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Rapid Recovery 6.1.3 - User Guide

Introduction to Rapid Recovery Core Console Core settings Repositories Encryption keys Protecting machines
About protecting machines with Rapid Recovery Support for dynamic and basic volumes Understanding the Rapid Recovery Agent software installer Deploying Agent to multiple machines simultaneously from the Core Console Using the Deploy Agent Software Wizard to deploy to one or more machines Modifying deploy settings Understanding protection schedules Protecting a machine About protecting multiple machines Settings and functions for protected Exchange servers Settings and functions for protected SQL servers
Managing protected machines Snapshots and recovery points Replication Events Reporting VM export Restoring data Bare metal restore
Bare metal restore for Windows machines Understanding boot CD creation for Windows machines Using the Universal Recovery Console for a BMR Performing a bare metal restore for Linux machines Viewing the recovery progress Starting a restored target server Troubleshooting connections to the Universal Recovery Console Repairing boot problems Performing a file system check on the restored volume
Managing aging data Archiving Cloud storage accounts The Local Mount Utility The Central Management Console Core Console references Command Line Management utility PowerShell module
Prerequisites for using PowerShell Working with commands and cmdlets Rapid Recovery PowerShell module cmdlets Localization Qualifiers
Scripting REST APIs About us Glossary

Setting up continual export to VMware Workstation

Complete the steps in this procedure to set up continual export to a VMware Workstation virtual machine (VM) using Rapid Recovery. This is also known as setting up virtual standby.

1.
In the Rapid Recovery Core Console, do one of the following:
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From the Core Console, in the button bar, click the [Restore] Restore drop-down menu, and then select VM Export.
1.
In the Virtual Machine Export Wizard, select Continuous (Virtual Standby).
2.
Click Next.
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From the Core Console, in the icon bar, click [Virtual Standby] (Virtual Standby).
▪
On the Virtual Standby page, click Add to launch the Virtual Machine Export Wizard.
2.
On the Machines page of the Virtual Machine Export Wizard, select the protected machine that you want to export.
3.
Click Next.
4.
On the Recovery Points page, select the recovery point that you want to use for the export.
5.
Click Next.
6.
On the Destination page of the Virtual Machine Export Wizard, in the Recover to a Virtual Machine drop-down menu, select VMware Workstation, and then click Next.
7.
On the Virtual Machine Options page, enter the parameters for accessing the virtual machine as described in the following table.

Table 129. Virtual machine parameters

Option

Description

Target Path

Specify the path of the local folder or network share on which to create the virtual machine.

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NOTE: If you specified a network share path, you will need to enter a valid logon credentials for an account that is registered on the target machine. The account must have read and write permissions to the network share.

User name

Enter the logon credentials for the network location for the export.

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If you specified a network share path, you need to enter a valid user name for an account that is registered on the target machine.
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If you entered a local path, a user name is not required.

Password

Enter the logon credentials for the network location for the export.

•
If you specified a network share path, you need to enter a valid password for an account that is registered on the target machine.
•
If you entered a local path, a password is not required.

Virtual Machine

Enter a name for the virtual machine being created; for example, VM-0A1B2C3D4.

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NOTE: The default name is the name of the source machine.

Version

Specify the version of VMware Workstation for the virtual machine. You can choose from:

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VMware Workstation 7.0
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VMware Workstation 8.0
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VMware Workstation 9.0
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VMware Workstation 10.0
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VMware Workstation 11.0
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VMware Workstation 12.0

Memory

Specify the memory usage for the virtual machine by clicking one of the following:

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Use the same amount of RAM as source machine
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Use a specific amount of RAM, and then specify the amount in MB

The minimum amount is 1024 MB and the maximum allowed by the application is 65536 MB. The maximum amount of memory usage is limited by the amount of RAM available to the host machine.

Number of processors

The number of processors (CPUs) you want for the exported virtual machine. The minimum is 1.

Cores per processor

The number of cores you want to have for each processor. The minimum is 1.

8.
Select Perform initial one-time export to perform the virtual export immediately instead of after the next scheduled snapshot.
9.
Click Next.
10.
On the Volumes page, select the volumes to export, for example, C:\ and D:\, and then click Next.
11.
On the Summary page, click Finish to complete the wizard and to start the export.
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NOTE: You can monitor the status and progress of the export by viewing the Virtual Standby or Events pages.

