You perform several sets of tasks to create, test, and run a recovery plan. Procedure Create a Recovery PlanYou create a recovery plan to establish how Site Recovery Manager recovers virtual machines. Edit a Recovery PlanYou can edit a recovery plan to change the properties that you specified when you created it. You can edit recovery plans from the protected site or from the recovery site. Suspend Virtual Machines When a Recovery Plan RunsSite Recovery Manager can suspend virtual machines on the recovery site during a recovery and a test recovery. Test a Recovery PlanWhen you test a recovery plan, Site Recovery Manager runs the recovery plan on a test network and a temporary snapshot of replicated data at the recovery site. Site Recovery Manager does not disrupt operations at the protected site. Clean Up After Testing a Recovery PlanAfter you test a recovery plan, you can return the recovery plan to the Ready state by running a cleanup operation. Run a Recovery PlanWhen you run a recovery plan, Site Recovery Manager migrates all virtual machines in the recovery plan to the recovery site. Site Recovery Manager attempts to shut down the corresponding virtual machines on the protected site. Recover a Point-in-Time Snapshot of a Virtual MachineWith vSphere Replication, you can retain point-in-time snapshots of a virtual machine. You can configure Site Recovery Manager to recover a number of point-in-time (PIT) snapshots of a virtual machine when you run a recovery plan. Parent topic: Creating, Testing, and Running Recovery Plans Related concepts Testing a Recovery Plan Performing a Planned Migration or Disaster Recovery By Running a Recovery Plan How Site Recovery Manager Interacts with DPM and DRS During Recovery How Site Recovery Manager Interacts with Storage DRS or Storage vMotion How Site Recovery Manager Interacts with vSphere High Availability Protecting Microsoft Cluster Server and Fault Tolerant Virtual Machines Export Recovery Plan Steps View and Export Recovery Plan History Related tasks Cancel a Test or Recovery Delete a Recovery Plan Related reference Differences Between Testing and Running a Recovery Plan
