Administrator Guide

Replay Manager Best Practices

This chapter provides best practices for restoring and backing up data. Guidance is given specific to the

backup extension type.

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. Consequently, some Replay Manager settings must be reconfigured if the copy is

restored on a different server.

• For Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows 2008 R2 Server

Core, and Windows Server 2008 R2, copy all of 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.