Stop node protection
You must explicitly stop the protection process in order to:
• permanently delete protected nodes that no longer want to protect or back up
• add a protected node
• change any PN’s local or remote configuration
• change the hypervisor’s configuration
There’s no need to stop protection to stop backups for a specific PN. Instead, simply
disable protection for that PN.
You can stop protection at any time, even if onQ is in the process of creating an RN or backing up a PN: onQ pauses those processes and resumes after protection starts; in short, onQ can handle such interruptions.
To stop protection:
1. Log on to either the HA’s onQ Portal or the DR Appliance’s onQ Portal.
2. From the
drop-down menu, choose
Stop Protection menu option >
Stop button.
The
Protection:OFF icon turns red:
