Administrator Guide
Table Of Contents
- Replay Manager Version 8.0 Administrator’s Guide
- About this Guide
- Overview
- Installing Replay Manager Components
- Licensing for Replay Manager
- Install Replay Manager Service for Windows
- Installing Replay Manager Service for VMware
- Install Replay Manager Management Tools
- Install Replay Manager Service for Windows on Windows Server Core
- Installing and Configuring the Verification Service for Exchange
- Using Replay Manager Service on Clustered Servers
- Configure an HTTP Proxy Service
- Getting Started
- Backing Up and Restoring Data
- Using the Replay Manager Explorer
- Understanding Backup Types
- Summary of Backup Set Actions
- Summary of Backup Set Options
- Creating and Running Backups
- Managing Existing Backup Sets
- Managing Restore Points and Restoring Data
- Restoring Data
- Display Restore Points for a Component
- Restore Data to its Original Location
- Restore SQL Server Components without Recovering the Database
- Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on a Volume
- Rename and Restore SQL Server Components Stored on an SMB File Share
- Expose a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)
- Expose a Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only)
- Expose a Restore Point Stored on an SMB File Share
- Resync a Restore Point (Windows Extensions Only)
- Make an Exposed Restore Point Writable (Windows Extensions Only)
- Unmanage an Exposed Restore Point (VMware Extensions Only)
- Unexpose an Exposed Restore Point
- Add a Note to a Restore Point
- Edit a Note for a Restore Point
- Unimport a Restore Point
- Delete a Restore Point
- Prevent a Restore Point from Expiring (Force Keep)
- Allow a Restore Point to be Automatically Expired (Allow Auto-Deletion)
- Transport a Restore Point
- Advanced Recovery Scenarios for SQL Server
- Locating Replays on a Storage Center
- Working with Backup Set Jobs
- Viewing Backup Job Reports
- Replay Manager Best Practices
- Using Replay Manager Cmdlets
- Troubleshooting
Replay Manager Best Practices
This section provides best practices for restoring and backing up data. Guidance is given specific to the backup extension type.
Topics:
• Backing Up Replay Manager Data
• Recovering Data from a Remote Storage Center
• Local Volumes
• Microsoft Exchange Server
• Microsoft Hyper-V
• Microsoft SQL Server
• VMware
Backing Up Replay Manager Data
The following options exist to create a backup of the Replay Manager data that can be leveraged for disaster recovery.
Backing Up Service Configuration and Database
The Replay Manager Service configuration data and Replay Manager database can be manually copied to another location for
safekeeping. The copy can be used to restore the data if the original data becomes lost or if the server running Replay Manager
crashes and the data is not recoverable. Moreover, if the copy is placed on a Storage Center volume, Storage Center can be
used to replicate the volume to a remote DR site for additional safekeeping.
NOTE:
Some data, such as Storage Center passwords, are protected using encryption that is machine-specific. Therefore,
some Replay Manager settings must be reconfigured if the copy is restored on a different server.
For Windows Server, copy all the files in the following directory to another location for safekeeping: C:
\ProgramData\Compellent\ReplayManager.
Backing Up Backup Set Data
Replay Manager can be configured to automatically copy backup set data for a given server to another location for safekeeping.
By default, backup set data is not copied to another location. The copy can be used to restore the data if the original volume
containing the backup set data becomes lost, or if the server running Replay Manager crashes and the Replay Manager
configuration data is not recoverable. Moreover, if the copy is placed on a Storage Center volume, you can use the Storage
Center to replicate the volume to a remote DR site for additional safekeeping.
Related tasks
Configure Servers on page 22
Recovering Data from a Remote Storage Center
Replay Manager is intended to provide only backup and recovery capabilities using individual restore points for Microsoft
VSS-enabled applications on the same Storage Center. Replay Manager is not intended to be an end-to-end automated disaster
recovery solution.
However, the snapshots created by Replay Manager can be used for disaster recovery at a remote site. Replays on remote sites
appear like any other Replay taken with the Storage Center Data Instant Replay feature. These Replays can be replicated using
Dell Storage Manager.
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