Restore SRDF pairs

Symmetrix Remote Data Facility (SRDF) facilitates the data replication from one storage system to another through a storage area network or Internet Protocol (IP) network.

Prerequisites

See Roles and associated permissions to determine the user roles that can perform this task.

This operation is blocked on SRDF groups that Global Mirror uses.

You are not able to perform SRDF/Metro control actions at the SG level on the SRDF/Metro pairs in a standard SRDF view. You are not allowed to perform standard SRDF actions on the SRDF/Metro leg in a standard SRDF view. If you are viewing a storage system that is not associated with either side of the pair of interest, you must go to the view of the relevant storage system.

About this task

This procedure explains how to restore data from the target (R2) volumes to the source (R1) volumes. When you fully restore SRDF pairs, the entire contents of the R2 volume is copied to the R1 volume. When you incrementally restore the R1 volume, only the new data that was changed on the R2 volume while the SRDF group pair was split is copied to the R1 volume.

This operation can be invoked from multiple locations in the Unisphere user interface (Device group > SRDF Group, Device Group > SRDF Pairs, SG All Details > SRDF tab, Protection dashboard) . Depending on where the operation is invoked, some of the steps below may not apply.

To restore SRDF pairs:

Steps

  1. Select the storage system.
  2. Click Protection to view the Protection dashboard and select SRDF from the Protected Storage Groups section of the summary panel.
  3. Do the following, depending on whether you want to perform the operation at the group level or pair level:
    • Group level:
      1. Select a group and click Restore. For storage groups with Celerra FBA emulation, a warning dialog is displayed indicating that the storage group may be managed externally using eNAS. If you want to continue, click OK, otherwise click Cancel.
      2. Select the Use 2nd Hop option if including the second hop of a cascaded SRDF configuration (not applicable if the hop2 is SRDF/Metro).
      3. Select Full or Incremental restore type.
      4. Select Witness or Bias (only applicable for SRDF/Metro). Witness, if available, is the default option. If Witness is not available, the system sets Bias and the radio buttons are disabled.
    • Pair level:
      1. Select a group, click An icon showing the letter i, and click the number next to SRDF Pairs.
      2. Select one or more pairs and click Restore.
      3. Select the Use 2nd Hop option if including the second hop of a cascaded SRDF configuration (not applicable if the hop2 is SRDF/Metro).
      4. Select Full or Incremental restore type.
      5. Select Witness or Bias (only applicable for SRDF/Metro). Witness, if available, is the default option. If Witness is not available, the system sets Bias and the radio buttons are disabled.
  4. Click Advanced Options to set the advanced options. Select the advanced options and click OK.
  5. Do one of the following:
    • Click Run Now to perform the operation now.
    • Expand Run Now and click Add to Job List to add this task to the job list, from which you can schedule or run the task at your convenience. For more information, see Schedule jobs and Preview jobs.