Standby Image Use in Case of Disaster

Using Standby Image, you can continuously restore the most recent backup to a secure location, either Hyper-V or to the Azure Cloud. In case of disaster, the restored machine can be used for failover by following the relevant procedures below.

For Hyper-V

To use a Standby Image to Hyper-V:

  1. Log in to the Management Console under a SuperUser or Manager account
  2. Navigate to Continuity > Standby Image
  3. Find the affected device and click the menu action button to the right of the device (Three vertical dots)
  4. Select Pause Restores

    By doing so, this halts further restoration for the device and prevents accidental damage to the Standby Image

  5. Once paused, connect to the device hosting the Recovery Location
  6. Navigate to the Hyper-V manager
  7. Find the virtual machine created for the standby image device and select Start

For Azure

To use a Standby Image to Azure:

  1. Log in to the Management Console under a SuperUser or Manager account
  2. Navigate to Continuity > Standby Image
  3. Find the affected device and click the menu action button to the right of the device (Three vertical dots)
  4. Select Pause Restores

    By doing so, this halts further restoration for the device and prevents accidental damage to the Standby Image

  5. Sign into Microsoft Azure
  6. Locate the machine associated to the device in Cove Data Protection and turn it on