Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1.1 Documentation Available
Documentation for Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (SDRO) 6.1.1 for Amazon Web Services (AWS) is now available at the following locations: Product guides (PDFs and HTMLpages): SORT documentation page Software compatibility list: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH228292 Late breaking news: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH209084 The SDRO 6.1.1 for AWS documentation set includes the following manuals: SDRO Release Notes SDRO Getting Started Guide SDRO Configuration Guide for SQL Server 2008 R2 SDRO Configuration Guide for SQL Server 2012 SDRO Administration Guide SDRO Deployment Guide Third-Party Software License AgreementsSDRO 6.1: How to configure and test an on-premises-to-Microsoft Azure disaster recovery configuration
Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1 (SDRO) lets you configure on-premises applications for disaster recovery (DR) or migration to the Microsoft Azure cloud. After you configure an application for DR or migration, you can run fire drills on the configuration. As part of a fire drill, SDRO tests whether an application can be migrated to or recovered in the cloud in case of a failure at the on-premises site. During the testing, SDRO brings the application online in a separate cloud network, without disrupting your production environment. The Console installation wizard prompts you to specify the network and subnet to be used for fire drills. You may specify these values at the time of installation, or later, using the Console UI. For information about creating a virtual network in the cloud for performing fire drills, see the Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1 Deployment Guide. You may also need to enable clients to access applications within a fire drill network. For information about performing fire drills and changing the fire drill settings for an application, see the Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1 Administration Guide. To configure and run a fire drill, perform the following tasks from the Console UI: Use the Disaster Recovery Orchestrator Configuration Wizard to configure an application for DR or migration to the cloud. The wizard configures the components that are required for performing fire drills on the application. Specify the bubble network and the subnet to be used for fire drills on the Settings tab of the application in the Console UI. The existing values are based on the recovery settings of the Console. You may change these values for your application. Run a fire drill to test the application recovery configuration. Optionally, you may view the reports of the fire drill operations that were performed earlier. For more information, see the following topics: Enabling clients to access applications within a fire drill network Configuring an application for disaster recovery Changing the disaster recovery settings of an application Testing a disaster recovery configuration by performing a fire drill Viewing reports of disaster recovery operations Additional SDRO documentation can be found on the SORT website.SDRO 6.1: How to configure SQL Server for disaster recovery or migration to Microsoft Azure
Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1 (SDRO) lets you configure your on-premises SQL Server 2008 R2 or 2012 instances for disaster recovery (DR) or migration to the Microsoft Azure cloud. You need to make identical SQL Server configurations, including users and privileges, on the on-premises and the cloud hosts. The Disaster Recovery Orchestrator Configuration Wizard lets you select the SQL Server instances that you want to configure for monitoring and the detail monitoring options as well. The wizard detects the application data folders and automatically selects them for replication. For more information, refer to the following guides: Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1 Agent for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 Configuration Guide Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1 Agent for Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Configuration Guide Additional SDRO documentation can be found on the SORT website.SDRO 6.1: How to configure an on-premises application for disaster recovery or migration to Microsoft Azure
Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (SDRO) 6.1 lets you configure an on-premises custom application for disaster recovery (DR) or migration to the Microsoft Azure cloud. For information about preparing the cloud infrastructure for SDRO and installing the product, see the Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1 Deployment Guide. For information about configuring the application for DR or migration, see the Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1 Administration Guide. To configure an application for DR or migration: Identify a virtual machine in the cloud or create a new one to host the application in case a failure occurs at the on-premises site. Install and configure the application on the virtual machine to match the setup at the on-premises host. Use the Disaster Recovery Orchestrator Configuration Wizard to: Select an application from your on-premises environment. Select a virtual machine in the cloud to host the application after DR or migration. Configure the application for monitoring on its on-premises and cloud hosts. Select the application data folders that need to be replicated for consistency. For more information, see the following topics: About creating virtual machines in Azure Considerations for configuring an application for recovery Configuring an application for disaster recovery Additional SDRO documentation can be found on the SORT website.SDRO 6.1: Hotfix available for using SFW or VSS COW snapshots
