The DR wizard enables you to clone the storage configuration present at the primary site on to the secondary site. To do this successfully, the systems at the secondary site must have adequate free storage. If you have created the configuration but there is a mismatch in the volume sizes, the wizard can correct this and then complete the configuration.
If you have not yet started the wizard, refer to the following topic before continuing with the storage cloning procedure:
To clone the storage configuration from the primary site to the secondary site (Volume Replicator replication method)
The detailed view shows the following:
The summary view shows the following:
If the panel displays a message indicating that the available disks are inadequate to clone the primary site configuration on the secondary, you can free some disks on the secondary or add more storage. Then, click Refresh/Validate to have the wizard update its information about the secondary storage configuration.
You continue with the wizard to provide information for the recommended actions. Before proceeding to the service group configuration, the wizard ensures that the configuration of the disk groups and volumes for the service group is the same at the primary and secondary site.
Click Next.
Click Next.
Click Next.
If the application is already installed on the required nodes, click Next to continue with service group cloning. However, for Enterprise Vault, refer to the instructions in the documentation for configuring the Enterprise Vault service group manually and configuring Enterprise Vault for the cluster environment.
If the application is not yet installed on the secondary site, proceed with installation on the required nodes as follows:
For applications that require installing components on shared storage, before you begin installation, ensure that your disk groups are imported and volumes are mounted. If volumes were mounted as drive paths (folder mount) on the primary site, the wizard does not mount the volumes on the secondary site. You must manually format the volumes and assign the drive path to the volumes using Veritas Enterprise Administrator. Use the same letters and folder names that were assigned on the primary site.
If the system must be restarted once application installation is complete, and you are running the wizard from a local node, click Finish to exit the wizard before proceeding with installation on that node. Afterwards, restart the Disaster Recovery wizard and continue through the wizard from the Welcome panel.