Recovery Manager for AD Forest Edition 10.2 - User Guide

Modifying an alert

For an existing alert, you can modify such settings as alert name, the recovery stage the alert informs you about, the list of domain controllers to which the alert applies, and the conditions when the alert becomes active.

To modify an alert

1. Open the recovery project that includes the alert you want to modify.

2. On the toolbar, click Configure Alerts.

3. In the dialog box that opens, use the Alerts list to select the alert you want to modify.

4. Under Alert properties, modify the alert settings as necessary.

5. When you are finished, click OK to apply your changes.

Deleting an alert

To delete an alert

1. Open the recovery project that includes the alert you want to delete.

2. On the toolbar, click Configure Alerts.

3. In the dialog box that opens, use the Alerts list to select the alert you want to delete.

4. Click the Remove button. If prompted, confirm the deletion of the alert.

5. When you are finished, click OK to apply your changes.

Using recovery pauses

A recovery pause allows you to suspend the recovery of one or more domain controllers right before they enter a certain recovery stage. You can then resume the recovery of the domain controllers from the point at which it was paused.

For example, recovery pauses let you temporarily suspend the recovery of particular domain controllers in order you could perform a manual action outside of Recovery Manager for Active Directory.

In your recovery project, you can use recovery pauses of the following types:

• Manual pauses. Allow you to pause the recovery of a domain controller at any recovery step you want. A manual recovery pause only applies to one domain controller. For more information, see Managing manual pauses on page 154.

• Automatic pauses. Allow you to pause the recovery of one or more domain controllers of your choice at the recovery stage you want. Once you configure and save an automatic pause, you can reuse or reconfigure it according to your needs. An automatic pause is only applicable to certain recovery stages. For more information, see Managing automatic pauses on page 154.

In this section:

• Managing manual pauses

• Managing automatic pauses

• Monitoring active pauses

Managing manual pauses

In a recovery project, you can use manual pauses to pause any recovery step of a domain controller.

Creating a manual pause

To create a manual pause

1. Open or create a recovery project.

2. In the list of domain controllers, right-click the domain controller whose recovery you want to pause, and then click Pause next recovery step on the shortcut menu.

   The manual pause will activate before the next recovery step begins for the domain controller. The pause does not apply to the recovery step that is currently underway.

   To view the current and the next recovery step for a domain controller, use the Progress tab in the Domain Controller Recovery Settings and Progress area.

Releasing a manual pause

To release a manual pause

1. In the list of domain controllers, right-click the domain controller on which you want to release an active manual pause.

2. On the shortcut menu, click Resume next recovery step.

   This command is only applicable to the currently active manual pause. It is not applicable to any automatic pauses that may be active for the domain controller.