Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files cross-zone replication

Cross-zone replication feature allows you to replicate your Azure NetApp Files volumes asynchronously from one Azure availability zone (AZ) to another within the same region. It uses SnapMirror® technology similar to the Azure NetApp Files cross-region replication feature and Azure NetApp Files availability zone volume placement feature, to replicate data in-region across different zones; only changed blocks are sent over the network in a compressed, efficient format.

This helps you protect your data from unforeseeable zone failures, without the need for host-based data replication. To failover to the destination volume in such situations, breaking of peering relationship and mounting of destination volume must be setup by the user. This feature minimizes the amount of data required to replicate across the zones, limiting data transfers required and shortens the replication time, so you can achieve a smaller Restore Point Objective (RPO). Cross-zone replication doesn’t involve any network transfer costs, and hence it is highly cost-effective.

This feature is generally available in all AZ-enabled regions with Azure NetApp Files presence.

Learn more:

• What's new in Azure NetApp Files
• Azure NetApp Files cross-region replication 
• Understand cross-zone replication in Azure NetApp Files