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Schedule Automatic Replication Suspension

You can schedule replication suspension automatically.

To schedule automatic replication suspension

1. From the Manager, select the Replica you want to suspend and stop the scenario in which it participates.
2. On the Framework pane, select the Properties tab to open the Replica Properties list.
3. On the Replica Properties list, open the Scheduled Tasks group. On the Suspension property, set the value to On.

4. On the Schedule property, click the value box.

   The Suspend hours dialog opens.

   The Suspend hours dialog is similar to the Schedule Setting dialog, which is used for scheduling automatic synchronization. For information about setting a schedule, refer to Schedule Synchronization.

5. Set the schedule for automatic suspension in the Suspend hours dialog, and click OK to save your schedule and close the dialog.
6. To activate the schedule, click the Save button on the Standard tool bar and start the scenario.

   The Replica you selected for suspension will be suspended and resumed according to the set schedule.

Running a Scenario in Assessment Mode

Arcserve RHA enables you to run a scenario without actually replicating data, in order to assess the accurate bandwidth usage and compression ratio benchmarking that is needed for replication. When you run a scenario in Assessment mode, no replication occurs, but statistics are gathered. A report is provided after you stop the assessment process.

To use the Assessment mode option, you need to create a new scenario, and select the Assessment Mode check box in the Scenario Creation Wizard.

A scenario that can run in Assessment mode can also run in a regular replication mode. When initiating the scenario, the button you click, either the green Run button or the blue Run (Assessment mode) button, determines the running mode of the scenario.

To run a scenario in Assessment Mode

1. From the Manager, select the scenario you want to run in Assessment mde.
2. To run the scenario, click Run (Assessment mode) on the Standard toolbar.

   Arcserve RHA verifies the scenario before running it.

3. If the scenario was not set up correctly or problems occurred in the participating hosts, errors are reported on the Event pane. When no error is reported, the scenario starts running.

   The Manager now indicates that the scenario is running in Assessment mode via the blue play symbol to the left of the scenario, and via the scenario's state which turns into Simulation.

4. After the scenario begins running, a Statistics tab appears at the bottom of the Framework pane, displaying a graphical view of the replication assessment.
5. By default, after you stop a scenario that runs in Assessment mode, an Assessment Mode Report is generated. To open the report, refer to Viewing a Report.