Rapid Recovery 6.4 - User Guide

Editing a scheduled archive

1. In the Rapid Recovery Core Console, click the (More) drop-down menu on the icon bar, and then select Archives.
2. On the Archives page, under Scheduled Archives, click the drop-down menu next to the archive you want to change, and then click Edit.

   The Archive Wizard opens.

3. On the Location page of the Archive Wizard, select one of the following options from the Location Type drop-down list:
   • Local
   • Network
   • Cloud
4. Enter the details for the archive as described in the following table based on the location type you selected in step 3.

   Table 156: Archive details

   Option	Text Box	Description
   Local	Location	Enter the local path where you want the archive to reside; for example, d:\work\archive.
   Network	Location	Enter the network path where you want the archive to reside; for example, \\servername\sharename.
   	User name	Enter the user name for the user with access to the network share.
   	Password	Enter the password for the user with access to the network share.
   Cloud	Account	Select an account from the drop-down list. NOTE: To select a cloud account, you must first have added it in the Core Console. For more information, see Adding a cloud account.
   	Container	Select a container associated with your account from the drop-down menu.
   	Folder name	Enter a name for the folder in which the archived data is saved.
   	Use Glacier storage	To store your archive in Amazon Glacier storage, select this option. This option is intended for long-term storage of archives. For more information, see Amazon storage options and archiving.

5. Click Next.
6. On the Machines page of the wizard, select the protected machine or machines that contain the recovery points that you want to archive. Clear the machines that you do not want to archive.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Schedule page, select one of the following options from the Send data drop-down list:
   • Daily
   • Weekly
   • Monthly
9. Enter the information described in the following table based on your selection from step 8.

   Table 157: Send data options

   Option	Text Box	Description
   Daily	At time	Select the hour of the day you want to create a daily archive.
   Weekly	At day of week	Select a day of the week on which to automatically create the archive.
   	At time	Select the hour of the day you want to create a daily archive.
   Monthly	At day of months	Select the day of the month on which to automatically create the archive.
   	At time	Select the hour of the day you want to create a daily archive.

10. Optionally, to postpone archiving to resume at a later time, select Pause initial archiving.

    NOTE: You may want to pause the scheduled archive if you need time to prepare the target location before archiving resumes. If you do not select this option, archiving begins at the scheduled time.

11. Click Next.
12. On the Options page, use the Recycle action drop-down list to select one of the options described in the following table:

    Table 158: Archive recycle options

    Text Box	Description
    Incremental	Lets you add recovery points to an existing archive. It compares recovery points to avoid duplicating data that already exists in the archive.
    Replace this Core	Overwrites any pre-existing archived data pertaining to this Corebut leaves the data for other Cores intact.
    Erase completely	Clears all archived data from the directory before writing the new archive.

13. On the Options page of the wizard, determine whether to include full recovery point chains in your archive. For more information about recovery point chain options, see Recovery point chain options for archives. Do one of the following:
    • Select Build complete recovery point chains, including referenced base images outside the date range.
    • Select Include only the recovery points in the date range. This saves space, but you are responsible for archiving any needed base images.
14. Click Finish.
    Rapid Recovery applies your changes to the archive.

Pausing or resuming a scheduled archive

1. From the Rapid Recovery Core Console , click the (More) menu on the icon bar, and then click Archives.
2. On the Archives page, under Scheduled Archives, do one of the following:
   • Select the preferred archive, and then click one of the following actions as appropriate:
     • Pause
     • Resume
   • Next to the preferred archive, click the drop-down menu, and then click one of the following actions as appropriate:
     • Pause
     • Resume

   The status of the archive displays in the Schedule column.

Forcing an archive job

1. From the Rapid Recovery Core Console, in the icon bar, click the (More) menu on the icon bar, and then click Archives.
2. On the Archives page, under Schedule Archives, click the drop-down menu next to the archive you want to force, and then click Force.
   Rapid Recovery archives the recovery points according to the settings you chose for that archive, regardless of the scheduled archive time you set.

Checking an archive

1. From the Rapid Recovery Core Console, in the icon bar, click the (More) menu on the icon bar, and then click Archives.
2. On the Archives page, click Check.
   The Check Archive dialog box appears.
3. For Location type, select one of the following options from the drop-down list:
   • Local
   • Network
   • Cloud
4. Based on the location type you selected in step 3, enter the details for the archive as described in the following table.

   Table 159: Archive details

   Option	Text Box	Description
   Local	Location	Enter the local path for the archive.
   Network	Location	Enter the network path for the archive.
   	User name	Enter the user name. It is used to establish logon credentials for the network share.
   	Password	Enter the password for the network path. It is used to establish logon credentials for the network share.
   Cloud	Account	Select an account from the drop-down list. NOTE: To select a cloud account, you must first have added it in the Core Console. For more information, see Adding a cloud account.
   	Container	Select a container associated with your account from the drop-down menu.
   	Folder name	Select the folder in which the archived data is saved; for example, Rapid-Recovery-7-Archive-[DATE CREATED]-[TIME CREATED].

5. Select or clear the checks described in the following table. All are selected by default.

   	NOTE: Do not clear all checks. You must select at least one option.
   Option	Description
   Index files mapping offsets	This option checks that all the data on the internal structure of the archive is in the correct location.
   Structure integrity	This option verifies the presence of certain internal files and the folder structure of the archive. If any files or folders are missing, the check fails.
   Checksum integrity	This option checks the integrity of the data segments in the archive to ensure that the segments are healthy.

    
6. Click Check File.
   Rapid Recovery checks the archive according to your selections.