Recovering the CommCell at a Hot-Site
The following steps outline the process involved in recovering the CommCell:
Make sure that you do not install any other components on the new computer except the CommServe. |
As a part of the CommServe restore, information on all the components in the CommCell will also be restored. Hence these components (although not physically present) will be displayed in the CommCell Console.
As mentioned earlier, the library and drives must be compatible with the library and drives in the original environment. For more information on restoring a MediaAgent to a different computer, see MediaAgent Recovery - How To.
Use appropriate media with the required data set for performing the restore. Insert the appropriate media into a compatible library and perform the perform the appropriate restore operation.
Note, to perform data protection operation in the hot-site you may have to change the data paths from the Storage Policy Copy. This operation logically moves the media from one Storage Policy Copy to another, which in this case would be the copy attached to the inactive library (in the previous production site) to a copy attached to the new library (in the hot-site). See Change Data Path for more information.
In the unlikely event a CommCell has been rendered unusable or inaccessible, Media Explorer can be used to quickly view and recover backup data directly from any media, including tape, optical or magnetic media, in the event of a disaster. It can be used to retrieve and rebuild any Windows, UNIX or NetWare based computer, including the system state and Operating System related data. See Media Explorer for more information.