Administrator Guide

● Select the Mirror Back Only check box to skip recreating the replication in the original direction and use the DR site as
the source.
● Select the Automatically Deactivate Destination check box to automatically remove server mappings from the
activated volume without requiring administrator intervention. This option is available only if DR has been activated
for the restore point. If this option is selected, IO to the activated volume should be halted before performing the restore.
10. Modify the New Source Volume Settings as needed. These settings are described in the online help.
11. Modify the Replication Settings as needed. These settings are described in the online help.
12. Click OK.
13. Click Next.
If multiple restore points were selected, the Restore/Restart Settings [ Storage Center—Storage Center] wizard
advances to the next restore point. Configure the settings and click Next for each restore point selected.
14. Review the Restore/Restart summary and, click Finish.
Unisphere Central restores the replication or Live Volume. Use the Recovery Progress tab to monitor the replication or Live
Volume.
15. On the Recovery Progress tab, when the restore point message displays Mirror is synced waiting for destination to be
deactivated, halt IO to the destination volume.
16. Deactivate the destination volume by selecting the restore point and clicking Deactivate Destination.
17. Click Yes to confirm the deactivation.
The destination volume is deactivated, the recovered volume is activated and mapped to the configured server, and the
replication direction is reversed so that the recovered volume becomes the source.
Deleting a Restore Point
If a replication or Live Volume has been deleted or is no longer functioning and you want to delete it permanently, delete the
associated restore point.
Prerequisites
The Status for the restore point must be Degraded or Down.
Steps
1.
Click the HOME menu.
The Unisphere Central Home page is displayed.
If a Storage Center is selected from the drop-down list in Unisphere Central, click (Home).
2.
From the
Data Mobility menu, click Disaster Recovery.
The Disaster Recovery view opens to the Restore Points tab.
3. (Optional) In the Filters pane, select or clear check boxes next to the source and destination Storage Centers to show only
restore points of interest.
4. Select one or more Degraded or Down restore points from the list.
5. Click Delete.
A confirmation dialog box opens.
6. Click Yes to confirm that you want to delete the restore points displayed in the dialog box.
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