Rapid Recovery 6.3 - User Guide

Creating multiple protection schedule periods in Advanced Mode

1. In the Rapid Recovery Core Console, from the list of protected machines, click the name of the machine with the protection schedule that you want to change.
2. On the Summary page for the machine you selected, in the Volumes pane, expand the volumes of the protected machine, select the applicable volumes, and then click Set a Schedule.

   Initially, all volumes share a protection schedule.

   To select all volumes at once, click in the checkbox in the header row. Click on (Protection Group) to expand the volumes being protected, so you can view all volumes and select one or more.

   NOTE: It is best practice to protect, at minimum, the system reserved volume and the volume with the operating system (typically the C:/ drive).

   The Protection Schedule dialog box appears.
3. On the Protection Schedule dialog box, do one of the following:
   • If you previously created a protection schedule template and want to apply it to this protected machine, click Advanced mode, select the template from the Templates drop-down list, click OK to confirm, and then go to step 7.

   • If you want to remove an existing time period from the schedule, clear the check box next to each time period option, and then go to Options include the following:
     • Weekdays (Mon - Fri): This range of time denotes a typical five-day work week.
     • Weekends (Sat, Sun): This range of time denotes a typical weekend.

   If you want to save a new protection schedule as a template, click Advanced mode, and then continue to step 4.

4. A period is a specified span of time during which you determine how many minutes should pass between each snapshot taken. When the weekday start and end times are from 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM, then a single period exists. To change the start or end time of a defined period, do the following:
   1. Select the appropriate time period.
   2. To change the start time for this period, use the clock icon under Start Time.

      For example, use the arrows to show a time of 08:00 AM.

   3. To change the end time for this period, use the clock icon under End Time.

      For example, use the arrows to show a time of 06:00 PM.

   4. Change the interval according to your requirements. For example, if defining a peak period, change the interval from 60 minutes to 20 minutes to take snapshots three times hourly.

      A blue bar provides a visual representation of this interval.

5. If you defined a period other than 12:00 AM to 11:59 PM in step 7, and you want backups to occur in the remaining time ranges, you must add more periods to define protection by doing the following:
   1. Under the appropriate category, click Add Period.
   2. Click the clock icon and select the desired start and end times, as appropriate.

      For example, set a start time of 12:00 AM and an end time of 07:59 AM.

   3. Change the interval according to your requirements. For example, if defining an off-peak period, change the interval from 60 minutes to 120 minutes to take snapshots every two hours.
6. If needed, continue to create more periods, setting start and end times and intervals as appropriate.

   NOTE: If you want to remove a period you added, click the trash icon to the far right of that period, and then click Yes to confirm.

7. To create a template from the schedule you set, click Save as a Template.
8. In the Save Template dialog box, enter a name for the template, and then click Save.
9. When your protection schedule meets your requirements, click Apply.
   The protection Schedule dialog box closes.

For more information, see Understanding protection schedules.

Pausing and resuming protection

1. From the Rapid Recovery Core Console, to pause protection for all machines, click the Protected Machines drop-down menu in the left navigation area, and then do the following:
   1. Select Pause Protection.

      The Pause Protection dialog box appears.

   2. Select the appropriate setting using one of the options described below, and then click OK.
      • If you want to pause protection until you explicitly resume it, select Pause until resumed.
      • If you want to pause protection for a specified period, select Pause for and then, in the Days, Hours, and Minutes controls, type or select the appropriate pause period as appropriate.
2. To resume protection for all machines, do the following:
   1. Select Resume Protection.

      The Resume Protection dialog box appears.

   2. In the Resume Protection dialog box, select Yes.

      The Resume Protection dialog box closes, and protection is resumed for all machines.

3. To pause protection for a single machine, then in the left navigation area, click the drop-down menu to the right of the machine you want to affect, and then do the following:
   1. Select Pause Protection.

      The Pause Protection dialog box appears.

   2. Select the appropriate setting using one of the options described below, and then click OK.
      • If you want to pause protection until you explicitly resume it, select Pause until resumed.
      • If you want to pause protection for a specified period, select Pause for and then, in the Days, Hours, and Minutes controls, type or select the appropriate pause period as appropriate.
4. To resume protection for a single machine, do the following:
   1. Select Resume Protection.

      The Resume Protection dialog box appears.

   2. In the Resume Protection dialog box, select Yes.

      The Resume Protection dialog box closes, and protection is resumed for the selected machine.

5. To pause protection for a single machine from the machine pages, navigate to the machine that you want to affect.

   The Summary page displays for the selected machine.

   1. At the top of the page, click Pause.

      The Pause Protection dialog box appears.

   2. Select the appropriate setting using one of the options described below, and then click OK.
      • If you want to pause protection until you explicitly resume it, select Pause until resumed.
      • If you want to pause protection for a specified period, select Pause for and then, in the Days, Hours, and Minutes controls, type or select the appropriate pause period as appropriate.
6. If you want to resume protection, do the following:
   1. At the top of the page, click Resume.
   2. In the Resume Protection dialog box, click Yes.

      The Resume Protection dialog box closes, and protection resumes for the selected machine.

About protecting multiple machines

Protecting multiple machines on an Active Directory domain

The protecting procedure requires the following tasks be completed before you begin:

• The Rapid Recovery Agent has been deployed and installed on the machine you want to protect.
• The machine you want to protect was restarted after the Agent installation.
• A repository has been created and is accessible from the Rapid Recovery Core.

Use this procedure to simultaneously protect one or more machines on an Active Directory domain.

1. From the Rapid Recovery Core Console button bar, click the Protect drop-down menu, and then click Protect Multiple Machines.

