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When using SmartPools, snapshots can be stored on a different disk tier than the one the original data resides on. For example, the snapshots taken on a performance aligned tier can be physically housed on a more cost-effective archive tier.
For example, the snapshots taken on a performance aligned tier can be physically housed on a more cost-effective archive tier.
The snapshot storage target setting is applied to each file version by SmartPools. When a snapshot is taken, the storage pool setting is simply preserved. This means that the snapshot will initially be written to the default data pool and then moved. The SmartPools job subsequently finds the snapshot version and moves it to the intended pool during the next scheduled SmartPools job run.