Creating a Recovery Plan File
To generate a recovery plan file, first complete the following
fields and then click Finish, or click Cancel
to end the task. The recovery plan file contains the information
and procedures required for recovery of an ADSM server to the
point in time represented by the last database backup operation
that has been completed prior to this Create process. The
information in the recovery plan file includes:
- Site-specific server recovery instructions as defined by
the administrator (for example, contact names and
telephone numbers).
- The sequence of steps necessary to recover an ADSM
server.
- A list of ADSM database backup and copy storage pool
volumes required to perform the recovery.
- The location where the volumes reside.
- Devices required to read the database backup and copy
storage pool volumes.
- Space requirements for the ADSM database and recovery
log.
- Copy of ADSM server options file, device configuration
file, and volume history information file.
- Commands for performing server database recovery and
primary storage pool recovery.
This panel only applies to environments licensed to use the
ADSM Disaster Recovery Manager (DRM) feature.
Recovery Plan Prefix
Enter the prefix portion of the path name used to generate the
recovery plan file name.
- This field is optional.
- For this prefix, you can specify a directory path, a
directory path followed by a string, or a string.
- The maximum length is 200 characters.
Example: /drmplan/primsrv/
Plan Instructions Prefix
Enter the prefix portion of the path name used by the Prepare
process to locate the files that contain the recovery
instructions.
- This field is optional.
- For this prefix, you can specify a directory path, a
directory path followed by a string, or a string.
- The maximum length is 200 characters.
Example: /drmplan/primsrv/
Copy Storage Pools
Enter a list of copy storage pool names.
- This field is optional.
- The list should contain the copy storage pools that are
used during backup of the primary storage pools specified
by the Primary Storage Pools field or its defaults.
- Separate each storage pool name with a comma and no
intervening spaces.
- The Prepare process collects the volume information for
these storage pools and generates the appropriate plan
file stanzas.
- You can use the wildcard character (*) for each storage
pool name.
The default is determined in the following order:
- If a list has been defined with the Set DRM Copy Storage
Pool panel, the Prepare process uses that list.
- If a list has not been defined, all copy storage pools
defined to the server are eligible for the Prepare
process.
Primary Storage Pools
Enter a list of primary storage pool names.
- This field is optional.
- The list should contain the primary storage pools you
want to restore. Separate each storage pool name with a
comma and no intervening spaces.
- The Prepare process collects the volume information for
these storage pools and generates the appropriate plan
file stanzas.
- You can use a wildcard character (*) for each storage
pool name.
The default is determined in the following order:
- If a list has been defined with the Set DRM Primary
Storage Pool panel, the Prepare process uses that list.
- If a list has not been defined, all primary storage pools
defined to the server are eligible for the Prepare
process.
Device Class Name
Enter the name of the device class to be defined. The device class must have a Device Type of SERVER.
- The device class name must be unique.
- The maximum length is 30 characters.
Wait for Completion
Select whether to wait for the server to complete the Create
process in the foreground.
Yes |
Specifies that the process occurs in the
foreground. |
No |
Specifies that the process does not
occur in the foreground, but occurs in the background.
The default is No. |