Rapid Recovery 6.4 - User Guide

Viewing and modifying protected machine settings

1. In the Rapid Recovery Core Console, under the Protected Machines menu, click the IP address or machine name for the machine you want to view or modify.

   The Summary page for the selected machine displays.

2. Click the Settings menu.

   The Settings page displays, showing settings for the selected machine. Optionally, to display setting categories from anywhere on the page, click the appropriate hyperlink on the left side of the page.

   When you click on a setting you want to change, that setting becomes an editable control. Do one of the following:

   • When the control is a drop-down menu, click the downward arrow to list the options, and select the desired option from the menu.
   • When the control is a text field, enter a value.
   • When the option displays Yes or No, click the value, which is replaced by a check box. For a setting of Yes, select the check box. For a value of No, clear the check box.
   • When the option displays a time value (for example, showing hours, minutes, and seconds), you can click on each component and type a new value or use the up and down arrows to select new values.

   For each setting, when satisfied with your changes, click to confirm and save the change and exit edit mode, or click to exit edit mode without saving.

3. To modify general settings for a protected machine, click the appropriate setting, and then enter the configuration information as described in the following table.

   Table 67: General settings for a protected machine

   Text Box	Description
   Display name	Enter a display name for the machine. This is the name that displays for a protected machine in the Rapid Recovery Core Console. You can enter up to 64 characters. By default, this is the host name of the machine. You can change this to something more user-friendly if needed. Do not use prohibited characters or prohibited phrases.
   Host name	This is the name of the protected machine as it appears in the machine's metadata. NOTE: Do not change this setting, as doing so could break the connection between the protected machine and the Core.
   Repository	This setting only appears for protected Hyper-V clusters, which support shared virtual hard disks. Displays the repository configured on the Rapid Recovery Core in which recovery points of shared virtual hard disks for the protected Hyper-V cluster are stored.
   Port	Enter a port number for the machine. The port is used by the Rapid Recovery Core service to communicate with this machine. The default port is 8006.
   Encryption key	If you want an encryption key that is already defined for this Rapid Recovery Core to be applied to the data for every volume on this protected machine, you can specify the encryption key here. The key must be unlocked. If no encryption keys exist, you can add an encryption key. For more information on managing encryption keys, see Managing encryption keys. If the volumes on this protected machine are encrypted, you can change to a different encryption key. Alternatively, you can disassociate an encryption key by selecting (none) from the Encryption key drop-down menu. NOTE: After you apply an encryption key, change an encryption key, or disassociate an encryption key for a protected machine, Rapid Recovery takes a new base image upon the next scheduled or forced snapshot.
   Repository	Select a repository for the recovery points. Displays the repository configured on the Rapid Recovery Core in which to store the data from this machine. The repository volume can be local (on storage attached to the Core server), or on a volume on a CIFS shared location. NOTE: The Repository setting on this page can only be changed if there are no recovery points or if the previous repository is missing.
   Hypervisor	This setting only appears for virtual machines. The value of this setting indicates whether the selected virtual machine is associated as the child of a protected hypervisor host. If you see the IP address or display name of a protected host, the association exists. This result indicates that the protected machine is not unnecessarily consuming a license from your available license pool. If you want to remove the association, click the IP address or display name of the hypervisor host, select Not linked from the drop-down menu, and click the check mark to confirm your change. Afterward, this protected VM will consume a license from your pool. If you see "Not linked," the machine is not currently associated in your Core as a VM on a protected host, and consumes a license from your pool. If you want to save a license, and the host is protected by Agent, you can associate it by clicking Not linked, and selecting the host from the drop-down menu.
   OS version	This setting only appears for guest virtual machines associated with a protected hypervisor host. Generally, Rapid Recovery detects and displays the operating system running on the protected VM.

4. To modify nightly job settings for a protected machine, see Customizing nightly jobs for a protected machine.
5. To modify Exchange settings for a protected Exchange server, in the Exchange Server Settings section, click Enable automatic mountability check, and do the following:
   • To enable automatic mountability checks, select the check box, and then click .
   • To disable automatic mountability checks, clear the check box, and then click .

   For more information about automatic mountability checks, see About Exchange database mountability checks.

6. To modify transfer settings for a protected machine, click the appropriate setting, and then enter the configuration information as described in the following table.

   NOTE: For conceptual information about transfer settings, see About modifying transfer settings.

   Table 68: Transfer Settings for a protected machine

   Text Box	Description
   Restore Default	This control restores all transfer settings to the system default settings.
   Priority	Sets the transfer priority between protected machines. Enables you to assign priority by comparison with other protected machines. Select a number from 1 to 10, with 1 being the highest priority. The default setting establishes a priority of 5. NOTE: Priority is applied to transfers that are in the queue.
   Maximum Concurrent Streams	Sets the maximum number of TCP links that are sent to the Core to be processed in parallel per protected machine, for machines protected in a DVM repository. NOTE: Quest recommends setting this value to 8. If you experience dropped packets, try increasing this setting.
   Maximum Concurrent Writes	Sets the maximum number of simultaneous disk write actions per protected machine connection. NOTE: Quest recommends setting this to the same value you select for Maximum Concurrent Streams. If you experience packet loss, set slightly lower—for example, if Maximum Current Streams is 8, set this to 7.
   Use Core Default Maximum Retries	Select this option to use default retries number for each protected machine, if some of the operations fail to complete.
   Maximum Segment Size	Specifies the largest amount of data, in bytes, that a computer can receive in a single TCP segment. The default setting is 4194304. Do not change this setting from the default unless directed to do so by a Quest Support representative.
   Maximum Transfer Queue Depth	Specifies the amount of commands that can be sent concurrently. The default setting is 64. You can adjust this to a higher number if your system has a high number of concurrent input/output operations.
   Outstanding Reads per Stream	Specifies how many queued read operations will be stored on the back end. This setting helps to control the queuing of protected machines. The default setting is 0.
   Transfer Data Server Port	Sets the port for transfers. The default setting is 8009.
   Transfer Timeout	Specifies in minutes and seconds the amount of time to allow a packet to be static without transfer.
   Snapshot Timeout	Specifies in minutes and seconds the maximum time to wait to take a snapshot.
   Snapshot Cleaning Timeout	Specifies in minutes and seconds the maximum time for process of deleting VSS snapshot on a protected machine.
   Network Read Timeout	Specifies in minutes and seconds the maximum time to wait for a read connection. If the network read cannot be performed in that time, the operation is retried.
   Network Write Timeout	Specifies the maximum time in seconds to wait for a write connection. If the network write cannot be performed in that time, the operation is retried.
   Encrypt snapshot data	Specifies whether data transported between the protected machine and the Core is encrypted. This option is enabled by default. This setting applies to data in transit over a network. When this option is enabled, all snapshot data transported to a DVM repository are encrypted. NOTE: Quest recommends setting this to Yes when data between your Core and protected machines must flow over the public or untrusted networks such as the internet.