A new hotfix for Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (SDRO) 6.1 lets you correctly handle snapshots. Without this hotfix, SDRO cannot correctly handle snapshots created using Symantec Storage Foundation for Windows (SFW) or Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy (VSS) Copy-on-Write (COW). You can use SFW or VSS COW to create snapshots of the application data volumes or the replication volumes that are associated with an application recovery configuration. However, after you create the snapshots, if you start, stop, pause, or resume the replication activity, the system crashes. Hotfix_6_1_00001_129_3504056 addresses this issue by updating the kernel component that manages the file replication. The VxRep.sys file is updated to version 6.1.1.129. After you apply this hotfix, SDRO 6.1 can correctly handle the snapshots of application data volumes and replication volumes that are created using SFW or VSS COW. For information about the pre-installation, installation, and post-installation procedures, refer to the Readme file that is available with the hotfix at: https://sort.symantec.com/patch/detail/8784 For information about SDRO 6.1, refer to the product guides (PDFs and HTMLpages) that are available on the SORT documentation page.Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator 6.1 Documentation Available
Documentation for Symantec Disaster Recovery Orchestrator (SDRO) 6.1 for Microsoft Azure is now available at the following locations: Product guides (PDFs and HTMLpages): SORT documentation page Software compatibility list: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH209011 Late breaking news: http://www.symantec.com/docs/TECH209084 The SDRO 6.1 for Microsoft Azure documentation set includes the following manuals: SDRO Release Notes SDRO Getting Started Guide SDRO Agent for SQL Server 2008 and 2008 R2 Configuration Guide SDRO Agent for SQL Server 2012 Configuration Guide SDRO Administration Guide SDRO Deployment Guide Third Party Legal NoticesDRA 6.1.2: Documentation available
Documentation for Veritas Disaster Recovery Advisor (DRA) 6.1.2 is now available at the following locations: PDF versions: SORT documentation page Late Breaking News The DRA 6.1.2 documentation set includes the following manuals: Veritas Disaster Recovery Advisor Release Notes Veritas Disaster Recovery Advisor Getting Started Guide Veritas Disaster Recovery Advisor Support Requirements Veritas Disaster Recovery Advisor Deployment Requirements Veritas Disaster Recovery Advisor User's Guide Third-party Legal Notices
SFHA Solutions 6.0.1: Configuring a Veritas Cluster Server global cluster
A Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) global cluster links clusters at separate locations and enables wide-area failover and disaster recovery. A global cluster configuration enables disaster recovery of business-critical applications from the production site to a geographically distributed disaster recovery (DR) site, and is recommended when: The distance between the two sites exceeds 80 KM or 50 miles The application data is made available at the DR site through replication The Application is expected to be active at only one site at any point of time (Active/Passive) In a VCS global cluster, if an application or a system fails, the application is migratedto another system within the same cluster. If the application is unable to come online in the same cluster or the entire cluster fails, the application is migrated to a system in another cluster based on policy. Clustering on a global level also requiresthe replication of shared data to the remote site. For more information on VCS global clusters, see: How VCS global clusters work VCS global clusters - The building blocks Planning a global cluster setup Configuring global clusters for VCS and SFHA Additionally you can configure a global cluster using other Veritas Storage Foundation products: Configuring a global cluster with SFCFS or SFRAC Configuring a global cluster with VVR and SFCFS or SFRAC For more information on disaster recovery configurations including campus clusters, replicated data clusters, and global clusters, see: Veritas Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions Disaster Recovery Implementation Guide VCS and DR documentation for other releases and platforms can be found on theSORT website.SFHA Solutions 6.0.1 Disaster Recovery Implementation Guide Available
Symantec Storage Foundation offers cost-effective, short-distance disaster recovery with active configurations and long distance replication solutions to effectively manage disaster recovery requirements. The SFHA Solutions Disaster Recovery Implementation Guide allows you to plan and configure campus clusters, global clusters, and replicated clusters for disaster recovery failover using the following Storage Foundation and High Availability Solutions products: Storage Foundation Cluster File System High Availability (SFCFSHA) Storage Foundation for Oracle RAC (SF Oracle RAC) Storage Foundation for Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise Cluster Edition (SF Sybase CE) Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) Veritas Volume Replicator (VVR) Configuration topics in the SFHA Solutions Disaster Recovery Implementation Guide include: Setting up campus clusters for VCS and SFHA Setting up campus clusters for SFCFS, SFRAC Configuring a replicated data cluster using VVR Configuring a replicated data cluster using third-party replication Configuring global clusters for VCS and SFHA Configuring global clusters with SFCFS, SF Oracle RAC, or SF Sybase CE Configuring global clusters with VVR and SFCFS, SF Oracle RAC, or SF Sybase CE The SFHA Solutions 6.0.1 Disaster Recovery Implementation Guide is available onAIX,HP-UX,Linux, andSolaris. PDF and HTML versions of the guide can be found on theSORT website.