   The Protect Multiple Machines Wizard opens.

2. On the Welcome page, select one of the follow installation options:
   • If you do not need to define a repository or establish encryption, select Typical.
   • If you want to define a repository or if you want to establish encryption, select Advanced (show optional steps).

     Optionally, if you do not wish to see the Welcome page for the Protect Machine Wizard in the future, select the option Skip this Welcome page the next time the wizard opens.

3. Click Next.
4. On the Connection page of the wizard, from the Source drop-down list, select Active Directory.
5. Enter the domain information and credentials as described in the following table.

   Table 50: Domain information and credentials

   Text Box	Description
   Host	The host name or IP address of the Active Directory domain.
   User name	The user name used to connect to the domain; for example, Administrator or, if the machine is in a domain, [domain name]\Administrator).
   Password	The secure password used to connect to the domain.

6. Click Next.
7. On the Select Machines page of the wizard, select the machines you want to protect.

   The system automatically verifies each machine you selected.

8. Click Next.

   If the Protection page appears next in the Protect Multiple Machines Wizard, skip to step 12.

   If the Agent software is not yet deployed to the machines you want to protect, or if any of the machines you specified cannot be protected for another reason, then the selected machines appear on the Warnings page.

9. Optionally, on the Warnings page of the wizard, you can verify any machine by selecting the machine and then clicking Verify in the toolbar.
10. Optionally, on the Warnings page, select After Agent installation, restart the machines automatically.

    NOTE: Quest recommends this option. You must restart agent machines before they can be protected.

11. If the status indicates that the machine is reachable, click Next to install the Rapid Recovery Agent software.

    The Protection page appears.

12. Optionally, on the Protection page, if you want a name other than the IP address to display in the Rapid Recovery Core Console for this protected machine, then in the Display name field, type a name in the dialog box.

    You can enter up to 64 characters. Do not use the special characters described in the topic prohibited characters. Additionally, do not begin the display name with any of the character combinations described in the topic prohibited phrases.

13. Select the appropriate protection schedule settings as described below:
    • To use the default protection schedule, in the Schedule Settings option, select Default protection (hourly snapshots of all volumes).

      With a default protection schedule, the Core will take snapshots of all volumes on the protected machine once every hour. To change the protection settings at any time after you close the wizard, including choosing which volumes to protect, go to the Summary page for the specific protected machine.

    • To define a different protection schedule, in the Schedule Settings option, select Custom protection.

      Schedule options are added to the wizard workflow.

14. Proceed with your configuration as follows:
    • If you selected a Typical configuration for the Protect Machine Wizard in step 2 and specified default protection, then click Finish to confirm your choices, close the wizard, and protect the machine you specified.
    • If you selected Advanced configuration for the Protect Machine Wizard in step 2, and default protection, then click Next to see repository and encryption options.
    • If you selected a Typical configuration for the Protect Machine Wizard and specified custom protection, then click Next and continue to step 15 to choose which volumes to protect.
    • If you selected Advanced configuration for the Protect Machine Wizard in step 2, and default protection, then click Next and proceed to step 17 to see repository and encryption options.
15. On the Protection Volumes page, select which volumes you want to protect. If any volumes are listed that you do not want to include in protection, click in the Check column to clear the selection. Then click Next.

    NOTE: It is best practice to protect, at minimum, the system reserved volume and the volume with the operating system (typically the C:/ drive).

16. On the Protection Schedule page, define a custom protection schedule and then click Next. For details on defining a custom protection schedule, see Creating custom protection schedules in Simple Mode.
17. On the Repository page, select the repository you want to use to store recovery points for this machine, and then click Next.
18. On the Encryption page, do one of the following:
    • If you want to use encryption keys for data stored in the repository, select Encrypt the data at rest in a repository, and then do one of the following:
      • To select an existing encryption key to apply to all new data stored in your repository, select Encrypt data using Core-based encryption with an existing key, and from the Select encryption key drop-down menu, select the encryption key.
      • To define a new encryption key at this time to apply to all future data stored in your repository, select Encrypt data using Core-based encryption with a new key, and then enter information about the key as described in the table below:

      Table 51: Define new encryption key

      Text Box	Description
      Name	Enter a name for the encryption key. Encryption key names must contain between 1 and 64 alphanumeric characters. Do not use prohibited characters or prohibited phrases.
      Description	Enter a descriptive comment for the encryption key. This information appears in the Description field when viewing a list of encryption keys in the Rapid Recovery. Descriptions may contain up to 254 characters. Best practice is to avoid using prohibited characters and prohibited phrases.
      Passphrase	Enter a passphrase used to control access. Best practice is to avoid using prohibited characters. Record the passphrase in a secure location. Quest Data Protection Support cannot recover a passphrase. Once you create an encryption key and apply it to one or more protected machines, you cannot recover data if you lose the passphrase.
      Confirm passphrase	Re-enter the passphrase. It is used to confirm the passphrase entry.

    • If you want to encrypt all data that transports over a network, select Encrypt the data in transport over a network.

      NOTE: This option is enabled by default, so if you do not want to encrypt data in this fashion, clear this option.

19. Click Finish to save and apply your settings.

    NOTE: The first time protection is added for a machine, a base image (that is, a snapshot of all the data in the protected volumes) transfers to the repository indicated in your Rapid Recovery Core following the schedule you defined, unless you specified that the Core should initially pause protection. For information on pausing and resuming protection, see Pausing and resuming protection.

The Rapid Recovery Agent software is deployed to the specified machines, if necessary, and the machines are added to protection on the Core.