3.4 Managing Workload Protection Contracts

Portability Suite enables you to create and manage your workload protection contracts. For example, at any time during the period, in which a protection contract is active, you can manually run full and incremental transfers, pause and resume synchronization schedules, test and run failover jobs, edit protection jobs, and view logs.

NOTE:Workload protection through virtualization is supported for Windows workloads only. See Supported Microsoft Windows Workloads.

  1. On the Portability Suite Client toolbar, click the Synchronization Schedules button. The Synchronization Schedules window opens.

  2. Right-click the synchronization schedule that you want to manage and select one of the following commands:

    Run Test Restore

    Verifies that the replica of the protected source server is functional. This feature performs the following actions:

    1. Creates a conversion job that you can use to specify required temporary network settings, such as placing the VM on an isolated network or assigning it a different IP address.

    2. Creates a snapshot of the VM before powering it on, and removes the snapshot after completion, reverting the VM to its original state. The job also reverses any VM configuration changes, such as NIC connection settings.

    3. Suspends scheduled synchronizations and resumes after completion.

    NOTE:Before executing a Test Restore, change the server name and IP address of the test restore server or connect it to a different physical or logical network. Also, be aware that incremental transfers are paused, and do not resume until the test restore server is powered off.

    Run Restore

    Brings the target virtual machine online. You would most likely choose this option when the source server has failed. An abbreviated Conversion Job screen opens where you can change and/or confirm the job configuration prior to bringing the server online.

    Run Full Transfer

    Forces a full transfer from the source server to the target virtual machine.

    Run Incremental Transfer

    Forces an incremental transfer.

    Edit Job

    Enables you to edit the incremental transfer schedule.

    View Log

    Displays status information for the various transfers that have occurred: Initial Copy, Full Transfer, and Incremental Transfer.

    Pause Schedule

    Puts incremental transfers on hold.

    Resume Schedule

    Resumes incremental transfers.

    Cancel Schedule

    Cancels the synchronization schedule.

    NOTE:Before canceling a synchronization schedule, you need to determine what to do with the target virtual machine. To keep the virtual machine, run a recovery job before canceling the schedule. The virtual machine can then be used on any virtual machine server.