Exporting data to a Hyper-V virtual machine

Performing a one-time Hyper-V export
Setting up continual export to Hyper-V

In Rapid Recovery, you can export data to Hyper-V Export by performing a one-time export, or by establishing a continual export (for Virtual Standby).

Rapid Recovery supports first-generation Hyper-V export to the following hosts:

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Windows 8
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Windows 8.1
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Windows Server 2008
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Windows Server 2008 R2
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Windows Server 2012
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Windows Server 2012 R2

Rapid Recovery supports second-generation Hyper-V export to the following hosts:

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Windows 8.1
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Windows Server 2012 R2
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NOTE: Not all protected machines can be exported to Hyper-V second generation hosts.

Only protected machines with the following Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) operating systems support virtual export to Hyper-V second generation hosts:

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Windows 8 (UEFI)
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Windows 8.1 (UEFI)
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Windows Server 2012 (UEFI)
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Windows Server 2012 R2 (UEFI)
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NOTE: Hyper-V export to second-generation VM can fail if the Hyper-V host does not have enough RAM allocated to perform the export.

Complete the steps in the following procedures for the appropriate type of export.

Performing a one-time Hyper-V export

Complete the steps in this procedure to perform a one-time export to Hyper-V.

1.
In the Rapid Recovery Core Console, in the button bar, click the Restore drop-down menu, click VM Export.
2.
In the Virtual Machine Export Wizard, select One-time Export.
3.
Click Next.
4.
On the Machines page, select the protected machine that you want to export.
5.
Click Next.
6.
On the Recovery Points page, select the recovery point that you want to use for the export.
7.
Click Next.
8.
On the Destination page, in the Export to Virtual machine drop-down menu, select Hyper-V.
9.
To export to a local machine with the Hyper-V role assigned, click Use local machine.
10.
To indicate that the Hyper-V server is located on a remote machine, click Remote host, and then enter the information for the remote host as described in the following table.

Table 130. Remote host information

Text Box

Description

Host Name

Enter an IP address or host name for the Hyper-V server. It represents the IP address or host name of the remote Hyper-V server.

Port

Enter a port number for the machine. It represents the port through which the Core communicates with this machine.

User name

Enter the user name for the user with administrative privileges for the workstation with the Hyper-V server. It is used to specify the logon credentials for the virtual machine.

Password

Enter the password for the user account with administrative privileges on the workstation with Hyper-V server. It is used to specify the logon credentials for the virtual machine.

11.
Click Next.
12.
On the Virtual Machines Options page, in the VM Machine Location text box, enter the path for the virtual machine; for example, D:\export. This is used to identify the location of the virtual machine.
* 
NOTE: You need to specify the virtual machine location for both local and remote Hyper-V servers. The path should be a valid local path for the Hyper-V server. Non-existent directories are automatically created. You should not attempt to create them manually. Export to shared folders (for example, to \\data\share) is not permitted.
13.
In the Virtual Machine Name text box, enter the name for the virtual machine .

The name you enter appears in the list of virtual machines in the Hyper-V Manager console.

14.
To specify memory usage, click one of the following:
◦
Use the same amount of RAM as the source machine. Select this option to identify that the RAM use is identical between the virtual and source machines.
◦
Use a specific amount of RAM. Select this option if you want to specify the amount of RAM in MB.

The minimum amount is 1024 MB, and the maximum allowed by the application is 65536 MB. The maximum amount of memory usage is limited by the amount of RAM available to the host machine.

15.
To specify the disk format, next to Disk Format, click one of the following:
◦
VHDX
◦
VHD
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NOTE: Hyper-V Export supports VHDX disk formats if the target machine is running Windows 8 (Windows Server 2012) or higher. If the VHDX is not supported for your environment, the option is disabled.
NOTE: If exporting to Hyper-V generation 2, only VHDX disk format is supported.
16.
To specify generation of Hyper-V to use for export, click one of the following:
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Generation 1
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Generation 2
* 
NOTE: Only generation 2 supports the secure boot option.
17.
Specify the appropriate network adapter for the exported VM.
18.
On the Volumes page, select the volume(s) to export; for example, C:\.
* 
NOTE: If the selected volumes are larger than the appropriate maximum allocations supported by the application as indicated below, or exceed the amount of space available, you will receive an error.
◦
For VHDX disk format, your selected volumes should be no larger than 64 TB.
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For VHD disk format, your selected volumes should be no larger than 2040 GB.
19.
On the Volumes page, click Finish to complete the wizard and to start the export.
* 
NOTE: You can monitor the status and progress of the export by viewing the Virtual Standby or Events pages.

