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NetApp SnapLock
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NetApp SnapLock
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Part of NetApp ONTAP storage software · requires a SnapLock license, included with ONTAP One
Read 8 Oct 2026 · netapp.com
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- Administration
- ONTAP REST API calls can administer SnapLock logs, compliance clock, event retention, file retention, file fingerprints, and legal holds.docs.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Compliance certifications
- NetApp says SnapLock is certified to meet requirements including SEC 17a-4(f), FINRA, CFTC, and national requirements for German-speaking countries.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Compliance mode
- SnapLock Compliance volumes cannot be destroyed until the retention period expires, and the product page says early record deletion requires an act of willful destruction such as physically removing disks.docs.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Enterprise mode
- A trusted administrator can delete SnapLock Enterprise volumes or files.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- License
- The SnapLock license is included with ONTAP One.docs.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Limit
- LUNs are not supported in read/write SnapLock volumes; the documentation describes limited support for LUN snapshots transferred to a SnapLock volume through a SnapLock vault relationship.docs.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Prerequisites
- Creating a SnapLock volume requires an online SnapLock aggregate, an installed SnapLock license, and an initialized Compliance Clock.docs.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SnapLock is ONTAP storage software that provides disk-based data permanence for HDD and SSD deployments.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Replication
- SnapLock integrates with SnapMirror to replicate WORM data while continuing to enforce retention periods.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Retention options
- SnapLock supports Legal Hold, Event-Based Retention, and Volume Append Mode.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Snapshot protection
- Using the SnapLock compliance clock, users can lock snapshots for a specified period so they cannot be deleted before expiry.docs.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- Support and downloads
- NetApp's product page links to technical documentation, support, and downloads resources.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
- WORM storage
- It creates nonrewritable, nonerasable data that cannot be altered or deleted until a predetermined or default retention date.netapp.com · read 8 Oct 2026
