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Configuration after DR site is active

Follow these steps:

1. Update each tenant so that you use Active databases at the DR site.
   1. Log in to User Console as the CSP Administrator.
   2. Update the JDBC connection that is used for reporting to use the DR database instead of the primary database.

      Choose System, JDBC Connection Management, Modify JDBC connection.

   3. Change the database hostname in snapshot database connection to the active database.

      Choose Reports, Snapshot Tasks, Manage Snapshot, Modify Snapshot Database Connection.

   Perform this step for every tenant.

2. Update Layer7 to use the Active database at the DR site
   1. Log in to Layer7 Policy Manager console.
   2. Change the database hostname in each of JDBC connections to use Active Database. Use this path:

      Tasks, Manage JDBC connections

      Select each one and edit it.

3. If the database has failed at primary site, restore it.
   • Convert the master database at the primary site to standby.
   • Begin database replication from DR site to primary site.