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AppSync supports the creation of multigenerational PowerStore snapshots and thin clones, with a prefix of either AppSyncSnap or AppSyncClone, respectively.
AppSync repurposing supports several types of workflows, such as creating application-consistent local or remote copies, automating mounting and application recovery scenarios, and scheduling these operations.
Repurposing workflows focus on a single application at a time, and do not use a copy-count-rotation policy, which occurs with service plan workflows. Repurposing workflows are generally not used to protect the application and are not considered a backup solution. Repurposing is most often used to replicate production environments and use the copies for quality assurance testing, development, offloading reporting, and patch management.
Repurposing workflows offer multigeneration copies. A first-generation copy is one copy removed from the source, and it can be optionally copied to a second-generation copy, or a copy that is twice removed from the source. Figure 11 shows a repurposing overview with multigenerational copies.