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Recover Hyper-V Data with Rewind Points

For Hyper-V scenarios, the Data Rewind recovery method also applies.

To recover lost data using rewind points in a Hyper-V Server HA scenario

  1. From the Manager, select the desired scenario and stop it.
  2. From the Manager, select the Replica host to enable Restore Data options.
  3. From the Tools menu, select Restore Data, or click the Restore Data button to open the Recovery Method dialog.
  4. Choose the desired Rewind Data method, depending on whether you want the rewind data synchronized back to the Master or left on the Replica only. When you choose a Rewind Data option, a Recovery Scenario is automatically created. This Recovery Scenario runs until the end of the rewind process. Click Next to continue.
  5. Wait while the Rewind Point Selection dialog retrieves information. When the Select Rewind Point button is enabled, click it to continue.
  6. The Select Rewind Point dialog for Hyper-V opens.

    This dialog displays information specific to Hyper-V scenarios. You can choose to display rewind points by file name or start time. Select the desired rewind point and click OK to return to the Rewind Point Selection dialog, which now displays the rewind point you selected.

  7. Click Next to open the Synchronization Method dialog.
  8. Choose Block Synchronization and then click Finish.

Arcserve RHA rewinds the data to the point you selected. After the rewind process ends, the following message is displayed in the Event Pane: Rewind process is completed successfully.

If you chose to replace the data on the Master with the data on the Replica, Arcserve RHA starts a synchronization process from the Replica to the Master. Once completed, the temporary Recovery Scenario is stopped and then deleted. If you wish, you can view the Synchronization Report that is generated by default. At this time, Replication can restart on the original scenario.