Dell Storage Manager 2020 R1 Administrator's Guide

Test DR Activation for Multiple Restore Points

If a pair of Storage Centers host multiple replications, all of the corresponding restore points can be tested simultaneously.

1. Click the Replications & Live Volumes view.
2. Click the Restore Points tab, then click Test Activate Disaster Recovery. The Test Activate Disaster Recovery wizard appears.
3. Select the source/destination Storage Center pair for which you want to test-activate DR, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
4. In the Available Restore Points pane, select the restore points that you want to test, then click Next. The wizard advances to the next page.
5. Configure DR test-activation settings for each restore point.
   1. Select the restore point that you want to modify, then click Edit Settings. 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.

      NOTE:For high consistency mode synchronous replications that are current, the Use Active Snapshot check box is automatically selected.

      

   2. Select the server to which the test-activated volume will be mapped by clicking Change next to the Server label.
   3. Modify the remaining settings for the test-activated volume as needed, then click OK. These attributes are described in the online help.
6. When you are done, click Finish.
   • Dell Storage Manager creates test-activated view volumes and maps them to the configured server(s).
   • Use the Recovery Progress tab to monitor DR test-activation