7. To modify settings for excluded writers, click the appropriate setting, and then select a writer if you want to exclude it.

   NOTE: Because the writers that appear in the list are specific to the machine you are configuring, you will not see all writers in your list.

8. License details for a protected machine are read-only. License detail information is described in the following table.

   Table 69: License details for a protected machine

   Text Box	Description
   Expiration Date	Indicates the expiration date of the license for the selected protected machine.
   License Status	Indicates the current status of the license for the selected protected machine.
   License Type	Indicates the type of the license for the selected protected machine.
   Agent type	Indicates if the current protected machine is a physical or virtual agent.

Related topics:

• Changing the settings for a Hyper-V host or node
• Changing the settings for a Hyper-V protected virtual machine
• Changing the vSphere settings for a VMware protected virtual machine

Changing the settings for a Hyper-V host or node

1. On the Core Console, under Protected Machines in the left navigation area, click the Hyper-V host whose settings you want to change.
   The Summary page for the host opens.
2. On the menu bar for the host, click Settings.
   The Settings page opens.
3. Under General, click the setting you want to change.

   The setting you selected becomes editable, as a text field or a drop-down menu.

4. Enter the configuration information as described in the following table.

   Table 70: General settings information

   Text Box	Description
   Display Name	The name that displays for a protected machine in the Rapid Recovery Core Console. You can enter up to 64 characters. By default, it is the host name of the machine. You can change the display name to something more user-friendly if needed. Do not use prohibited characters or prohibited phrases.
   Host Name	The name of the protected machine as it appears in the machine's metadata. NOTE: Do not change this setting, as doing so could break the connection between the protected machine and the Core.

5. Under Transfer Queue, to change the number of transfer jobs that can occur on the host at one time, click the setting for Maximum concurrent transfers.

   NOTE: For best performance, it is recommended that the maximum concurrent transfers for the Hyper-V host or node be set to 1, which is the default setting.

6. Under Nightly Jobs, to change the settings for the available nightly jobs, click Change.
   The Nightly Jobs windows appears.
7. Enter the configuration information as described in the following table.

   Table 71: Nightly Jobs settings information

   Text Box	Description
   Clear orphaned registry keys on protected Hyper-V host	Removes the unnecessary files from the registry that result from attaching and detaching virtual disks during data transfers.
   Check integrity of recovery points	Conducts an integrity check of each recovery point created for the virtual machines on the Hyper-V host.

8. Click OK.
9. Under Auto Protection, to determine whether to automatically protect new virtual machines when they are added to the Hyper-V host, click the setting for Auto protect new virtual machines.

Changing the settings for a Hyper-V protected virtual machine

1. On the Rapid Recovery Core Console, in the left navigation area under Protected Machines, click the Hyper-V VM whose settings you want to change.
   The Summary page for the VM opens.
2. On the menu bar for the host, click Settings.
   The Settings page opens.
3. In the list on the left side, click Hyper-V.

   The setting you selected becomes editable, as a text field or a drop-down menu.

4. Under Hyper-V, click Snapshot configuration.

   The setting you selected becomes editable a drop-down menu.

5. From the drop-down menu, select one of the options described in the following table.

   Table 72: Hyper-V settings information

   Text Box	Description
   Try to create VSS snapshot during transfer first, if it fails, create a checkpoint	If the VSS snapshot succeeds, the recovery point will be in an application-consistent state. If the VSS snapshot fails and a checkpoint is created, the recovery point will be in a crash-consistent state.
   Do not create VSS snapshot during transfer	Generates a recovery point in a crash-consistent state.
   Use only VSS snapshots during transfers. If VSS snapshot creation fails, the entire transfer will fail	Generates only application-consistent recovery points. If the VSS snapshot fails, no recovery point is generated.

Changing the vSphere settings for a VMware protected virtual machine

1. On the Rapid Recovery Core Console, under Protected Machines in the left navigation area, click the display name of the Hyper-V host you want to change.
   The Summary page for the host opens.
2. On the menu bar for the host, click Settings.
   The Settings page opens.
3. In the list on the left side, click vSphere.

   The setting you selected becomes editable, as a text field or a drop-down menu.

4. Under vSphere, click the setting that you want to change.

   The setting you selected becomes editable, as a text field or a drop-down menu.

5. Enter the configuration information as described in the following table.

   Table 73: vSphere settings information

   Text Box	Description
   Allow Rapid Recovery to delete user created in VMware	The default setting is No.
   Allow transfer for volumes with invalid used capacity	The default setting is Yes.
   Allow quiesced snapshots	The default setting is Yes.