Using theAssure UI portal for a production restore - assure_mimix - 6.0

Assure MIMIX for AIX Guide
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Assure MIMIX for AIX
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Assure MIMIX for AIX Guide
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Use the Rollback Production Server wizard to rollback the production server to a specific location in the rollback window. For rollback progress, see the Production Server Rollback portlet on the Recovery page.

Before starting the rollback, validate the rollback location using a snapshot and stop all applications that are using the logical volumes. Use the Replication Group portlet on the Replication page to stop the replication group. During the rollback, file systems must be unmounted. For rollback progress, see the Production Server Rollback portlet on the Recovery page.

Note: Data changed on the production server between the rollback location and your most recent changes will be lost.

To start a production server rollback:

  1. Select a replication group in the Recovery portlet.

  2. Do one of the following:
    • Select Rollback, from the Action dropdown menu on the Recovery portlet.
    • Click Rollback on the Production Server Rollback portlet.
      Note: For 3-node configurations the first panel that displays is Select Replica. Refer to Broadcast replication configuration for additional information.
      Note: In the Rollback from recovery server dropdown, select the recovery server used to validate the rollback location.
      Note: For 2-node configurations, the first panel that displays is Unmount File Systems.
      1. Unmount file systems—Specify whether to automatically or manually unmount the file systems. During the rollback, file systems must be unmounted.For rollback progress, see the Production Server Rollback portlet on the Recovery page.
  3. Click Next.

    The Rollback Production Server (Start Rollback) wizard displays.

     

  4. Use the Location in rollback section, to specify the type of information to use to locate in the rollback window, where the production server will be rolled back to. Select either Point in Time, Container ID, or Event Marker:

    • Point in Time—Specify the date and time, within the rollback window, where the production server will be rolled back to.

    • Container ID—Specify the container ID, within the rollback window, where the production server will be rolled back to.

    • Event Marker—Specify the event marker, within the rollback window, where the production server will be rolled back to.

  5. Mount file systems—Specify whether to automatically or manually unmount and mount and the file systems.
  6. Click Finish to start the rollback.

    The Production Server portlet shows the progress of the rollback.