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When deploying a FlexCache volume in Cloud Volumes ONTAP, and the origin volume is located in an on-premises cluster, the network used is the InterCluster network. This network type is designed specifically for communications between different ONTAP clusters, which is essential for operations such as data replication and FlexCache functionality. The InterCluster network facilitates the seamless interaction between the on-premises cluster (where the origin volume resides) and the Cloud Volumes ONTAP instance in the cloud (where the FlexCache volume is being deployed). Node Management and Cluster Management networks are used for management operations and not for data transfer between clusters. IntraCluster is used within a single cluster for communication between nodes. For further details, you can review the NetApp documentation on FlexCache configurations and the use of InterCluster networks in ONTAP data management, which explains how these networks enable efficient data replication across clusters.

To automate the configuration of SnapMirror policies between cloud and on-premises deployments in AWS using Ansible, the administrator needs to begin by installing the NetApp ONTAP collection from Ansible Galaxy. This collection contains modules specifically designed to manage NetApp ONTAP storage systems, including the management of SnapMirror configurations. Here are the steps to do this:

Installation of ONTAP Collection: Open your command line interface and run the command ansible-galaxy collection install netapp.ontap. This command pulls the ONTAP collection from Ansible Galaxy, which includes all necessary modules for managing NetApp ONTAP, including SnapMirror.

Configuration of Ansible Environment: Ensure that your Ansible environment is set up to connect to both your AWS environment and the on-premises NetApp ONTAP systems. This typically involves configuring the appropriate credentials and network settings in your Ansible playbooks and inventory files.

Writing Ansible Playbooks: With the ONTAP collection installed, you can now write Ansible playbooks that utilize the SnapMirror modules to automate the configuration of SnapMirror policies as required.

For further information on using the NetApp ONTAP Ansible collection, please refer to the official documentation available at: NetApp ONTAP Ansible Collection Documentation.