Administrator Guide

Steps
1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. Click the Restore Points tab, then click Test Activate Disaster Recovery. The Test Activate Disaster Recovery wizard appears.
3. Select the source/destination Storage Center pair for which you want to test-activate DR, then click Next. The wizard advances to
the next page.
4. In the Available Restore Points pane, select the restore points that you want to test, then click Next. The wizard advances to the
next page.
5. Configure DR test-activation settings for each restore point.
a) Select the restore point that you want to modify, then click Edit Settings. The Test Activate Disaster Recovery dialog box
appears.
If the restore point corresponds to a synchronous replication, the dialog box displays additional information about the state of the
replication:
• The Sync Data Status field displays the synchronization status for the replication at the time the restore point was validated.
• A recommendation about whether the destination volume is currently synchronized with the source volume is displayed below
the Sync Data Status field in green or yellow text.
NOTE: For high consistency mode synchronous replications that are current, the Use Active Snapshot check box
is automatically selected.
Figure 62. Test Activate Disaster Recovery Dialog Box
b) Select the server to which the test-activated volume will be mapped by clicking Change next to the Server label.
c) Modify the remaining settings for the test-activated volume as needed, then click OK. These attributes are described in the online
help.
6. When you are done, click Finish.
• Storage Manager creates test-activated view volumes and maps them to the configured server(s).
• Use the Recovery Progress tab to monitor DR test-activation
Test DR Activation for a Single Restore Point
To test DR activation for a replication, use the corresponding restore point.
Prerequisites
• The restore point must be associated with a replication. Live Volume restore points cannot be tested.
• The destination volume must be present on the remote Storage Center. If the destination volume for a replication restore point is
missing, it cannot be tested.
• A server must be present at the DR site to perform test-activation.
Steps
1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. Click the Restore Points tab.
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