exec-bc

The exec-bc command enables you to execute the SnapManager Business Continuance plan.

        exec-bc-ExchServer <Exchange_instance>-BcServer <destination_Business_Continuance_server>-BcPlan <Business_Continuance_plan>-FailoverTo <destination_storage_site>-Tasks <name_of_task>-cleanup_site <True|False>-offline_Exchange <True|False>common parameters

Description

The exec-bc cmdlet enables you to execute the disaster recovery failover of an Exchange instance to a destination Business Continuance server.

This command also supports the following common parameters:

-Debug (-db)
-ErrorAction (-ea)
-ErrorVariable (-ev)
-OutBuffer (-ob)
-OutVariable (-ov)
-Verbose (-vb)
-Confirm

To learn more about common parameters, see help about_ubiquitous_parameters.

Parameters

-ExchServer <Exchange_instance>

Short name: exsvr

Specifies the name of the Exchange instance.

By default, it assumes the name of the local machine.

-BcServer <destination_Business_Continuance_server>

Short name: drsvr

Specifies the name of the destination Business Continuance server.

By default, it assumes the name of the local machine.

-BcPlan <Business_Continuance_plan>

Short name: plan

Specifies the name of the Business Continuance plan.

The Business Continuance plan must exist in the disaster recovery server and must be valid for the specified Exchange Server.

-FailoverTo <destination_storage_site>

Short name: to

Specifies the name of the destination storage server for Business Continuance failover.

-FailoverTo is an optional parameter. I

-Tasks <name_of_task>

The following tasks are executed using this parameter:

validate_site
break_mirrors
connect_luns
recreate_ex
restore_bkup

If you do not specify a particular task, this cmdlet executes all the tasks.

-Tasks is an optional parameter.

-cleanup_site <True|False>

Performs the cleanup tasks of the destination host server.

-offline_Exchange <True|False>

Takes all of the Exchange instances offline before a failover operation.

Example: Executing a Business Continuance failover

This command executes a Business Continuance failover of an Exchange instance exchtstx to the destination Business Continuance server using the Business Continuance plan plantest.

exec-bc -exsvr exchtstx -bcserver DR54 -plan plantest -confirm -verbose

Example: Validating a Business Continuance plan

This command validates a Business Continuance plan for failover of an Exchange instance exchtstx to the destination Business Continuance server using the Business Continuance plan plantest.

exec-bc -exsvr exchtstx -bcserver DR54 -plan plantest -confirm -verbose -tasks validate_site

Example: Connecting LUNs and re-creating Exchange instance tasks in a Business Continuance server

This command connects LUNs and re-creates Exchange instance tasks in the Business Continuance Server.

exec-bc -exsvr exchtstx -bcserver DR54 -plan plantest -confirm -verbose -tasks connect_luns, recreate_ex

Example: Skipping validation

This command skips the validation operation and executes the tasks that you explicitly specify.

exec-bc -exsvr exchtstx -bcserver DR54 -plan plantest -confirm -verbose -tasks break_mirrors,connect_luns,recreate_ex,restore_bkup