By testing a recovery plan, you ensure that the virtual machines that the plan protects recover correctly to the recovery site. If you do not test recovery plans, a disaster recovery situation might not recover all virtual machines, resulting in data loss.
Test a Recovery Plan Site Recovery Manager runs the virtual machines of the recovery plan on a test network and on 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 Plan 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. Cancel a Test or Recovery
