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Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

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Test DR Activation for a Single Restore Point

To test DR activation for a replication, use the corresponding restore point.

Prerequisites

  • The restore point must be associated with a replication. Live Volume restore points cannot be tested.
  • The destination volume must be present on the remote Storage Center. If the destination volume for a replication restore point is missing, it cannot be tested.
  • A server must be present at the DR site to perform test-activation.

Steps

  1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
  2. Click the Restore Points tab.
  3. Right-click the restore point, then select Test Activate Disaster Recovery. The Test Activate Disaster Recovery dialog box appears.

    If the restore point corresponds to a synchronous replication, the dialog box displays additional information about the state of the replication:

    • The Sync Data Status field displays the synchronization status for the replication at the time the restore point was validated.
    • A recommendation about whether the destination volume is currently synchronized with the source volume is displayed below the Sync Data Status field in green or yellow text.
    Figure 1. Test Activate Disaster Recovery Dialog Box
    The Test Activate Disaster Recovery dialog box controls settings for DR test activation
  4. In the Name field, type the name for the activated view volume.
  5. Select the server to which the activated view volume will be mapped.
    1. Next to the Server label, click Change. The Select Server dialog box appears.
    2. Select the server, then click OK.
  6. Modify the remaining activation settings as needed. These attributes are described in the online help.
    NOTE:For high consistency mode synchronous replications that are current, the Use Active Snapshot check box is automatically selected.
  7. When you are finished, click OK.
    • Dell Storage Manager activates the test recovery volume.
    • Use the Recovery Progress tab to monitor DR test-activation

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