Administrator Guide

Live Volume Types....................................................................................................................................................692
Live Volume Icon......................................................................................................................................................692
Live Volumes Roles.................................................................................................................................................. 692
Automatic Failover for Live Volumes........................................................................................................................ 694
Managed Replications for Live Volumes................................................................................................................... 697
Creating Live Volumes..............................................................................................................................................699
Modifying Live Volumes........................................................................................................................................... 700
Modifying Live Volumes with Automatic Failover......................................................................................................705
Monitoring Live Volumes.......................................................................................................................................... 706
35 Storage Center DR Preparation and Activation..........................................................709
How Disaster Recovery Works....................................................................................................................................... 709
Step 1: A Volume is Replicated to a DR Site..............................................................................................................709
Step 2: The Source Site Goes Down.........................................................................................................................710
Step 3: An Administrator Activates Disaster Recovery..............................................................................................710
Step 4: Connectivity is Restored to the Source Site.................................................................................................. 711
Step 5: An Administrator Restores the Source Volume.............................................................................................. 711
Disaster Recovery Administration Options...................................................................................................................... 712
Preparing for Disaster Recovery......................................................................................................................................713
Saving and Validating Restore Points........................................................................................................................ 713
Predening Disaster Recovery Settings for Replications........................................................................................... 714
Test Activating Disaster Recovery.............................................................................................................................715
Activating Disaster Recovery.......................................................................................................................................... 717
Types of Disaster Recovery Activation for Live Volumes........................................................................................... 717
Disaster Recovery Activation Limitations.................................................................................................................. 718
Planned vs Unplanned Disaster Recovery Activation.................................................................................................718
Disaster Recovery Activation Procedures..................................................................................................................718
Activating Disaster Recovery for PS Series Group Replications.......................................................................................721
Restarting Failed Replications.........................................................................................................................................722
Restart Replication for Multiple Restore Points........................................................................................................ 722
Restart a Replication for a Single Restore Point....................................................................................................... 722
Restoring Replications and Live Volumes........................................................................................................................723
Volume Restore Options...........................................................................................................................................723
Volume Restore Limitations...................................................................................................................................... 723
Restoring a Live Volume and a Managed Replication................................................................................................723
Volume Restore Procedures..................................................................................................................................... 723
Deleting Restore Points..................................................................................................................................................725
36 Remote Data Collector.............................................................................................. 727
Remote Data Collector Management..............................................................................................................................727
Remote Data Collector Requirements.............................................................................................................................727
Conguration Requirements..................................................................................................................................... 727
Software Requirements............................................................................................................................................728
Dell Storage Manager Virtual Appliance Requirements................................................................................................... 728
Installing and Conguring a Remote Data Collector........................................................................................................ 728
Install a Remote Data Collector.................................................................................................................................728
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