How to Create and Consume a Seed for Replication (4038774)

For more information on this topic, please see:

• Rapid Recovery Advanced Administration Course - Web Based Training (WBT)
• Rapid Recovery Administration: Module 8 – Replication and Archiving

For New Replication Partnerships

1. Navigate to the Rapid Recovery Core console of the source Core.
2. On the button bar, click Replicate.
3. On the Target Core page of the Replication Wizard, if you are establishing replication with a target Core that has been paired with this source Core previously, select Use an existing target Core, and then
   select the appropriate target Core from the drop-down list. Skip to step 5.
4. On the Target Core page of the Replication Wizard, if you are establishing replication with a target Core from this source Core for the first time, select I have my own Target Core, and then enter the
   information as described in the following table.

   Text Box	Description
   Host Name	Enter the host name or IP address of the Core machine to which you are replicating.
   Port	Enter the port number on which the Rapid Recovery Core will communicate with the machine. The default port number is 8006.
   User Name	Enter the user name for accessing the machine.
   Password	Enter the password for accessing the machine.

5. Click Next.
   NOTE: If no repository exists on the target core, a warning appears notifying you that you can pair the source core with the target Core, but that you are unable to replicate agents (protected machines) to this location until a repository is established.
6. On the Request page, enter a name for this replication configuration; for example, SourceCore1. This is the display name used for the Incoming Replication pane on the target Core's Replication page.
7. Click Next.
8. On the Protected Machines page, select the protected machines you want to replicate, and then use the drop-down lists in the Repository column to select a repository for each protected machine.
9. To perform the seeding process for the transfer of the base data, complete the following steps:
   NOTE: Because large amounts of data need to be copied to the portable storage device, support recommends using an eSATA, USB 3.0, or other high-speed connection to the portable storage device.

   

   • On the Protected Machines page of the Replication Wizard, select Use a seed drive to perform the initial transfer.
     • If you currently have one or more protected machines replicating to a target Core, you can include these protected machines on the seed drive by selecting Include already replicated
       recovery points in the seed drive.
   • Click Next.
   • On the Seed Drive Location page of the Replication Wizard, use the Location type drop-down list to select from the following destination types:
     • Local
     • Network
     • Cloud
   • Enter the details for the seed drive file based on the location type you selected in the previous step.
   • Click Next.
   • On the Seed Drive Options page of the Replication Wizard, enter the information as described in the following table.

     Maximum Size	Large archives of data can be divided into multiple segments. Select the maximum size of the segment you want to reserve for creating the seed drive by doing one of the following: Select Entire Target to reserve all available space in the path provided on the Seed Drive Location page for future use. For example, if the location is D:\work\archive, all of the available space on the D: drive is reserved if required for copying the seed drive, but is not reserved immediately after starting the copying process. Select the text box, enter an amount, and then select a unit of measurement from the drop-down list to customize the maximum space you want to reserve. The default is 250MB.
     Recycle action	In the event the path already contains a seed drive, select one of the following options: Do not reuse. Does not overwrite or clear any existing seed data from the location. If the location is not empty, the seed drive write will fail. • Replace this Core. Overwrites any pre-existing seed data pertaining to this core but leaves the data for other cores intact. Erase completely. Clears all seed data from the directory before writing the seed drive.
     Comment	Enter a comment that describes the seed drive.
     Add all Agents to Seed Drive	Select this option to replicate all protected machines on the source core using the seed drive. This option is selected by default.
     Build recovery point chains (fix orphans)	Select this option to replicate the entire recovery point chain to the seed drive. This option is selected by default.

   • Do one of the following:
     • If you cleared the Add all Agents to Seed Drive check box, click Next.
       • On the Protected Machines page of the Replication Wizard, select the protected machines you want to replicate to the target Core using the seed drive
     • If you selected Add all Agents to Seed Drive proceed to the next step.
10. Click Finish

For Existing Replication Partnerships

1. From the Core console, click the icon next to the Home button to open up Replication.
2. Under Outgoing Replication, choose the Replication Partnership or system to be seeded.
3. Press the [Copy] button to start the wizard to create the Seed Drive.
4. Complete the wizard, for information regarding the multiple options, review step 9  from the previous section.

Complete the follow procedure to consume the data from the seed drive file on the target Core

1. If the seed drive file was saved to a portable storage device, such as a USB drive, connect the drive to the target Core.
2. On the target Core, open the Rapid Recovery Core Console, and from the icon bar, click Replication.
3. On the Replication page, under Incoming Replication, click the drop-down menu for the correct source Core, and then select Consume.
4. In the Location type field, select one of the following options from the drop-down list:
   • Local
   • Network
   • Cloud
5. Enter the details for the seed drive archive file for the location type you selected in Step 4.
6. Click Check File.
   The Core searches for the file.
   After finding the file, the following text boxes appear in the Consume window, pre-populated with the
   data gathered from Step 4, Step 5, and the file. The Date Range displays the dates of the oldest and
   newest recovery points contained in the seed drive. Any comments entered when the seed drive was
   created are automatically imported.
7. On the Consume dialog box, under Agents, select the machines for which you want to consume data.
8. Click Consume.
9. To monitor the progress of consuming data, view the Events page.