Administrator Guide

5 (Conditional) If you selected Daily in the previous step, select the time of day to save and validate restore points from the Time drop-
down menu.
6 Click OK.
Validate Replication Restore Points
Validate replication restore points before testing or activating DR to make sure they can be used for DR.
1 Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2 In the Actions pane, click Validate Restore Points. Storage Manager reviews all saved replications and makes sure that they are still
running and displays the results on the
Restore Points tab. The Status column displays the results of the validation operation. Possible
status values are:
• Up: The replication is up and running normally.
• Degraded: There is something wrong with the replication. See to the State column information about why replication is no longer
running. This replication is eligible for DR.
• Down: The replication is not running. See to the State column information about why replication is no longer running. This could be
because the destination system is no longer available or that the source and Destination volume are no longer up and running. This
replication is not eligible for DR.
3 If one or more restore points are degraded or down, take corrective action.
• If a restore point is degraded, you can perform either of the following actions:
– Activate a DR site
– Restore or restart the replication to the source or destination Storage Center
• If a restore point is degraded or down because you purposefully deleted or aborted the corresponding replication, you can delete
the restore point. To do so, right-click the restore point, then select Delete.
Related links
Activating Disaster Recovery
Restarting Failed Replications
Restoring Replications and Live Volumes
Predening Disaster Recovery Settings for Replications
Predening DR for a replication restore point is an optional step that congures 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 predene DR settings. DR settings cannot be predened for Live Volume restore points.
Predene Disaster Recovery for Multiple Restore Points
If a pair of Storage Centers host multiple replications, DR settings can be predened for all of the corresponding restore points
simultaneously.
1 Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2 Click the Restore Points tab, then click Predene Disaster Recovery. The Predene Disaster Recovery wizard appears.
3 Select the source/destination Storage Center pair for which you want to predene DR, then click Next. The wizard advances to the
next page.
4 (Optional) Congure DR settings for each restore point.
a Select the restore point that you want to modify, then click Edit Settings. The Predene Disaster Recovery dialog box appears.
b Modify the recovery volume settings as needed, then click OK. These attributes are described in the online help.
5 When you are done, click Finish.
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