Disaster recovery configuration
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Disaster recovery configuration

For configuring disaster recovery, you first begin by configuring the primary site for high availability.

See High availability (HA) configuration.

After setting up an SFW HA high availability environment for SharePoint Server on a primary site, you can create a secondary or "failover" site for disaster recovery.

Table: Configuring the secondary site for disaster recovery outlines the high-level objectives and the tasks to complete each objective for a DR configuration at the secondary site.

Table: Configuring the secondary site for disaster recovery

Action

Description

Configure SQL Server for disaster recovery at the secondary site

For the steps for configuring SQL Server for high availability and disaster recovery, refer to the HA and DR solutions guide for the desired SQL Server version.

Modify the SQL Server service group on the primary and secondary site

Edit the SQL Server service group on both the primary and secondary site to allow updating the NLB details if a disaster recovery failover occurs.

See Configuring the SQL Server service group for DR in the SharePoint environment.

Verify that SharePoint has been configured for high availability at the primary site

Verify that SharePoint has been configured for high availability at the primary site.

See Verifying the SharePoint cluster configuration.

Install SFW HA and configure the cluster on the secondary site

Install SFW HA on the SharePoint server systems on the secondary site. Ensure that you select the option to install the Symantec Cluster Server Application Agent for SharePoint Server 2010.

See Configuring the secondary site for SharePoint disaster recovery.

Install SharePoint on the cluster nodes on the secondary site

Install Microsoft SharePoint Server on the SharePoint servers on the secondary site. Run the Microsoft SharePoint Products Configuration wizard to add the servers to the existing primary site farm. Choose the option to connect to an existing server farm.

Note:

You do not need to configure the same number of web servers or service applications on the secondary site as on the primary site. However, you should provide for all required services.

Create the SharePoint service groups on the secondary site

Configure the SharePoint Server service groups for the secondary site

The VCS SharePoint Server Configuration Wizard helps you create SharePoint Server service groups.

See Configuring SharePoint Server service groups.

Verify the disaster recovery configuration

In the Symantec Cluster Server Java console, ensure that you can bring the SharePoint service groups online and offline.
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