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Once all searches have been repopulated, it´s time to test your DAM
How to Copy the Production Storaged disk to the test server in Azure.
Steps:
- Take a snapshot of the Production storage disk: (must be managed disks)
- Create a new disk from the snapshot (must be created in the test resource group)
- Remove the current storage disk from the test app server
- Mount the newly created storage disk on to the test app server
- RDP onto the test server and use disk management to ensure the disk is present and online.
Commence the database restoration process
Login to the Azure portal and search for virtual machines
Select the production app server
Select disks
Select the storage disk, which will be a standard hdd of at least 1TB is size
Select Create Snapshot
Create the snapshot in the Test resource group, ensure the snapshot is a standard hdd and give the snapshot an easily recognizable name
Click Review + Create, Once validation is passed then click create
Once the deployment if finished click Go to resource
Now click Create disk
Ensure the resource group is the test resource group, give the disk a name and change the type to standard hdd by clicking on Change size
Change the type to standard hdd and click OK
Click Review + Create and after Validation is passed, click Create
After creation click Go to resource
And check all is as it should be, correct resource group, size, type and unattached.
The next step is to attach the newly created disk to the test app server. Browse to the test app server in the azure portal and select disks.
Remove the current storage disk by clicking on the X and click save.
Once the virtual machine has been updated, you can now attach the newly created Production storage disk to the test app server by clicking Attach existing disks and selecting the disk from the dropdown box, ensure the host caching matches the other disks and click save
Once the virtual machine is updated, we are ready to logon to the test server over rdp.
Once logged into the server open an mmc console by clicking on the start button and typing mmc
After the console has opened we need to add the disk management snap in, click File, Add/Remove Snap-In
Then select Disk Management and click Add
Ensure This computer is selected then click Finish
Then click OK, next double click on Disk Management (Local)
Ensure the disk is online and healthy, once confirmed you can close the mmc console
It important to check that the SQLDATA & SQLLOGS have the same drive letters as production, if now SQL will not load until this is rectified. (Drive letters can be changed using Disk Management)
Now we are ready to commence with the database restoration process.
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