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Title
How to delete a repository from Rapid Recovery and preserve the contents -
Description
At times, it may be desirable to delete a repository from the Rapid Recovery configuration but preserve the contents of the repository.
Examples:- Import an archive into a temporary repository.
- Repository may have some bad recovery points but you do not want to delete the old data.
- For an OS in-place upgrade process is recommended to disconnect the repository from the Core.
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Cause
No mechanism within Rapid Recovery Core Gui allows the removal of the repository without deleting the data first. -
Resolution
To delete the repository from the Rapid Recovery configuration, please perform the following steps.
- Perform a clean shutdown of the core, and stop and disable the core service. For more information, please see How To Stop or restart the Core Service (4034348) (quest.com)
- Open the registry editor and browse to HLM\Software\AppRecovery\Core\Repositories
- Expand the Repositories key. Within Repositories, you will see a separate key for each repository on the core. Check the "Name" value in each Specification key within the Repositories to locate the repository that you wish to delete.
- Once you have identified the correct repository to delete, right-click that repository's key (identified by a GUID value) and right-click Export. Save this key for future use in re-attaching the repository.
- Once the key is exported, again right-click the repository's key and select Delete.
- You may now re-enable and start the Rapid Recovery Core service.