Administrator Guide

Set a Schedule for Automatically Saving and Validating Restore Points
Set a schedule for automatically saving and validating restore points to make sure that good restore points are always available to
perform DR.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Health tab, and then select the Schedules subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Schedules dialog box opens.
4. Select the Automatically save and validate restore points check box.
5. From the Frequency drop-down menu, select how often you want restore points to be automatically saved and validated.
6. (Conditional) If you selected Daily in the previous step, select the time of day to save and validate restore points from the Time
drop-down menu.
7. Click OK.
Allow Replicate Storage to Lowest Tier Selection During Initial Replication Configuration
By default, the Replicate Storage To Lowest Tier option is only available when modifying an existing replication. To allow this
option to be configured when replications are being created, modify the Data Collector settings.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Health tab, and then select the Replication Settings subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Replication Settings dialog box opens.
4. Select the Allow Select to Lowest Tier on Replication Create check box.
5. Click OK.
Allow Replicate Storage to Lowest Tier Selection During Initial Live Volume Configuration
By default, the Replicate Storage To Lowest Tier option is only available when modifying an existing Live Volume. To allow this
option to be configured when Live Volumes are being created, modify the Data Collector settings.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Health tab, and then select the Replication Settings subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Replication Settings dialog box opens.
4. Select the Allow Select to Lowest Tier on Live Volume Create check box.
5. Click OK.
Change the Snapshot Type Used for SRM Volume Failover
Modify the SRM Selectable Snapshot option to change the snapshot type used for SRM volume failover.
1. Expand the Dell Storage Manager menu, and then click Data Collector.
2. Click the Health tab, and then select the Replication Settings subtab.
3. Click Edit. The Replication Settings dialog box opens.
4. From the SRM Selectable Snapshot drop-down menu, select one of the following options:
• Always use Active Snapshot: When selected, uses the current, unfrozen state of the data transferred to the destination
(Active Snapshot). This option is the default.
• Use Active Snapshot if Replicating Active Snapshot: When selected, uses the current, unfrozen state of the data (Active
Snapshot) only if Replicate Active Snapshot is enabled for the replication. If Replicate Active Snapshot is disabled, the
last frozen snapshot is used.
• Always use Last Frozen Snapshot: When selected, uses the most current snapshot that has been transferred to the
destination.
• Use Restore Point Settings: When selected, uses the settings that are configured for the restore point that corresponds
to the volume. If Use Active Snapshot is not selected within the restore point, the last frozen snapshot is used.
5. Click OK.
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