PowerProtect Data Manager 19.11 Cyber Recovery User Guide

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Protecting the Cyber Recovery configuration

Configure a disaster recovery (DR) backup to preserve Cyber Recovery configuration data and policies in case the management server fails. We strongly recommend that you configure a DR backup to protect your Cyber Recovery configuration.

Prerequisites

Create an MTree on the Cyber Recovery vault DD system for the Cyber Recovery software to use for a DR backup.

About this task

The backup data is stored on a separate MTree on the DD system in the Cyber Recovery vault for a set period.

After you configure a DR backup, it runs at the frequency that you scheduled. You can also run an on-demand DR backup.

Other than an Analyze job, if another job is running at the time that you schedule a DR backup or initiate a manual backup, the DR backup does not run. Ensure that you do not schedule other jobs (other than an Analyze job) for the same time as the DR backup.

NOTE After you perform a DR backup while an Analyze job is running, delete the resulting stale sandboxes. Otherwise, you cannot run another Analyze job.

Steps

  1. From the Masthead Navigation, click the gear icon to access the System Settings list.
  2. Select DR Backups.
    The Disaster Recovery Backups dialog box is displayed.
    NOTE By default, DR backups are disabled.
  3. Click Configuration and do the following:
    1. Swipe right on the slider to enable a DR backup.
    2. Select the DD system on which to store the backup data.
    3. Specify an MTree on which to store the backup data.
    4. Set the frequency of the DR backups and the time for the next run.
      NOTE The Cyber Recovery UI uses the same time zone as the Cyber Recovery management host for the scheduled time.
    5. Click Save.
      An informational message indicates that the configuration has been created successfully.
    6. If necessary, edit the fields in the Configuration window and click Save.
      An informational message indicates that the configuration has been updated successfully.
  4. Click Manage Backups.
    A list of all previously created DR backups is displayed in order of the newest to the oldest, depending on the cleaning schedule.
  5. To run a DR backup, click Backup Now.
    You must create an enabled configuration before you can run an on-demand DR backup.
    The new DR backup is displayed at the top of the list.
  6. To set retention limits for DR backups, click Maintenance from the System Settings list.
    The retention time settings include a minimum of one day and a maximum of 90 days.
    NOTE
    • The DR backup must be enabled otherwise it is not included in the cleaning schedule and the retention limit is not enforced.
    • If the only remaining DR backup is expired, the Cyber Recovery software does not delete it, ensuring that there is always at least one DR backup available.

Results

Backup data is now available if you must recover your Cyber Recovery configuration.

Next steps

If you change the MTree used for a DR backup, new NFS exports are created. The previous NFS exports remain. Optionally, delete the previous NFS exports on the DD system.

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