Start recovery nodes on HA Appliance

On an HA Appliance there are two ways to start individual recovery nodes:

•	in production mode — use this mode if your primary protected node failed and you want to immediately start the recovery nodes in your production environment.

•	in test mode — use this mode if you simply want to verify that the recovery node will run in the event of a disaster or to test a host running new Windows Server updates.

You may be prompted to install application-specific software licenses upon startup of recovery nodes.

If you want to start all DR recovery nodes, go to Start recovery nodes on DR Appliance or DR Mirror.

(From Recovery Nodes tab) To start an individual recovery node in production mode:

1.	(Optional) Consider suspending RN tests to “free up” resources.

2.	(Redhat 5.x RNs) Install kernel‑xen RPM package.

3.	From the HA Appliance, go to DASHBOARD tab > RECOVERY NODES page.

4.	Unlock the page.

5.	Locate the Power State column.

When you click the button in the Power State column, a box appears that offers you a choice between the following two alternatives: Power On: Test Network or Power On: Production Network.

6.	Choose the Power On: Production Network power option.

7.	if you have an Oracle database, you must restore it now. Go to Back up and restore Oracle 11g database.

(From Protected Nodes tab) To start an individual recovery node in production mode:

1.	(Optional) Consider suspending RN tests to “free up” resources.

2.	(Redhat 5.x RNs) Install kernel‑xen RPM package.

3.	Go to DASHBOARD tab > PROTECTED NODES page.

4.	Unlock the page.

5.	Click on theConnection Status button for the recovery node that you want to start.

An information box appears that offers you this option: Power ON the Recovery Node on the Production Network.

6.	Click Continue, to start the recovery node. If the recovery node has already started, this request does nothing.

During the start up of the RN, the power indicator turns yellow with a green arrow:

Soon after, an exclamation icon appears to the right of the protected node and the Type field changes to RN, indicating that the recovery node is now running.

7.	if you have an Oracle database, you must restore it now. Go to Back up and restore Oracle 11g database.

To start a recovery node in test mode:

1.	Go to DASHBOARD tab > RECOVERY NODES page.

2.	Unlock the page.

3.	Locate the Power State column.

When you click the button in the Power State column, a box appears that offers you a choice between the following two alternatives: Power On: Test Network or Power On: Production Network.

4.	Choose the Power On: Test Network power option.

A check mark appears in the Test Mode column of the appropriate status page, indicating that the recovery mode is running in test mode.

5.	Launch the host’s console.

6.	Perform your testing.

7.	After you test the node, return it to production:

a.	Click the button in the Power State column.

b.	(Optional) Clear the Remove RN after power off check box if you want to retain this RN, keeping in mind that it is outdated.

c.	Click Power Off: Test Network option.

The icon in the Power State column changes color and orientation. There might be a delay of several seconds or minutes before the icon shows a change.

If you cleared the Remove RN after power off check box, then the following dialog will open the next time the RN is started.

8.	Choose Start fresh RN snapshot or Restart previously run RN as appropriate.

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