1. Receive a Replacement BDR and preform an Appliance-to-Appliance Migration
NOTE: To receive a replacement BDR and preform an appliance-to-appliance migration, this option requires the source appliance to be healthy.
The advantages of this option:
- Users do not need to start replication over or re-seed.
- A large internet circuit is not needed.
The disadvantages of this option:
- Backups and replication must be disabled while each system is migrated.
- This process requires two trips to the customer’s site.
Please refer to the following KB Article for more information on this option:
Migrate a Protected System in Replibit
2. Receive a Replacement BDR and preform a vault recovery
NOTE: To receive a replacement BDR and perform a vault recovery, this option requires a larger internet circuit.
The advantages of this option:
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No need to start replication over or re-seed.
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Requires only one trip to the customer’s site.
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Can be used when the original appliance is offline or unhealthy.
The disadvantages of this option:
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Backups and replication must be disabled while each system is migrated.
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RTO dependent on internet performance.
Please refer to the following KB article for more information on this option:
How to Perform a Vault Recovery
3. Receive SSD drives and perform a manual swap out
NOTE: This will create a new storage pool.
The advantages of this option:
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This is the fastest option to get backups going; 10 minutes after the drives are in, backups can start.
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This only requires one trip to the customer’s site if you do not need to seed.
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This option can be used with vault recovery, and not lose historic data with a fast internet circuit.
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Can be used when the original appliance is offline or unhealthy.
The disadvantages of this option:
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Without vault recovery, the option will require backups and replication will start over.
Please refer to the following KB article for more information on this option:
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