Existing external SnapVault and SnapMirror relationships are discovered using the NetApp Management Console data protection capability. If you choose to manage an existing relationship using the NetApp Management Console data protection capability, you must import it into an existing dataset.
When you import an external relationship into a dataset, the dataset protection status changes to "Uninitialized." When the next scheduled backup or mirror backup job runs, or when you run an on-demand backup, the protection status changes to reflect the results of the protection job.
The selected SnapVault or SnapMirror relationships are imported into the dataset using the NetApp Management Console data protection capability. These relationships are now treated as though the NetApp Management Console data protection capability created them.