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Create a SharePoint Server Scenario

Creating scenarios is covered in full detail in the CA ARCserve RHA Administration Guide. This section provides additional information specific to a Microsoft SharePoint Server scenario. The Scenario Creation Wizard guides you through the steps required to create a high availability scenario. When completed, you should run your scenario to start data synchronization. Synchronization could take a while, depending on database size and network bandwidth. After synchronization completes, your high availability scenario now maintains the Replica server so that it can take over for the Master the moment a failure is detected.

Notes:

• When the CA ARCserve RHA Engine is installed in a SharePoint environment that is joined to a SharePoint farm, the installation process installs CA ARCserve RHA SharePoint COM+ and registers the corresponding service, CAARCserveRHASPSCOMApp, for all SharePoint Scenarios. When you uninstall the CA ARCserve RHA Engine, the uninstallation process uninstalls and unregisters the corresponding components.
• On Windows Server 2008 systems, the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) service may prevent the SharePoint COM+ application from starting properly. This may prevent SharePoint HA scenarios from performing critical operations. For example, database Auto-Discovery, Run this scenario, Assured Recovery (AR) testing, and so on. To remedy this problem, restart the server where the problem occurred (Master or Replica).
• For a high availability scenario, you must replicate the entire SharePoint Farm.

To create a SharePoint High Availability scenario

1. From the CA ARCserve RHA Manager, select Scenario, New or click the New Scenario button.
2. When the Welcome dialog opens, select Create New Scenario and click Next.
3. When the Select Scenario Type dialog opens, select SharePoint, High Availability Scenario, and Replica Integrity Testing for Assured Recovery (optional). For more information about Assured Recovery, see the CA ARCserve RHA Administration Guide.
4. When the Master and Replica hosts dialog opens, name your scenario and provide the hostname or IP address for the Master and Replica servers. Click Next. For more information, see Redirection Methods.
5. Wait for Engine Verification to complete and click Next. If needed, click Install to upgrade the Engine on one or both servers and then click Next.

   The Replica Configuration dialog opens, listing all auto-discovered results for the specified Master. By default, all databases are included.

   Note: For a high availability scenario, all data items (i.e. database, SharePoint data folder, and so on) are replicated and cannot be deselected.

6. On the Replica Configuration dialog do one of the following
   • If the comparison results for the Replica and the Master are identical, click Next.
   • If the comparison results for the Replica and the Master are different you must re-configure SharePoint on the Replica.
7. Wait for the auto-configuration to complete and click Next. For more information see Prepare the SharePoint Replica Server.
8. When the Scenario Properties dialog opens, configure additional properties, if needed. If you use NTFS ACLs with domain accounts for user access control, we recommend that you select the Replicate NTFS ACL option and click Next. For more information, see Scenario Properties or the CA ARCserve RHA Administration Guide.

   The Master and Replica Properties dialog opens.

9. Accept default settings or make the desired changes and click Next.
10. Wait for the Switchover Properties dialog to retrieve information. Configure the desired redirection properties and click Next. For more information, see Switching Over and Switching Back.
11. From the Switchover and Reverse Replication Initiation dialog, select automatic or manual switchover, and automatic or manual reverse replication, as needed.

    You should not set both of these options to automatic. For more information, see Scenario Properties or the CA ARCserve RHA Administration Guide.

12. If you selected Integrity Testing for Assured Recovery, the dialog opens now. Set a schedule if desired. For more information, see the CA ARCserve RHA Administration Guide.
13. Click Next to initiate scenario verification. If errors are reported, you should resolve them before continuing. At successful verification, click Next to complete scenario creation.
14. Select Run Now or Finish. Run Now starts synchronization. Finish allows you to run the scenario later. See Run the Scenario from Outside the Wizard.