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Pause and Resume Virtual Standby Jobs from the Virtual Standby Server

Virtual conversion is the process where Virtual Standby converts CA ARCserve D2D recovery points from source nodes to virtual machine data files named recovery point snapshots. In the event a source node fails, Virtual Standby uses the recovery point snapshots to power on a virtual machine for the source node.

As a best practice, allow the virtual conversion process to operate continuously. However, if you want to pause the virtual conversion process temporarily, you can do so from the Virtual Standby server. After you correct the problems on the source node, you can resume the virtual conversion process.

Note: Optionally, you can pause and resume Virtual Standby jobs directly from the nodes. For more information, see Pause and Resume Virtual Standby Jobs from the Nodes.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in the Virtual Standby server.

   Click Nodes on the Navigation bar to open the Node screen.

2. Do one of the following actions to specify the nodes that you want to pause or resume Virtual Standby jobs:
   • Node level: Click the group containing the nodes that you want to pause or resume and then click the check box next to the nodes that you want to pause or resume.
   • Group level: Click the group containing the nodes that you want to pause or resume.
3. Then do one of the following actions to pause or resume the Virtual Standby jobs:
   • Click Virtual Standby on the toolbar and click Pause or Resume on the pop-up menu.
   • Click the selected group or click the nodes and click Pause Virtual Standby or Resume Virtual Standby on the pop-up menu.