Instant Recovery for HP StorageWorks Enterprise Virtual Array in CA+BC Configurations

2) Performing a DR group failover (optional)
3) Modifying the DR group so that the source storage volumes involved in restore no longer
participate in the DR group
The following flow chart summarizes this general process.
Figure 3. General IR Flow in CA+BC Environments
Identify the location of the
replica compared to the current
local site.
(Step 1)
Are the replicas on the local
or remote side?
Modify or remove the CA link
(Step 3)
Perform DR group failover
(Step 2)
Local
(Configuration I)
Remote
(Configuration II)
Perform IR
(Step 4)
Rebuild the environment if
required
(Step 5)
Step 1: Identifying Current Configuration
The following steps help identify the location of the source and target volumes:
1. Select the session for which IR will be performed.
List the sessions available for instant recovery using the Data Protector GUI (the Instant
Recovery context) or the Data Protector CLI (the omnidbsmis command).