Setting up continual export to Hyper-V

Complete the steps in this procedure to set up continual export to a Hyper-V virtual machine (VM) using Rapid Recovery. This is also known as setting up virtual standby.

1.
In the Rapid Recovery Core Console, do one of the following:
◦
From the Core Console, in the button bar, click the [Restore] Restore drop-down menu, and then select VM Export.
1.
In the Virtual Machine Export Wizard, select Continuous (Virtual Standby).
2.
Click Next.
◦
From the Core Console, in the icon bar, click [Virtual Standby] (Virtual Standby).
▪
On the Virtual Standby page, click Add to launch the Virtual Machine Export Wizard.
2.
On the Machines page of the Virtual Machine Export Wizard, select the protected machine that you want to export.
3.
Click Next.
4.
On the Recovery Points page, select the recovery point that you want to use for the export.
5.
Click Next.
6.
On the Destination page, in the Export to a Virtual Machine drop-down menu, select Hyper-V, and then do one of the following:
◦
To export to a local machine with the Hyper-V role assigned, click Use local machine.
◦
To indicate that the Hyper-V server is located on a remote machine, click Remote host, and then enter the parameters for the remote host as described in the following table.

Table 131. Remote host information

Text Box

Description

Host Name

Enter an IP address or host name for the Hyper-V server. It represents the IP address or host name of the remote Hyper-V server.

Port

Enter a port number for the machine. It represents the port through which the Core communicates with this machine.

User name

Enter the user name for the user with administrative privileges for the workstation with the Hyper-V server. It is used to specify the logon credentials for the virtual machine.

Password

Enter the password for the user account with administrative privileges on the workstation with Hyper-V server. It is used to specify the logon credentials for the virtual machine.

7.
Click Next.
8.
On the Virtual Machines Options page, in the VM Machine Location text box, enter the path for the virtual machine; for example, D:\export. This is used to identify the location of the virtual machine.
* 
NOTE: You need to specify the virtual machine location for both local and remote Hyper-V servers. The path should be a valid local path for the Hyper-V server. Non-existent directories are automatically created. You should not attempt to create them manually. Export to shared folders (for example, to \\data\share) is not permitted.
9.
In the Virtual Machine Name text box, enter the name for the virtual machine.

The name you enter appears in the list of virtual machines in the Hyper-V Manager console.

10.
To specify memory usage, click one of the following:
◦
Use the same amount of RAM as the source machine. Select this option to identify that the RAM use is identical between the virtual and source machines.
◦
Use a specific amount of RAM. Select this option if you want to specify the amount of RAM in MB.

The minimum amount is 1024 MB, and the maximum allowed by the application is 65536 MB. The maximum amount of memory usage is limited by the amount of RAM available to the host machine.

11.
To specify the disk format, next to Disk Format, click one of the following:
◦
VHDX
◦
VHD
* 
NOTE: Hyper-V Export supports VHDX disk formats if the target machine is running Windows 8 (Windows Server 2012) or higher. If the VHDX is not supported for your environment, the option is disabled.
NOTE: If exporting to Hyper-V generation 2, only VHDX disk format is supported.
12.
To specify generation of Hyper-V to use for export, click one of the following:
◦
Generation 1
◦
Generation 2
* 
NOTE: Only generation 2 supports the secure boot option.
13.
Specify the appropriate network adapter for the exported VM.
14.
On the Volumes page, select the volume(s) to export; for example, C:\.
* 
NOTE: If the selected volumes are larger than the appropriate maximum allocations supported by the application as indicated below, or exceed the amount of space available, you will receive an error.
◦
For VHDX disk format, your selected volumes should be no larger than 64 TB.
◦
For VHD disk format, your selected volumes should be no larger than 2040 GB.
15.
Select Perform initial one-time export to perform the virtual export immediately instead of after the next scheduled snapshot.
16.
On the Volumes page, click Finish to complete the wizard and to start the export.
* 
NOTE: You can monitor the status and progress of the export by viewing the Virtual Standby or Events pages.
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