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Migrating a Target Core Repository -
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This article describes the steps necessary to migrate a Target Core repository to a different location on the same Core.
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1. Remove the replication relationship between the Source Core and the Target Core.
- On the Target Core, navigate to the Replication tab and select Incoming Replication.
- Open the remote Core and click Delete.
WARNING: Ensure the with recovery points box is not checked, as this will delete all of your recovery points.
- Click Yes.
- On the Source Core, navigate to the Replication tab and select Outgoing Replication.
- Open the remote core and click Delete.
- In the Delete selected cores? window, click Yes.
2. Stop the Core Services on the Target Core.
- Open Task Manager, select the Services tab and click Services….
- Select Quest Rapid Recovery Core Services and click Stop.
3. Copy all content from the original repository to a predetermined location. You should ensure that the 7 repository files were copied to the new path location. These 7 files are:
- dfs.bmap
- dfs.mbr
- dfs.record_ids
- dfs.records
- dfs.rmap
- AppRecoveryCoreConfigurationBackup.xml
- repositories_xxxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx. Xml
4. Open the registry editor on the Target Core and browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and select Software.5. Select AppRecovery and click Core and expand Repositories.6. Locate the repository ID you wish to move and expand until you get to Specification- For example: “(HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\AppRecovery\Core\Repositories\14642daa-a07c-47de-bc6c-0106a6450c90\FileConfigurations\0\Specification)
7. Modify the Data and Metadata Path to point to the new repository path.
8. Restart the Core Services on the Target Core.
9. Restore the replication relationship between the Source Core and the Target Core.