Download BDRSuite Offsite DR Server

Note: Before beginning the configure Offsite/DR process make sure to set up the BDRSuite offsite DR Server.

Step 1: Enable Offsite Copy/DR

Step 2: Choose the Server to replicate backup data

Step3: Configure the additional settings

1. The offsite Replication window option allows you to configure the time period during which the replication process will not run. Configure the Select Window option and choose the Start Time, End Time, and if it is applicable on all days or weekends. In this time period, the replication process will not run.
2. Only when the time period is over, the replication process will start. Once done choosing Offsite Copy type, click Save and proceed to configure retention.

Note: The offsite copy type once saved cannot be changed. Ensure that you choose the right option.

1. You can configure retention for your replicated backup data. The terms backup and backup copy are completely different. A backup copy “copies” the restore point of the backup data (VM) from the source backup server to the Offsite DR Server. The reason why the restore point is copied is, during the restore you can roll back to any of these restore points.
2. You can configure retention for image-based backups and for application backups. Enable the Image Retention Status option and configure the daily merged recovery points from the Keep daily merged recovery points drop-down list. Similarly, for application backups, you can retain versions for the replicated data from the File & Application Retention Status.
   

1. The Bandwidth Throttling option allows you to limit the network bandwidth used by backup jobs, ensuring balanced network usage. You can either throttle bandwidth continuously or set a specific time frame. Additionally, you can define the maximum throttle limit (in Kbps, Mbps, or Gbps) and choose to disable throttling on weekends.
2. Seed Backup Data Manually
3. Seeding involves copying the initial full backup to a physical drive and manually transferring it to the Offsite DR Server, typically used when the data size is too large for network transfer.
4. To manually seed backup data, first enable the Seed Backup Data Manually option on the Offsite Copy/DR page in the BDRSuite Backup Server.
   

1. The seeded data can be imported in the BDRSuite Offsite DR Server, by clicking on Management Tab in BDRSuite Offsite DR Server and selecting the BDR Servers, and then to Offsite Seeding. Browse the location of seed data on your secondary storage medium(HDD/USB) and click Submit to start the migration.
2. Once the migration of seed backup data completes, the backups will be listed under the Offsite Seed Migration progress window. You can check the status of migration tasks. Offsite seed migration progress window includes - Backup Name, Server Name, Start Time, End Time, Status, and Remarks.
   

1. The backups from various clients will be listed on the List Seed page and the dump process can be performed for the initial set of backups. Click the Action icon to perform the dump process.
2. Once you click the action icon it asks for the dump location. Browse the dump location and click OK to continue.
3. After the process is over, the backup is locally dumped for the migration. You can transfer it over a secondary storage medium to (HDD/USB) the offsite server.
4. After completing all configurations, click 'Save'. All backup jobs on the BDRSuite Backup Server will then be prepared for offsite replication according to the configured schedules.
5. Incase you do not want to include certain backup job in the offsite replication then you can do that from List Offsite DR Page.