Which native ONTAP feature enables customers to host backups for ONTAP-based storage in a public cloud?

• A. SnapMirror
• B. FabricPool
• C. Snapshot technology
• D. FlexCache

Answer: (A)

SnapMirror lets you replicate ONTAP data to another ONTAP system, including cloud-based deployments, so you can host backups of ONTAP-based storage in a public cloud. It provides asynchronous replication of volumes or qtrees to a second ONTAP system, which can be in a cloud environment (such as Cloud Volumes ONTAP in AWS or Azure) for offsite backups, DR testing, and data protection. This native capability is specifically designed for moving and protecting data offsite, unlike the other options. FabricPool is for tiering cold data to cloud object storage, not for backing up ONTAP data. Snapshot technology creates point-in-time copies but doesn’t by itself place backups in the cloud. FlexCache is a caching feature to speed access to remote data, not for hosting backups in cloud.