Rapid Recovery 6.3 - User Guide

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 157: 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.

Attaching an archive

1. On the Rapid Recovery Core Console, click the Archive drop-down menu, and then select Attach Archive.
   The Attach Archive dialog box appears.
2. In the Name text box, enter a name for this attached archive.

   The value you type in this field appears in the left navigation menu as the archive menu name.

   Following best practice for display names, the archive name should contain between 1 and 64 alphanumeric characters, including spaces. Do not use prohibited characters or prohibited phrases.

3. In the Location type drop-down list, select the location type of your archive from the following options:
   • 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 158: Location type details

   Option	Text Box	Description
   Local	Location	Enter the path to the archive; for example, D:\Work\Archive.
   Network	Location	Enter the path to the archive; for example, \\servername\sharename.
   	User name	Enter user name for logging in to the network share.
   	Password	Enter the password for logging in 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 the container of the archive associated with your account from the drop-down menu.
   	Folder name	Enter the name of the folder of the archived data; for example, Rapid-Recovery-Archive-[DATE CREATED]-[TIME CREATED].

5. Click Attach.
   The archive attaches to this Core and mounts the contents as a file system.

Detaching an archive

When an archive is attached to your Core, you can navigate through the data in the archive as if the data were currently protected machines.Once you attach an archive, its credentials are cached and it remains visible in your Core until you detach it.

Perform this task after you have accomplished your objectives for attaching the archive, to remove it from view on your Core.

1. On the left navigation menu of the Rapid Recovery Core Console, locate the archive you want to detach.
2. Click on the ellipsis for the archive, and from the context-sensitive menu, select Delete.
3. In the resulting dialog box, confirm that you want to remove the selected archive.
   The dialog box closes. After a brief pause, the attached archive is removed from the Core Console. This action is logged as an alert.