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# Working with Storage Plans

The type of a recovery plan you create depends on whether you intend to use Orchestrator to switch to VM replicas, to restore machines from backups or backup copies, or to serve data from a destination (NetApp) or secondary (HPE) volume in case a disaster strikes.

If you want to recover volumes protected by storage replication, create a storage plan.

::: note

It is recommended that you drive the creation and transfer of storage snapshots using Veeam Backup & Replication, as described in the Veeam Backup & Replication User Guide, section [Integration with Storage Systems](https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vbr/userguide/storage_integration.html?ver=13).

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## In This Section

- [Creating Storage Plans](creating_storage_plans.md)
- [Editing Storage Plans](editing_storage_plans.md)
- [Testing Storage Plans](testing_storage_plans.md)
- [Running and Scheduling Storage Plans](running_storage_plans.md)