Which ONTAP command is used to create a SnapVault relationship?

In modern ONTAP, both SnapMirror and SnapVault relationships are managed using the unified snapmirror command set. To create a SnapVault relationship, the snapmirror create command is used. The relationship is defined as a vault by specifying a policy of type vault or, in some syntax variations, by using a type parameter like -type XDP (the engine for SnapVault) or the alias -type vault.

B. snapvault create is a legacy command from Data ONTAP 7-Mode and is not used for creating relationships in modern ONTAP versions.

C. snapshot create is used to create a local Snapshot copy on a volume; it does not establish a replication relationship to another system.

D. system backup vault enable is not a valid ONTAP command for creating a SnapVault relationship. Enabling the feature is a separate licensing step.

1. NetApp ONTAP 9 Documentation Center. (2022). ONTAP 9 Commands: Manual Page Reference. snapmirror create command documentation. "This command creates a SnapMirror relationship between a source and a destination endpoint." The -type parameter specifies the relationship type (DP, XDP, LS), where XDP is used for SnapVault.

2. NetApp ONTAP 9 Documentation Center. (2022). Data protection using SnapMirror technology. Section: "Create a SnapVault relationship". The procedure outlines using the snapmirror create command with a policy of type vault.