Rapid Recovery 6.1.3 - User Guide

Checking a repository

Rapid Recovery lets you perform a diagnostic check of a DVM or R3 repository volume when errors occur. Core errors could be the result of it being improperly shut down, a hardware failure, or other environmental, lower IP stack factors that can be exposed in Rapid Recovery functionality.

For both repository technology types, the check performs the following tasks:

For only DVM repositories, the check also performs the "Recalculate deduplication cache for repository" task.

NOTE: This procedure should only be performed for diagnostic purposes. For example, run this check in the event of hardware failure, improper shutdown of the Core, or failure when importing a repository.

2.	On the icon bar, click (More), and then select Repositories.

The Repositories page appears.

3.	To check a repository, in any row of the summary table for either repository technology type, click , and then click Check.

Viewing or modifying repository details

2.	On the icon bar, click (More), and then select Repositories.

The Repositories page appears.

If you also added an R3 repository (for example, to tier to a Quest DR series backup and deduplication appliance.), the R3 Repositories pane appears.

4.	In the R3 Repositories pane, from the drop-down menu for any R3 repository, you can perform the following additional actions:

NOTE: The R3 Repositories pane does not appear unless you have added one to your Core Console. This option is not available if you are using a DL1000 appliance.

5.	In the R3 Repositories pane, from the drop-down menu for the RDS server on which the R3 repository is located, you can click Change Credentials.

This action is available for situations where an R3 repository was added, but then the credentials for the RDS server were change on the DR appliance.

6.	In the DVM Repositories pane, from the drop-down menu for any DVM repository, you can perform the following additional actions:

Option	Description
Add Storage Location	Extend the existing repository by adding a storage location   NOTE: When extending a DVM repository volume, first pause protection. Then extend the volume, and finally, resume protection. This action prevents a rare error that can occur only when extending a volume simultaneous with a specific transfer phase.
Check	Perform a repository check
Settings	View or modify repository settings. These settings include: • Viewing the repository name • Viewing or changing the maximum concurrent operations • Viewing or changing a description for the repository • Enabling or disabling deduplication • Enabling or disabling compression for data stored in the repository
Perform Optimization Job	Perform a repository optimization job
Delete	Delete a repository

NOTE: When extending a DVM repository volume, first pause protection. Then extend the volume, and finally, resume protection. This action prevents a rare error that can occur when extending at a specific transfer phase.

You can perform the following general actions from the Repositories page:

Deleting a repository

Complete the steps in this procedure to delete a repository.

2.	On the icon bar, click (More), and then select Repositories.

The Repositories page appears.

On the Repositories page, the DVM Repositories pane appears.

3.	In the repositories summary table, from the row representing the repository you want to delete, click to expand the drop-down menu, and then select Delete.

A warning message appears to confirm deletion.

CAUTION: When a repository is deleted, the data contained in the repository is discarded and cannot be recovered.

Encryption keys

This section describes the process of securing data in your environment using encryption keys.