Protection : (onQ Flex) Modify RN type and/or RN build policy
  
(onQ Flex) Modify RN type and/or RN build policy
Use this procedure if you have an onQ Flex configuration. In this configurations you have a flexible RTO with variable RTO costs for RN availability. If you have an onQ On‑Site, onQ Prime, or onQ Plus configuration, go to (On‑Site/Prime/Plus) Modify RN build policy.
onQ can create recovery nodes either automatically with each backup cycle or on‑demand as needed. An RN in an onQ Flex configuration can have one of the following build policies (aka build modes) and RN types. The build policy represents your RTO (Recovery Time Objective) and the RN type indicates your preferred RTO cost (or plan) for that objective. All newly enrolled PNs default to Build‑on‑Demand (build policy) and OD (RN type). You can change the build policy and RN type at any time.
Build policies:  
Auto RN Creation=Yes (aka Ready‑to‑Run) - Used to represent the systems in your business continuinty plan that are the least tolerant of downtime. When set to Auto RN Creation=Yes, the RN is updated after each backup cycle, and is one‑click away from taking the place of the PN. Go to Start recovery nodes on HA to see how easy it is to bring an RN online.
Auto RN Creation=No (aka Build‑on‑Demand) - Used to represent the systems in your business continuinty plan that are the most tolerant of downtime. When set to Auto RN Creation=No, you must manually build this RN. This process may take a few hours or more, depending on a few factors. There must be enough disk space on the onQ Appliance to accommodate the RN.
RN types:
 
R2R - Reiterates that you prefer a Ready-to-Run objective—the highest level of RN availability—and indicates that you want a monthly service charge for this RN. You must set this RN type independently of the RN’s build policy.
 
OD - Reiterates that you prefer a Recovery‑on‑Demand objective to conserve Hybrid Cloud resources and to aim for lower upfront costs by creating RNs less frequently and only as they are needed. Indicates that you want to be charged a flat price per RN build. You must set this RN type independently of the RN’s build policy.
RN type is independent of the build policy so as to account for specific disaster scenarios: under normal circumstances an RN that’s set to Auto RN Creation=Yes should use the most recent snapshot; however, if you know that a backup is corrupt, you need your RN to run an older snapshot version—and you don’t want the RN to be overwritten by the most recent snapshot after the next backup. To achieve this goal, whenever you create an RN from an old backup, onQ automatically sets the RN to Auto RN Creation=No.
When you make changes to the build policy, onQ does not automatically change the RN type and, therefore, does not change the RTO cost:
 
RN Type
If you change build policy to:
RTO Cost
R2R
 
Auto RN Creation=Yes
Default. No change to RN type. Reoccurring charge per R2R RN.
Auto RN Creation=No
No change to RN type. Reoccurring charge per R2R RN. If you desire a flat price per build, change RN type to OD.
OD
 
Auto RN Creation=Yes
Cannot enable Auto RN Creation when RN type is OD. onQ Flex dialog reminds you to manually change RN type to R2R, then enable Auto RN Creation; if you do so, the result is a reoccurring charge per R2R RN.
To change the RN type:
1. Launch the onQ Flex Manager.
2. From the onQ Flex Manager, click Change RN Type button > Convert RN button.
To change the build policy:
Before You Begin: If the RN type is set to R2R and you want to enable Auto RN Creation, change the RN type to OD, then change the build policy.
1. Log on to the HA’s onQ Portal.
2. Go to DASHBOARD tab > RECOVERY NODES page.
3. Unlock the page.
4. Click the Auto RN Creation button next to the RN, or simply launch the onQ Flex Manager using any of the available methods.
A dialog appears:
5. Click on the Change the Build Mode button. If you attempt to disable Auto RN Creation, the following warning appears:
6. Click Disable/Enable button to switch to the other policy.
The acronym BoD (Build‑on‑Demand) appears next to the RN Status icon (HA) or RN Ready Status icon if Auto RN Creation is set to disabled.