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Q. What are
some of the risks of controlling hardware manually?
A. Reconfiguring hardware often involves long
sequences of commands which must be executed in the
correct order. Mistakes with address ranges or the order
in which commands are executed can result in data
corruption. Recovery Assistant removes all these risks by
providing a pre-built process that can be fully tested
via a simulator before any hardware is ever affected.
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Q. What are
some of the drawbacks of controlling hardware with
scripts?
A. Each script typically contains some hard
coding; so changes to configuration often require
multiple changes to scripts. By comparison, Recovery Assistant
uses substitution parameters and no hard coding. |
Q. What
happens when unexpected conditions occur during script
execution?
A. With most scripts, exception handling
tends to be limited to an alert process, requiring
manual research and recovery. Recovery Assistant is different, it
support unlimited logic paths, allowing you to automate
responses to error detection and recovery. |
Q. What is
the Recovery Assistant Simulator?
A. Recovery Assistant includes a
powerful Simulator which is able to provide simulated
results during testing, so that all logical paths can be
executed. This allows for easy testing of difficult-to-recreate exception and error conditions on hardware.
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Q. How can I
reduce risk when I add equipment to my active DR
solution?
A. If new equipment is to be added new
scripts can be built and tested in the Simulator in
advance of this equipment being installed. This
eliminates many of the risks associated with running
automation for the first time alongside a working DR
solution. Some live testing of the new equipment will
still be necessary, but many set-up errors can be
eliminated using this approach. |
Q. Can
Recovery Assistant help me with Post Mortem Analysis after a DR
Test?
A. Yes, Recovery Assistant becomes a vital diagnostic
tool. It has 3 separate levels of logs which can be use
to pinpoint anomalies and provide input into
optimization of the recovery plan. |
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