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Is Cluster Peering Encryption Supported for MetroCluster?

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Applies to

  • MetroCluster
  • ONTAP 9.6 and later

Answer

  • Cluster peering encryption is supported and can be enabled on MetroCluster, however MetroCluster peering traffic such as Config Replication Service (CRS) will not be encrypted.
  • SnapMirror traffic using the cluster peer relationship will be encrypted
  • This operation can be performed without the need of a maintenance window

Additional Information

How to enable encryption for cluster peering and data replication in ONTAP 9.6 and later

 

 

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