Which NetApp BlueXP feature should be used to send data between Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP and Amazon S3?

• A. BlueXP observability
• B. BlueXP classification
• C. BlueXP tiering
• D. BlueXP copy and sync

Answer: (D)

Copy and sync is the option you’d use when you want to move data between a NetApp ONTAP system (like Amazon FSx for NetApp ONTAP) and an object store such as Amazon S3. This BlueXP capability is specifically built for transferring data and keeping it synchronized across different storage endpoints. You can set up a one-time copy to migrate existing data, then enable incremental synchronization so subsequent changes on the ONTAP side are continuously mirrored to S3, or vice versa, depending on how you configure it.

Observability focuses on monitoring and telemetry, not data movement. Classification tags and categorizes data, which helps with policy and governance but doesn’t perform transfers. Tiering moves data to a cheaper or different tier based on policies, but it isn’t the dedicated workflow for cross-service data transfer with ongoing synchronization between ONTAP and S3.