HP XP P9000 Replication Manager Software 7.6.0-00 User Guide

Launching the Create Replica Wizard ........................................................................................ 398
Creating an application replica ................................................................................................ 399
Restoring application replicas ................................................................................................... 401
Roll-forward versus point-in-time restores .............................................................................. 401
Restoring in units of information stores (Exchange 2003/2007) .............................................. 403
Restore application replica workflow ................................................................................... 405
About the Restore Replica Wizard ...................................................................................... 405
Restoring the latest application replica (simple restore) .......................................................... 406
Restoring an application replica from the Replica History ....................................................... 407
Restoring an SQL Server replica to a remote site ................................................................... 408
Recovering a database from a remote site to local ......................................................... 408
Revealing secondary volumes prior to a remote restore operation ..................................... 409
Using Database Availability Groups (DAGs) ........................................................................ 410
About Database Availability Groups (DAGs) ........................................................................ 411
About SQL database and service status ............................................................................... 412
Using Agent backup scripts (tape backups) ................................................................................ 414
Performing tape backups and restores ........................................................................................ 421
Replica operations in an SQL Server replication configuration ....................................................... 424
Mounting and unmounting application replicas .......................................................................... 427
Checking the status of application replicas ................................................................................. 428
Check status of a replica workflow ..................................................................................... 428
Confirming application resources .............................................................................................. 428
24 Handling errors ........................................................................... 431
About handling errors ............................................................................................................. 431
Monitoring events using event logs ............................................................................................ 431
About event logs .............................................................................................................. 431
Event log management functions .................................................................................. 432
Explorer menu (event logging) ..................................................................................... 432
Viewing a list of event log data .......................................................................................... 432
Icons for messages ..................................................................................................... 432
Troubleshooting the replication environment ............................................................................... 433
Troubleshooting the replication environment workflow ........................................................... 433
About MIB definition files ......................................................................................................... 434
25 Exporting management information ................................................ 435
About exporting management information ................................................................................. 435
Management information export functions ........................................................................... 435
Explorer menu (exporting management information) ............................................................. 436
Exporting alert history ............................................................................................................. 436
Exporting event log data ......................................................................................................... 437
Exporting the history of C/T delta ............................................................................................. 437
Exporting the history of journal volume usage for each copy group ............................................... 438
Exporting the history of journal volume usage for each journal group ............................................ 438
Exporting the history of pool volume usage ................................................................................ 439
Exporting the history of sidefile usage ....................................................................................... 439
26 System maintenance ..................................................................... 441
About system maintenance ....................................................................................................... 441
Functions for Replication Manager maintenance ................................................................... 441
Explorer menu items for Replication Manager maintenance ................................................... 441
About operation modes ........................................................................................................... 442
Viewing the operation mode .................................................................................................... 442
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