VVR Backup Best Practices?

Question

hey gang,

is there any guidance out there (from symantec or otherwise)&nbsp;on best practices for backups for VVR?

I have a simple replication configuration.&nbsp; A primary is my main site replicates the Netbackup catalog to a secondary site.&nbsp; There is one RDS, RVG, RLINK, DG.&nbsp; Replications works fine.

I'd like to know the best way to backup data on the data volumes in order to avoid full resync between primary / secondary if the secondary fails for any reason.

I've been reading the Admin guide and it talks about checkpoints and block-level backups, but (IMHO) isn't very clear about what needs to be done (or how).

do does anyone out there have any advice on how to best set up backups/checkpoint (preferrably something relatively automatic) on both / either VVR Primary and/or Secondary?

Thanks!

ADDODD

rick_stallcop · Answer

The VVR Admin Guide has some good examples on how to perform volume-level backups on the DR site.
Snapshots are the most common form of backups. You could use the traditional snapshot feature to accomplish this: http://iwww.veritas.com/home/pubs/sfdocs/5.0MP3/sol_sparc/volume_replicator/vvr_admin.pdf#page=199
Another way is to use the instant snapshots: http://iwww.veritas.com/home/pubs/sfdocs/5.0MP3/sol_sparc/volume_replicator/vvr_admin.pdf#page=180
Another very good way is to perform a block-level backup using the vradmin ibc command, while the replication is active: http://iwww.veritas.com/home/pubs/sfdocs/5.0MP3/sol_sparc/volume_replicator/vvr_admin.pdf#page=237
In addition, VVR also provides the secondary checkpoint pause/resume to facilitate taking block-level backups.
Thanks
Rick Stallcop
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