The following procedure applies to HA scenarios in SharePoint Server all-in-one deployments. It creates a single scenario to protect the SharePoint server deployment.
- From the Arcserve RHA Manager, select Scenario, New or click the New Scenario button.
- When the Welcome dialog opens, select Create New Scenario and click Next.
- When the Select Scenario Type dialog opens, select SharePoint, High Availability Scenario, and Replica Integrity Testing for Assured Recovery (optional). For more information about Assured Recovery, see the Arcserve RHA Administration Guide.
- When the Master and Replica hosts dialog opens, name your scenario and provide the hostname or IP address for the Master and Replica servers. Click Next. For more information, see Redirection Methods.
- Wait for Engine Verification to complete and click Next. If needed, click Install to upgrade the Engine on one or both servers and then click Next.
The Replica Configuration dialog opens, listing all auto-discovered results for the specified Master. By default, all databases are included.
Note: For a high availability scenario, all data items (i.e. database, SharePoint data folder, and so on) are replicated and cannot be deselected.
- On the Replica Configuration dialog, do one of the following:
- If the comparison results for the Replica and the Master are identical, click Next.
- If the comparison results for the Replica and the Master are different you must re-configure SharePoint on the Replica.
- Enter the domain administrator's account credentials. For SharePoint Server 2007, enter the user name, password and domain. For SharePoint Server 2010, enter the user name, password, domain, and farm pass phrase. The account you specify is applied as the logon account for the Arcserve RHA SharePoint COM+ service on the Replica to process auto-configuration. For more information, see Arcserve RHA SharePoint COM+ Service.
- Wait for the auto-configuration to complete and click Next. For more information, see Prepare the SharePoint Replica Server.
- When the Scenario Properties dialog opens, configure additional properties, if needed. If you use NTFS ACLs with domain accounts for user access control, we recommend that you select the Replicate NTFS ACL option and click Next. For more information, see Scenario Properties or the Arcserve RHA Administration Guide.
Note: The Synchronize Windows Shares option is set to On by default to ensure the query role in the server farm works correctly after failover.
The Master and Replica Properties dialog opens.
- Accept default settings or make the desired changes and click Next.
- Wait for the Switchover Properties dialog to retrieve information. Configure the desired redirection properties and click Next. For more information, see Switching Over and Switching Back.
- From the Switchover and Reverse Replication Initiation dialog, select automatic or manual switchover, and automatic or manual reverse replication, as needed.
You should not set both of these options to automatic. For more information, see Scenario Properties or the Arcserve RHA Administration Guide.
- If you selected Integrity Testing for Assured Recovery, the dialog opens now. Set a schedule if desired. For more information, see the Arcserve RHA Administration Guide.
- Click Next to initiate scenario verification. If errors are reported, you should resolve them before continuing. At successful verification, click Next to complete scenario creation.
Note: If scenario verification reports an error about replicas still existing in the farm, this is due to a configuration problem. To resolve it, launch the SharePoint Wizard on the Replica to disconnect it from the Master's farm and then repeat auto-configuration.
- Select Run Now or Finish. Run Now starts synchronization. Finish allows you to run the scenario later. See Run the Scenario from Outside the Wizard.
