In the Maximum Number of Recovery Points field, specify the maximum
number to retain.
Ensure that the destination volume specified for each
Replication Pair has sufficient space for the maximum number of
snapshots that will be created and retained.
On Windows you can configure to automatically mount the snapshots from the latest Recovery Point
when they are created. (This is not available for ONTAP Snapshots.) On UNIX,
you can configure automatically
mounts every snapshot by default, and automatically create a symbolic
link to the mount points it creates.
Perform the following steps to mount the snapshot:
Select the Auto-Mount snapshots after Recovery
Point Creation option, then click Enter Mount Points.
In the
Enter Mount Points dialog
box, click the
Mount Point column for each Destination Path and do one of the
following:
On Windows, do one of the following for each snapshot to be
mounted:
Specify a drive letter (e.g., G:)
to which to mount the snapshot. Ensure that you specify an unused drive letter.
Type a mount point name (e.g., G:\mountpoint1)
to which the snapshot will be mounted.
On UNIX, type a name for the symbolic link to the mount point
that will be created by the system.
Even though you specify the mount point for a recovery point on a UNC path,
this mount point is ignored when a recovery point is created on a UNC path.
For UNIX, CDR software
automatically recognizes the File Systems configured on the destination
computer and detects the appropriate snap engine. For more information on
supported snap engines, see Snapshot Engines - Support.
In the Pre/Post Process tab, specify any Pre/Post Recovery Point
commands to be run. Refer to
Configure Pre/Post Processing.
It is recommended that you
also see
Space Check for the Quick Recovery and ContinuousDataReplicator Agents
and configure the
Disk
Space Low alert to provide warning that the destination computer,
and the cache volume in particular, is running out of disk space, which will
ultimately cause all recovery points to be deleted.
From the CommCell Browser, right-click a Replication Set, and select
Create Recovery Points.
From the
Create Recovery Point dialog box, select the type, and whether to create
the Recovery Point immediately or schedule it.
In addition, you can select the option of backing up Recovery Points. If you select this option, click Enter Backup Details to select the
type of backup as well as any Advanced Options.
When you are finished, click OK.
If you opted to schedule Recovery Point creation, the Schedule
Details dialog box will appear. Specify the details for your schedule; click
Options for additional choices. When you are satisfied, click OK.
Recovery Points cannot be created until you
Configure Recovery Points.
Note that for Workstation Backup Agent, Recovery Point creation is enabled
by default.
To create
a Recovery Point for a Fan-In configuration:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click ContinuousDataReplicator
on the destination client, and select
Browse Destination Volumes.
In the
Browse Destination Volumes dialog box, right-click a destination volume, and
select Create Recovery Point.
From the
Create Recovery Point dialog box, select whether to create the Recovery
Point immediately or schedule it.
In addition, you can select the option of backing up Recovery Points. If you select this option, click Enter Backup Details to select the
type of backup as well as any Advanced Options.
When you are finished, click OK.
If you opted to schedule Recovery Point creation, the Schedule
Details dialog box will appear. Specify the details for your schedule, click
Options for additional choices. When you are satisfied, click OK.
When Recovery Points are deleted manually, there are some restrictions
and system behavior differences depending on the operating system; for more
information, see
Deleting Recovery Points.
Do one of the following, depending on the object you browsed:
From the Recovery Points dialog box, select a Recovery Point and click
View Snapshots.
In the
Snapshots
dialog box, select a snapshot and click Mount.
In the Browse dialog box, right-click the snapshot to be mounted, and select
Mount Snapshot.
Do one of the following:
specify a drive letter (e.g., G:)
to which to mount the Recovery Point. Ensure that you specify an unused drive letter.
type a mount point name (e.g., X:\mountpoint1) for the Recovery Point.
For Windows 2003, Recovery Point snapshots
created with VSS, cannot be mounted on a mount point (e.g.
X:\mountpoint1), this needs
to be mounted to a drive letter (e.g.,
G:).
If you want to create a share, do one of the following, depending on which
object you browsed:
In the
Snapshots
dialog box, select a mounted snapshot and click Share.
In the Browse dialog box, right-click the mounted snapshot to be shared,
and select Create Network Share.
In the Enter Share Name
dialog box, type a name for the share and select Make share writeable
option. Click OK.
You can configure CDR so that the snapshots that comprise the latest Fan-In
Recovery Point will be automatically mounted when it is created. This will affect
all Replication Sets that use the computer as a Fan-In destination. Alternately,
once Recovery Points have been created, you can select an existing Recovery
Point and mount its snapshots.
To configure
CDR to automatically mount snapshots for Fan-In Recovery Points:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click ContinuousDataReplicator on
the destination client, and select Properties.
From the Fan-In tab, select the Recovery Points tab, and select
the Auto-Mount snapshots after Recovery Point Creation option.
Click Enter Mountpoints.
In the
Enter Mount Points dialog box, click the Mount Point column for each
Destination Path and specify a drive letter (e.g.,
G:) to which the snapshot will be mounted.
Ensure that you specify an unused drive letter.
Do not specify mount points for a UNC path. If you specify the mount point for a recovery point on a UNC path,
this mount point is ignored when a recovery point is created on a UNC path.
When a Recovery Point snapshots created with ONTAP snap engine and
Auto-Mount snapshots after Recovery Point Creation option is
selected, share of snapshot will be created.
You can either configure a Replication Set so that its Recovery Points are
backed up when they are created, or you can select an existing Recovery Point
and back it up on-demand.
To configure
Recovery Points to be backed up when they are created:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click a Replication Set, and select
Create Recovery Points.
From the
Create Recovery Point dialog box, make your selections for Recovery Point
Type and Job Initiation, then select Back up Recovery Point.
Click Enter Backup Details to select the type of backup from the
Enter Backup Details dialog box.
From the Enter Backup Details dialog box, click Advanced to display
the Advanced Backup Options dialog box, from which you can select additional
options for the backup operation.
When you are finished, click OK to exit each of the dialog boxes.
To perform
a full backup of an existing Recovery Point on-demand:
From the CommCell Browser, right-click a Replication Set, and select
Browse Recovery Points.
From the Recovery Points dialog box, select a Recovery Point and click
Backup.
An immediate full backup is performed for each of the snapshots that comprise
the selected Recovery Point; in addition, the next backup performed will be
converted to a full backup.
Configure a Replication Set for Pre/Post Processes for Recovery Point
Creation
To configure
a Replication Set for Pre/Post processes for Recovery Point creation:
In the CommCell Browser, right-click the Replication Set for which you want
to configure a pre/post process, then click Properties from the shortcut
menu.
Click inside the space that corresponds to one of the following phases and
type the full path of the process that you want executed during that phase.
Alternatively, click Browse to locate the process (applicable only for
paths that do not contain any spaces).
Pre-Recovery Point Command
Post-Recovery Point Command
In the
User Account dialog box, select
Use Local System Account, or
select Impersonate User and enter a user name and password. Click
OK.
Click OK to save your changes and close the
Pre/Post Process
tab of the Properties dialog box.
To specify
a snap engine on Windows to the destination computer:
In the CommCell Browser, right-click the Replication Set on the source
computer and select Properties.
In the
Replication Options tab,
select one of the choices in the
Select
Snap Engine Type for Recovery Point Creation section.
For Windows,
VSS is the default selection; ONTAP can be used if available
on the destination computer where the Recovery Point will be created.
For
UNIX, Snap Engine Type is automatically detected by the File System
configured on the destination computer.
Click OK to save your changes.
On UNIX, CDR software
automatically recognizes the File Systems configured on the destination
computer and detects the appropriate snap engine. For more information on
supported snap engines, see Snapshot Engines - Support.
To configure
Recovery Points: 