Which NetApp solution replicates all production NAS data to a different physical location, including access configurations and local users/groups?

• A. SMBC
• B. SVM DR
• C. Snapshot Technology
• D. FlexClone Technology

Answer: (B)

The main idea here is disaster recovery for NAS that preserves not just the data but also how clients access it—exports, permissions, and local users/groups—across sites.

SVM DR is designed to replicate the entire Storage Virtual Machine, including its data and the SVM-level configuration such as access configurations and locally defined users and groups. This means a remote site can take over with the same NAS setup and authentication context, without needing to reconfigure access or recreate users. That makes it the best fit for ensuring a seamless DR failover where both data and access policies remain intact.

Snapshot technology provides point-in-time copies of data, but it doesn’t carry over access configurations or user accounts to a remote site. FlexClone creates clones of data volumes (often within the same environment) and isn’t a cross-site disaster-recovery replication solution. SMBC relates to data replication for DR, but SVM DR specifically targets preserving the full NAS environment—including access controls and local users/groups—across locations, which is what the scenario requires.