EMC Recover Point – how to recreate repository volume

We have to recreate repository volume of our RP but I could not find any guidance from EMC site. So I’m documenting my steps here for further usage:

Procedure overview:
On EMC storage:

  1. Create about 6-8 GB LUN.
  2. Present that LUN to storage group of RP nodes.

On RP appliances:
On last cluster member:

  1. Detach RPA from cluster
  2. Format repository volume
  3. Reboot
  4. Attach RPA to cluster

On each subsequent appliance:

  1. Detach RPA from cluster
  2. Select repository volume
  3. Reboot
  4. Attach RPA to cluster

This is a transcript of console sessions:

login as: ******
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Password:
Last login: Fri May 23 07:56:54 2014 from 10.*.*.*
Initializing Installation Manager... done
Installation Manager - RecoverPoint Version 4.0.SP2(m.24) Cluster RP-CLUSTER RPA 1

** Main Menu **
[1] Installation
[2] Setup
[3] Diagnostics
[4] Cluster operations
[5] Shutdown / Reboot operations
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 4

** Cluster operations **
[1] Detach RPA from cluster
[2] Remove a cluster from this system
[3] Configure connection types to other clusters in the system
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 1
Do you want to detach the RPA from the cluster (Note: RPA will be rebooted when re-attached) (y/n)? y
Detach from cluster succeeded.

** Cluster operations **
[1] Attach RPA to cluster
[2] Remove a cluster from this system
[3] Configure connection types to other clusters in the system
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: b

** Main Menu **
[1] Installation
[2] Setup
[3] Diagnostics
[4] Cluster operations
[5] Shutdown / Reboot operations
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 2

** Setup **
[1] Modify settings
[2] Configure repository volume
[3] Get remote settings
[4] Retrieve previous settings
[5] Apply settings
[6] View settings
[7] Reset settings changes
[8] Advanced options
[9] Console configuration
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 2
1. Format a volume as a repository volume
2. Select an existing repository volume
Select the operation for the volume (1 to 2): 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | Size  | Vndr | Product | Name         | UID          | Cluster       |
|----|-------|------|---------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
| 1. | 8.0GB | DGC  | RAID 5  | rp_repositor | 60,06,01,60, | 0x4         d |
|    |       |      |         | y (3)        | 3d,40,36,00, | 603d9         |
|----|-------|------|---------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
1 volume was found. Do you want to continue? (y/n)? y
Configure repository volume completed successfully.

** Setup **
[1] Modify settings
[2] Configure repository volume
[3] Get remote settings
[4] Retrieve previous settings
[5] Apply settings
[6] View settings
[7] Reset settings changes
[8] Advanced options
[9] Console configuration
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: b

** Main Menu **
[1] Installation
[2] Setup
[3] Diagnostics
[4] Cluster operations
[5] Shutdown / Reboot operations
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 4

** Cluster operations **
[1] Attach RPA to cluster
[2] Remove a cluster from this system
[3] Configure connection types to other clusters in the system
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 1
Do you want to attach the RPA to the cluster (Note: RPA will be rebooted) (y/n)? y
RPA is going to be attached and reboot.
Attach to cluster succeeded

 

login as: ******
Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
Password:
Last login: Fri May 23 07:56:54 2014 from 10.*.*.*
Initializing Installation Manager... done
Installation Manager - RecoverPoint Version 4.0.SP2(m.24) Cluster RP-CLUSTER RPA 1

** Main Menu **
[1] Installation
[2] Setup
[3] Diagnostics
[4] Cluster operations
[5] Shutdown / Reboot operations
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 4

** Cluster operations **
[1] Detach RPA from cluster
[2] Remove a cluster from this system
[3] Configure connection types to other clusters in the system
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 1
Do you want to detach the RPA from the cluster (Note: RPA will be rebooted when re-attached) (y/n)? y
Detach from cluster succeeded.

** Cluster operations **
[1] Attach RPA to cluster
[2] Remove a cluster from this system
[3] Configure connection types to other clusters in the system
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: b

** Main Menu **
[1] Installation
[2] Setup
[3] Diagnostics
[4] Cluster operations
[5] Shutdown / Reboot operations
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 2

** Setup **
[1] Modify settings
[2] Configure repository volume
[3] Get remote settings
[4] Retrieve previous settings
[5] Apply settings
[6] View settings
[7] Reset settings changes
[8] Advanced options
[9] Console configuration
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 2
1. Format a volume as a repository volume
2. Select an existing repository volume
Select the operation for the volume (1 to 2): 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    | Size  | Vndr | Product | Name         | UID          | Cluster       |
|----|-------|------|---------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
| 1. | 8.0GB | DGC  | RAID 5  | rp_repositor | 60,06,01,60, | 0x4         d |
|    |       |      |         | y (3)        | 3d,40,36,00, | 603d9         |
|----|-------|------|---------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
1 volume was found. Do you want to continue? (y/n)? y
Configure repository volume completed successfully.

** Setup **
[1] Modify settings
[2] Configure repository volume
[3] Get remote settings
[4] Retrieve previous settings
[5] Apply settings
[6] View settings
[7] Reset settings changes
[8] Advanced options
[9] Console configuration
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: b

** Main Menu **
[1] Installation
[2] Setup
[3] Diagnostics
[4] Cluster operations
[5] Shutdown / Reboot operations
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 4

** Cluster operations **
[1] Attach RPA to cluster
[2] Remove a cluster from this system
[3] Configure connection types to other clusters in the system
[M] Main Menu
[B] Back
[Q] Quit
RP-CLUSTER RPA 1: 1
Do you want to attach the RPA to the cluster (Note: RPA will be rebooted) (y/n)? y
RPA is going to be attached and reboot.
Attach to cluster succeeded

 

3 thoughts on “EMC Recover Point – how to recreate repository volume”

  1. Hi there ,
    I am running into the same issue and was wondering , you used the word “format’ but yet on line 62 you picked “select” …Is there a reason behind it ?
    I’ve been told to pick “format” on RPA1 and “select” on RPA2 , is that right?
    Thank you

    1. Documentation was created few days after and after tons of trials. Maybe I’ve picked wrong transcript. I’ll check next week and will let you know. Right now I think that you have to format it at least once.

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