount and use, which is exactly what you need in a disaster recovery scenario where the source may be unavailable or you want to validate or access DR data without ongoing replication.

Updating would push changes from source but keep the relationship intact, so replication would continue. Resync would re-sync data if there’s divergence but doesn’t detach the destination. Deleting would remove the relationship entirely and isn’t the controlled method used to gain access to destination data while preserving its contents.