Initial configuration/Standard installation
Installing internal Replication Agents on multiple machines at once
Task Perform mass deployment of internal Replication Agents to several machines with the same OS at once (Windows or Linux). Solution The PowerShell script for a Windows installation and the Ansible-playbook in case of Linux machines are available ...
Allowing or blocking external DNS access for Acura services
Task Acura requires an active DNS server to be reachable from its network for proper communication between its components. Access to external DNS servers can be intentionally blocked or allowed depending on the security requirements and current ...
Choosing the right volume type for the Cloud Agent on Azure
Task A particular volume type has to be selected for the Cloud Agent (CA) in order to provide seamless performance on Azure cloud. Solution A volume type is one of the additional parameters that can be defined for the CA when configuring a cloud. If ...
How to get settings from Azure target cloud to configure Hystax Acura
Task Find Azure target cloud settings to go through the initial configuration of Hystax Acura. Solution To go through the initial configuration, you need to fill in a number of parameters - those values can be obtained in your target cloud. Here are ...
Configuring QoS for replication in Hystax Acura
Challenge Limit bandwidth when replicating machines. Cause The entire communication channel is busy. Solution Replication QoS Here is the step-by-step instruction: stop the agent service; go to the agent work folder(C:\programData\Hystax\acura for ...
Additional parameters for new customer creation in Hystax Acura
Task Specify additional available parameters for creating a new customer. Solution The additional parameters depend on the target cloud. If you need to set them when creating a new customer, please refer to the lists below. Please note that ...
Creating a new customer in the Hystax Acura cluster
Task Create a new customer in Hystax Acura. Solution Each created customer may have their own tenant, specified as a target project. Please note, Hystax_CATI image must be public, so Hystax Cloud Agent can be created from this image in any target ...
Downloading and installing the VMware replication agent (HVRAgent)
Task Download and install VMware replication agent (HVRAgent) Solution VMware Agent requirements Hystax VMware Replication Agent requires the following user permissions in vSphere (Role “VMware Consolidated Backup user” in vCenter): Datastore > ...
Creating a new project (customer) in an OpenStack-based cloud
Task Create a new customer in my OpenStack-based cloud Solution Create a new project first by taking the following steps: Click on "Create Project" Insert a project name in the "Name" field and change default settings in the "Quota*" tab Set quotas ...
Downloading and installing the Windows Replication Agent (HWRAgent)
Task Download Windows Replication Agent (HWRAgent) Solution Requirements for the correct performance of the Windows agent: Hardware: Memory: 2 GB RAM CPU: x64 processor Disk space: 100 MB required for product installation and not less than 15% free ...
Downloading and installing the Linux Replication Agent (HLRAgent)
Task Download Linux Replication Agent (HLRAgent) Solution Requirements for the correct performance of the Linux replication agent: Hardware: Memory: 500 MB RAM Disk space: 100 mb required for product installation and not less than 15% free space of ...
VMware vSphere permissions required to install the Hystax external replication agent
Hystax VMware Replication Agent requires the following user permissions in vSphere (Role “VMware Consolidated Backup user” in vCenter): Datastore - Browse Datastore - FileManagement Virtual machine - Configuration -- Disc Lease Virtual machine - ...
Which permissions are needed on VMware to start a failback
A user needs the following permissions to start a failback to ESXi 6.0 and older version: VirtualMachine.Inventory.Create VirtualMachine.Configuration.Add New Disk VirtualMachine.Configuration.Raw Device Resource.Assign VirtualMachine to Resource ...
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Enabling debug logs for the Hystax Windows Replication Agent (HWRAgent)
Task Turn on debug logging to perform advanced troubleshooting for Hystax Windows Replication Agent (HWRAgent). Solution HWRAgent is running as two separate processes - HWRAgent service and Replication Manager (Repman_x64.exe), so you need to turn on ...
Replication agent is installed, but the machine doesn't appear in ACP
Challenge A replication agent is installed, but the machine is not discovered in Acura. Solution 1) If a new agent is installed on the machine discovered in Acura before, configuration files from the previous installation might still be in use as ...
Creating a new customer in the Hystax Acura cluster
Task Create a new customer in Hystax Acura. Solution Each created customer may have their own tenant, specified as a target project. Please note, Hystax_CATI image must be public, so Hystax Cloud Agent can be created from this image in any target ...
Cleaning up target-cloud resources after a successful migration
Task Clean up all resources in the cloud after a migration. Solution To clean up all resources in the cloud, please perform the following steps: 1. Check that the failover machine works fine and detach the Cloud Site in Hystax Acura UI, by clicking ...
How to specify Volume availability zone and Volume type when replicating a machine
Challenge Replication settings for machine's volumes require specific parameters. Solution Before the first replication is initiated, two additional parameters can be specified for each machine: Volume availability zone and Volume type. Click on " ...