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9. Click OK.
• Storage Manager activates the recovery volume.
• Use the Recovery Progress tab to monitor DR activation
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Saving and Validating Restore Points
Access Data on an Original Primary Volume After DR Activation
If DR is activated for a Live Volume using the Preserve Live Volume option, the original primary Storage Center prevents the original
primary volume from being active until the Live Volume is restored. If you need to access data on the original primary volume before
the Live Volume is restored, use the Bring Primary Copy Online option to create a view volume of the original primary volume and
map it to the same server.
Prerequisite
DR must have been activated for the Live Volume with the Preserve Live Volume option selected.
About this task
• The view volume that is created is not part of the Live Volume. Use this option only to access primary volume data while disaster
recovery is activated.
• Volume identity is not preserved when the view volume is created, so the server may not recognize it as the original primary
volume.
Steps
1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. Click the Live Volumes tab.
3. Select the Live Volume, then click Bring Primary Copy Online. The Bring Primary Copy Online dialog box appears.
4. Click OK.
Activating Disaster Recovery for PS Series Group Replications
After replicating a volume to a PS Group from a Storage Center the destination volume must be activated on the destination PS
Group. After it is activated, it can be mapped to a server.
Prerequisites
• The source volume must have at least one snapshot
• Both storage systems must be managed by the Data Collector
About this task
NOTE: Activating the destination volume is not required for PS Group to Storage Center replications. For replications
from a PS Group to a Storage Center, follow the instructions in
Activating Disaster Recovery for Storage Center
Replications
.
Steps
1. Click the Replications and Live Volumes tab.
2. Click the Restore Points tab.
3. Select a restore point for the replication from the table.
4. Click Activate Disaster Recovery.
The Activate Disaster Recovery dialog box opens.
5. Select the replication from the table.
6. Click Next.
7. Modify the Volume settings for the destination volume as needed.
8. Click OK.
• Storage Manager activates the recovery volume.
Storage Center DR Preparation and Activation
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