This KB describes the procedure to create SnapMirror baseline transfers using SMTAPE in very slow throughput network by dumping the source volume to image file and copy them to the destination using U...This KB describes the procedure to create SnapMirror baseline transfers using SMTAPE in very slow throughput network by dumping the source volume to image file and copy them to the destination using USB stick. In case a tape drive is not available in the environment, smtape can be utilized to seed a SnapMirror relationship by using a USB/disk to the destination site.
