Administrator Guide

Defining Disaster Recovery Settings for Replications
Predefining DR for a replication restore point is an optional step that configures DR activation settings for a replication restore
point ahead of time, so that the DR site is ready if the destination volume needs to be activated. If you do not intend to access
data from a destination site, you do not need to predefine DR settings. DR settings cannot be predefined for Live Volume
restore points.
Predefine Disaster Recovery Activation
Use the Restore Points tab in the Disaster Recovery view to predefine a disaster recovery activation.
Steps
1. Click the
HOME menu.
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
2. From the Data Mobility menu, click Disaster Recovery.
The Disaster Recovery view opens to the Restore Points tab.
3. Select one or more replication from the list.
4. Click Predefine Activate.
The Predefine Activate wizard opens.
5. Review the information on the Predefine Activation Information page of the wizard and click Next.
6. On the Predefine Activate [ Storage Center—Storage Center] page, configure DR settings for the restore point.
a. Select the restore point that you want to modify, then click Edit Activation Settings. The Edit Activation Settings
dialog box opens.
b. Modify the recovery volume settings as needed, then click OK. These attributes are described in the online help.
7. Click Next.
If multiple restore points were selected to define, the [Predefine Activate Storage Center - Storage Center] wizard
advances to the next restore point. Configure the DR settings and click Next for each restore point selected.
8. Review the DR settings summary and, click Finish.
Export Activate Settings
Export disaster recovery activation settings to use them on other Storage Centers or other disaster recovery plans.
Steps
1.
Click the
HOME menu.
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
2. From the
Data Mobility menu, click Disaster Recovery.
The Disaster Recovery view opens to the Restore Points tab.
3. Click More Actions
, and then select Export Activate Settings.
The Select Restore Points page opens.
4. Select one or more restore points for which to save activation settings.
5. Click Next.
The Confirmation page opens.
6. Review the selections and click Finish to export the settings.
The settings are exported to a file with the file extension .emrp. The location of the file depends on your browsers settings.
You may be prompted for a location, or the file may be saved to the browser's default location.
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