What are the different versions of SnapDiff?
Applies to
- ONTAP 9
- SnapDiff
Answer
There are three versions of SnapDiff:
- SnapDiff v1 is the legacy SnapDiff engine using ZAPI which can be used for FlexVols only available through ONTAP 9.9.1
- SnapDiff v2 is a later version of SnapDiff using RPC and is available in Clustered Data ONTAP 9.0 through ONTAP 9.9.1
- SnapDiff v2 supports FlexVols and is required for FlexGroup volume support in ONTAP 9.4 through ONTAP 9.9.1
- SnapDiff v3 refers to a set of REST APIs which include SnapDiff functionality as well as SnapMirror Cloud (SM-C) available to select, licensed partners.
- SnapDiff v3 is also known as NetApp Backup Framework and is available in ONTAP 9.8 and later
- SnapDiff v3 is the only available SnapDiff version in ONTAP 9.10.1 to ONTAP 9.10.1P10, but SnapDiff v1 and v2 API are re-enabled in ONTAP 9.10.1P11 and newer
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