Creating Replication and High Availability Scenarios

Arcserve RHA protects servers in the context of user-defined scenarios. A scenario is the basic unit of operation and it consists of a definition set that includes:

The type of application or database server to be protected.
The type of data protection solution.
Special tasks, such as Integrity Testing for Assured Recovery.
The connection details of the Master and Replica hosts.
The directories, sub-directories, databases and files that will be replicated and their location on the Master and the Replica.
Configurable properties of the scenario and the Master and Replica hosts, which affect different settings and operations, such as, synchronization method, replication mode, spool size, report and event handling rules, and more.
Recovery and Switchover/Failover parameters.

Each scenario defines a replication tree that sets the flow of information from the Master server to any number of designated Replicas. It establishes the data recovery procedure, and, if applicable, the switchover parameters. You can configure, add or remove servers from a scenario and select or modify directories. This enables easy, complete control of the replication process over any network, large or small. Each scenario is saved as an XML file. This section describes how to create the following: a scenario group, scenarios using both the Scenario Creation Wizard and a template, and a scenario template.

This section contains the following topics:

Create a File Server Replication Scenario

How to Create Arcserve Central Host-Based VM Backup Scenarios

Create a New File Server HA Scenario

Use Scenario Groups

How to Use Templates

Managing Hosts that use a NAT Device