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3.
On the Actions menu for that core, click Failover.
The Fail Over dialog box appears and lists the next steps required for completing a failover.
4.
Click Continue.
5.
In the left navigation area, under Protected Machines, select the machine that has the associated
AppAssure Agent software with recovery points.
6.
Export the backup recovery point information on that agent to a virtual machine.
7.
Export the backup recovery point information on that agent to a virtual machine.
8.
Start the virtual machine that now includes the exported backup information.
You need to wait for the device driver software to be installed.
9.
Reboot the virtual machine and wait for the agent service to start.
10. Go back to the Core Console for the target core and verify that the new agent is displayed under
Protected Machines and on the Replication tab under Incoming Replication.
11. Force multiple snapshots, and verify they complete correctly.
For more information, see
12. You can now proceed with performing failback.
For more information, see
Performing Failback
After you repair or replace the failed original source core and agents, you need to move the data from
your failed-over machines to restore the source machines.
To perform failback:
1.
Navigate to the Core Console on the target core, and click the Replication tab.
2.
Under Incoming Replication, select the failover agent and expand the details.
3.
On the Actions menu, click Failback.
The Fail Back dialog box opens to describe the steps you need to follow before you click the
Continue button to complete failback.
4.
Click Cancel.
5.
If the failed-over machine is running Microsoft SQL Server or Microsoft Exchange Server, stop those
services.
6.
Force a snapshot of the machine. For more information, see
7.
Shut down the failed-over machine.
8.
Create an archive of the failed-over agent and output it to disk or a network share location.
For more information about creating archives, see
9.
After you create the archive, navigate to the Core Console on the newly repaired source core, and
click the Tools tab.
10. Import the archive you just created in Step 8.
For more information, see
11. Go back to the Core Console on the target core, and click the Replication tab.
12. Under Incoming Replication, select the failover agent and expand the details.
13. In the Failback dialog box, click Continue.
14. Shut down the machine that contains the exported agent that was created during failover.
15. Perform a bare metal restore (BMR) for the source core and agent.
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