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Recipe: SOBR - Switching to Seal Mode
Expected deliverables:
A deactivated extend of the Scale-Out Backup Repository that restricts any further data saving and allows only read operations such as restore, merge and remove.
Time to complete: 5 minutes
Ingredients:
- An existing Scale-Out Backup Repository with more than 1 extent
Before you start:
If you put a performance extent in maintenance mode, it will override seal mode.
Assumptions:
It’s assumed that you already have a Veeam Backup Server fully working in your environment.
Method:
- Open the Veeam Backup & Replication Console.
- Select Backup Infrastructure on the bottom left menu.
- Select the scale-out backup repository under Scale-out Repositories.
- Right-click the performance extent and select Seal mode.
- To remove the extent from the seal mode, right-click the extent and select Seal mode once again.
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