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--- title: Manage cross-zone-region replication for Azure NetApp Files description: Describes how to manage disaster recovery by using Azure NetApp Files cross-zone-region replication. services: azure-netapp-files author: b-ahibbard ms.service: azure-netapp-files ms.topic: how-to ms.date: 12/09/2025 ms.author: anfdocs # Customer intent: As a cloud administrator, I want to configure cross-zone-region replication for Azure NetApp Files, so that I can ensure data accessibility and disaster recovery across multiple regions and availability zones. --- # Manage cross-zone-region replication for Azure NetApp Files Azure NetApp Files supports volume cross-zone and cross-region replication on the same source volume. ## Requirements - Cross-zone-region replication supports creating two replication relationships for a source volume: cross-zone replication, cross-region replication, or a combination. - Cross-zone-region replication volumes must abide by the same requirements and considerations as individual [cross-region and cross-zone replication](replication-requirements.md#shared-requirements-for-cross-zone-and-cross-region-replication) volumes. - You must break and delete the secondary relationship before you can perform a reverse resync operation with cross-zone-region replication. For more information, see [Resync volumes after disaster recovery](cross-region-replication-manage-disaster-recovery.md#resync-replication). - Fan-out deployments are supported for two destination volumes: one source (read/write) volume and two destination volumes. >[!NOTE] >Data protection is limited to two volumes. <!-- ## Register for cross-zone-region replication You need to register for cross-zone-region replication before using the feature for the first time. Feature registration may take up to 60 minutes to complete. 1. Register the feature ```azurepowershell-interactive Register-AzProviderFeature -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.NetApp -FeatureName ANFOneToTwoReplication ``` 2. Check the status of the feature registration: > [!NOTE] > The **RegistrationState** can remain in the `Registering` state for up to 60 minutes before changing to `Registered`. Wait until the status is `Registered` before continuing. ```azurepowershell-interactive Get-AzProviderFeature -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.NetApp -FeatureName ANFOneToTwoReplication ``` You can also use [Azure CLI commands](/cli/azure/feature) `az feature register` and `az feature show` to register the feature and display the registration status. --> ## Configure replication 1. On the source volume: - **If you're using an existing volume without an availability zone:** [populate it with an availability zone](manage-availability-zone-volume-placement.md#populate-an-existing-volume-with-availability-zone-information). - **If you're creating a new volume:** [create it with an availability zone](manage-availability-zone-volume-placement.md#create-a-volume-with-an-availability-zone). 1. Under Properties, take note of the source volume’s resource ID. The source volume's resource ID is required to complete the next two steps. 1. [Create the cross-zone replication destination volume](create-cross-zone-replication.md#create-the-data-replication-volume-in-another-availability-zone-of-the-same-region). 1. [Create the cross-region replication destination volume](cross-region-replication-create-peering.md#create-the-data-replication-volume-the-destination-volume). 1. [Authorize data replication from the source volume](cross-region-replication-create-peering.md#authorize-replication-from-the-source-volume). 1. In the source volume’s menu, select **Replication**. Confirm there are two volumes listed under **Destination volumes**. >[!NOTE] >With cross-zone-region replication, you can create a combination of a cross-zone and a cross-region replication relationship, two cross-region replication relationships, or two cross-zone replication relationships. The cross-zone relationship can be within the same zone. :::image type="content" source="./media/cross-zone-region-replication-configure/complete-configuration.png" alt-text="Screenshot of successful configuration." lightbox="./media/cross-zone-region-replication-configure/complete-configuration.png"::: ## Next steps * [Azure NetApp Files replication](replication.md) * [Requirements and considerations for using cross-region replication](replication-requirements.md) * [Display health status of replication relationship](cross-region-replication-display-health-status.md) * [Volume replication metrics](azure-netapp-files-metrics.md#replication) * [Manage disaster recovery](cross-region-replication-manage-disaster-recovery.md) * [Delete volume replications or volumes](cross-region-replication-delete.md) * [Troubleshoot cross-region-replication](troubleshoot-cross-region-replication.md)