Data Protection - NetApp HCI Manual

While many NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control features work with multiple storage clusters, authentication and
authorization have necessary limitations. The limitation around authentication and authorization is that users
from the authoritative cluster can execute actions on other clusters tied to NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control even if
they are not a user on the other storage clusters. Before proceeding with managing multiple storage clusters,
you should ensure that users defined on the authoritative clusters are defined on all other storage clusters with
the same permissions. You can manage users from NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control.
Volume accounts
Volume-specific accounts are specific only to the storage cluster on which they were created. These accounts
enable you to set permissions on specific volumes across the network, but have no effect outside of those
volumes.
Volume accounts are managed within the NetApp Hybrid Cloud Control Volumes table.
Find more information
• Manage user accounts
• Learn about clusters
• NetApp HCI Resources page
• NetApp Element Plug-in for vCenter Server
• SolidFire and Element Documentation Center

Data protection

NetApp HCI data protection terms include different types of remote replication, volume
snapshots, volume cloning, protection domains, and high availability with double Helix
technology.
NetApp HCI data protection includes the following concepts:
• Remote replication types
• Volume snapshots for data protection
• Volume clones
• Backup and restore process overview for SolidFire storage
• Protection domains
• Double Helix high availability
Remote replication types
Remote replication of data can take the following forms:
• Synchronous and asynchronous replication between clusters
• Snapshot-only replication
• Replication between Element and ONTAP clusters using SnapMirror
See TR-4741: NetApp Element Software Remote Replication.