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You can customize a recovery plan to run commands, display messages that require a response when the
plan runs, and change the recovery priority of protected virtual machines.
A simple recovery plan, that specifies only a test network to which the recovered virtual machines connect
and response times that the test should expect, can provide an effective way to test an SRM configuration.
Most recovery plans require configuration for use in production. For example, a recovery plan for an
emergency at the protected site might be different from a recovery plan for the planned migration of
services from one site to another.
NOTE A recovery plan always reflects the current state of the protection groups that it recovers. If any
members of a protection group show a status other than OK, you must correct the problems before you can
make any changes to the recovery plan.
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Recovery Plan Steps on page 57
A recovery plan runs a series of steps that must be performed in a specific order. You cannot change
the order or purpose of the steps, but you can insert your own steps that display messages and run
commands.
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Specify the Recovery Priority of a Virtual Machine on page 58
By default, SRM sets all virtual machines in a new recovery plan to recovery priority level 3. You can
increase or decrease the recovery priority of a virtual machine.
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Creating Custom Recovery Steps on page 58
You can create custom recovery steps that run commands or present messages to the user during a
recovery.
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Customize the Recovery of an Individual Virtual Machine on page 63
You can configure a virtual machine in a recovery plan to use a prescribed customization specification,
or to run message or command steps when it is recovered.
Recovery Plan Steps
A recovery plan runs a series of steps that must be performed in a specific order. You cannot change the
order or purpose of the steps, but you can insert your own steps that display messages and run commands.
SRM runs different recovery plan steps in different ways.
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Some steps run during all recoveries.
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Some steps run only during test recoveries.
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