How to configure Recover Point Synchronous replication?

One more thing to say , it is a CRR configuration. And we have 2+2 RPAs setup .

Hi James,

You mean to say , first I need to run "install" option then "setup"  and need to select FC protocol for both ??

Actually I have tried with "Setup" option and selected FC protocol but it did not get enabled.

Thanks,

Shubh

Hey I got it and done it as well.

Need to re-run the install and then setup to select FC protocol to use.

Important thing is that , zoning should be very proper between primary and secondary site.

Thanks,

Shubh

Hello Shubh,

Greeting for the day.

From powerlink, you can download the "Recoverpoint procedure generator" and you can generate the installation document as per your setup/environment. Otherwise let me know these below mentioned details, I will help you out with the procedure. thank you.

1) Recoverpoint version/Service Pack/Patch/Build version if appliable

2) Do you need CLI or GUI based installation procedure?

3) Splitter version and respected storage model's for both the sites

Cheers!!!

Suresh Thirumalaisamy

Technical Support Engineer

Worldwide Technical Support - Virtualization Technologies Support Group

Office Hours: Tue-Sat, 21:00 to 04:00 hrs EST

Phone            : (US Tollfree)1-800-782-4362 || Extn 25083

Email               : Suresh_Thirumalaisamy@emc.com

Thanks Suresh.

It is been configured now.

But Again I have one doubt in my mind. I have one scenario in my mind that is, If we have Synchronous replication configured over remote sites and when all the Primary site RPAs gone down(lets says all got powered off )  and we have production at this site. But the storage is available to Host and we are continuing writing data on this site.  Since Primary site is down and data won't be in sync with secondary. So is there any setting that could tell us that primary is down or so?

Or splitters have some setting to tell us that site is down?

We are using host based splitters and we have whole Win2k8 environment.

I'm opening a new thread for this query since this thread is for different query.

Thanks,

Shubh

hubh

Hello Shubh,

Greeting for the day.

I would like to share my thoughts with you. Assume that, your RPA2 has been powered off at production site. By default, RPA can be configurable to alert you locally via SNMP, SMTP and syslog. Now your site control will be managed by RPA1 and it will have a communication link with RPA1 on remote site. In this situation, RPA1 will trigger an alert as “RPA2 is down".

In another situation, If both the RPA goes down on the production site, the link will become as "error state" and replication will be stopped. In this situation, we can not use the above mentioned alerting system because there is no site control. I am really not sure either this below mentioned tip will help you or not but you can try if it is possible.

There are some third party tools available in the market such as "IPMONITOR". You can use those tools to monitor the Recoverpoint appliances by configuring with management IP's of RPA. If RPA is not responding back, then the tool will trigger an alert and will send you an email about the state. Does it make sense?

Cheers!!!

Suresh Thirumalaisamy

Technical Support Engineer

Worldwide Technical Support - Virtualization Technologies Support Group

Office Hours: Tue-Sat, 21:00 to 04:00 hrs EST

Phone            : (US Tollfree)1-800-782-4362 || Extn 25083

Email               : Suresh_Thirumalaisamy@emc.com

Thanks,

Suresh.

Hi Subh,

Can you please give an idea about the zoning, i am generating a procedure generator anyways but i needed one first hand input so i get more idea..

Thanks...

Hi Suresh,

I do not see the Recover Point procedure generator in EMCSolveDesktop, where can i find it... Please suggest...

Regards,

Swapnil