vRanger 7.7.1 - User Guide

Changing a replication repository to a primary repository

Changing a replication repository to a primary repository

If your primary repository becomes corrupt or otherwise unavailable, you can quickly change your replication repository to a primary repository to continue backup and recovery operations.

To change a replication repository to a primary repository:

1	In the My Repositories pane, right-click the replication repository, and click Remove.

 

IMPORTANT: Ensure that Delete all savepoints in this repository is not selected.

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Click OK.

3	In the My Repositories pane, click Add.

4	Select the appropriate repository type — either EMC Data Domain Boost or Quest Rapid Data Access (RDA).

5	Complete the Add Repository dialog box as appropriate for your repository type, and click OK.

Use the information in Adding an EMC Data Domain Boost (DD Boost) repository or Adding a Quest Rapid Data Access (RDA) repository as required.

6	When vRanger detects that the repository being added contains savepoint data and displays the Warning: Existing Repository Found dialog box, click Import to reconfigure the repository as a primary repository.

Configuring an SMTP server

Configuring an SMTP server

Complete the steps in the following procedure to configure an SMTP server for email notifications from vRanger.

To configure an SMTP server:

1	On the Main toolbar, click Tools > Options.

2	Under the General node on the Configuration Options page, click Email Configuration.

3	Populate the SMTP Server field.

4	Leave the default — 25 — in the Port field.

5	If your SMTP requires use of authentication or encryption, or both, click Advanced, and complete the following in the SMTP Server Advanced dialog box:

a	To use authentication, select the SMTP server requires authentication check box, and enter the applicable user name and password. If applicable, include the domain followed by a backward slash before the name.

b	To use SSL, select the Connect using SSL check box.

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Click OK.

6	In the From Address field, enter an email address from which notifications should be sent.

7	Click Send Test Email.

The confirmation message confirms the server connection and successful transmission to the email address you entered.

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Click OK.

9	If preferred, select Do not send email notifications for successful jobs.

Adding an email address

Adding an email address

Complete the steps in the following procedure to add the email addresses you want to receive email notifications from vRanger.

To add an email address:

1	On the Main toolbar, click Tools > Options.

2	Under the General node in the Configuration Options page, click Email Configuration.

3	In the Email Addresses section, click Add.

4	Click the Add button.

5	Enter the contact name and email address, and click OK.

Editing an email address

Editing an email address

Complete the steps in the following task to edit email addresses in vRanger.

To edit an email address:

1	On the Main toolbar, click Tools > Options.

2	Under the General node, click Email Configuration.

3	In the Email Addresses section, select the email address that you want to update, and click Edit.

4	Update the information, and click Update.

The information is updated and moved to the Email Addresses section.

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Click OK.