As shown in Figure 1, FlashArray is primary storage for enterprise applications, databases, files, virtual images, etc. and has capability to take point in time snapshots of data volumes. In some instances, customers may want an option to copy snapshots on their high-performance storage array and tier to low-cost, on-premises storage for secondary or long-term retention such as the Access Appliance. FlashArray has a feature called “Snap to NFS” that sends volume snapshots to the Access Appliance via NFS protocol. The following sections discuss each of these components and then the flow of the solution integration.
Figure 1- FlashArray with the Access Appliance