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April 22nd, 2012 18:00

RecoverPoint with VMware SRM

In a case I am using RecoverPoint with VMware SRM on the VNX, do I need the Local Protection Suite at the DR site to allow for the use of the “Test” option in SRM?

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April 22nd, 2012 18:00

Yup

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April 22nd, 2012 18:00

Thanks Gary for your quick response!

Any support document can share with us?

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April 22nd, 2012 19:00

I've got different answer from RecoverPoint TC, he said:

No, the RP goes into image access mode and does not require snapshots.

I am just wondering where we can find the local protection setup document.

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April 23rd, 2012 05:00

Technically, although it can come in handy when you want to use a different kind of test (other than the one SRM uses), snapview snaps/clones are not used when doing a SRM Test using RecoverPoint. It goes into image access mode.

However, in the world of licensing, things can be different:

read bottom of page 6 on

http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/white-papers/h2781-emc-recoverpoint-3-new-features.pdf

It depends on the setup you're planning for:

- RecoverPoint/SE or RecoverPoint?

- Are you planning for CRR or CLR?

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April 26th, 2012 01:00

Thanks Clustor for your information!

From the document,we can choose local or remote protection suites from the VNX array.  The local protection suite gives the right to use RecoverPoint/SE CDP, while the remote protection suite gives right to use RecoverPoint/SE CRR.  If both the local and remote protection suites are used for the same array, then will gives the right for RecoverPoint/SE CLR. 

For SRM Test option, even only for RecoverPoint CRR,  the SnapShot is required for testing failove and testing failback.

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