SnapMirror and the vol copy command can be used to copy volumes from source to destination. There are some similarities between them. However, there are significant differences too.
The following points list the similarities between
SnapMirror and the
vol copy command.
- Both enable you to copy Snapshot copies from a source to a destination volume.
- The source and destination volumes should both be either traditional volumes or FlexVol volumes.
Note: You can use qtree
SnapMirror to replicate data between traditional volumes and
FlexVol volumes.
- The volumes should be of the same type.
These commands differ in several important ways, as listed in the following table.
| SnapMirror |
The vol copy command |
| Supports scheduled, incremental updates of Snapshot copies, replicated from the source to the destination volumes |
Does not support incremental updates |
| Supports qtree-level replication between the source and destination systems |
Supports only volume replication and not qtree-level replication |
| Requires an appropriate license |
Does not require an additional license |
