PowerProtect Data Manager 19.9 Cloud Disaster Recovery User Guide

Recover assets in Cloud DR

You can use PowerProtect Data Manager to run disaster recovery for cloud-protected virtual machines.

Steps

  1. Log in to PowerProtect Data Manager, and select Restore > Assets.
    The Restore page is displayed. The Restore page displays all the assets with copies.
  2. In the Virtual Machines tab, select the checkbox next to the virtual machine that you want to restore (that is, recover), and click View Copies.
    If the selected virtual machine has copies in the cloud, the CDR icon is displayed.
  3. Click the CDR icon.
    The CDR details pane shows a list of the cloud copies.
  4. Select the checkbox next to the VM copy that you want to recover, and click Test or Failover. The Test or Failover dialog box is displayed.
    NOTE The following warning is displayed if no DR test is done earlier:
    Please be aware that no DR Test took place prior to this Failover operation. We also recommend you to shutdown your production VM, in order to avoid a possible data loss, caused by accidental user access.
  5. Select the applicable virtual network in the Network section on the cloud account, and click Next.
  6. In the Security Groups section, select a security group to attach to the recovered instance, and click Next.
    The Summary page is displayed.
  7. Click Start Test or Start Failover.

Results

The test or failover process begins. You can monitor the progress on the Jobs window. You can also follow the recovery process that is described in the Dell EMC Cloud Disaster Recovery Installation and Administration Guide.
NOTE More Cloud DR orchestration capabilities are available in the Cloud DR Server (CDRS) UI. Examples of these operations include enabling rapid recovery, creating DR plans, and failing over to a vCenter. See the Dell EMC Cloud Disaster Recovery Installation and Administration Guide for more information.

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