https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/planning-dr-testing/m-p/7034643#M2316 Sure you can. High level below:<BR /><BR />1. Go to downstream array and create instant volume clone (zero space required) from the latest snapshot on the Volume Collection.<BR /><BR />2. Create the initiator group for DR ESX servers.<BR /><BR />3. Modify Cloned Volume access control list by adding DR ESX servers, make sure LUNs are online.<BR /><BR />4. Perform LUN rescan on ESX servers and mount the database, register VM to vCenter.<BR /><BR />Using clone won't breaks any replication, which while during testing or completion, replication is still in place even reverting to normal by removed the clone... No specific resync task are required.<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /> Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:56:08 GMT Thomas_Lam_HK 2019-02-13T22:56:08Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/planning-dr-testing/m-p/7034638#M2315 <P>We are looking into mounting our DR Nimble replication datastore and making sure servers can be brought up in case of a disaster. Does Nimble have any capabilties to do this ? I am sure there are ways but we dont want it to interfere with production.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 13 Feb 2019 21:00:36 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/planning-dr-testing/m-p/7034638#M2315 NimbleMB19 2019-02-13T21:00:36Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/planning-dr-testing/m-p/7034643#M2316 Sure you can. High level below:<BR /><BR />1. Go to downstream array and create instant volume clone (zero space required) from the latest snapshot on the Volume Collection.<BR /><BR />2. Create the initiator group for DR ESX servers.<BR /><BR />3. Modify Cloned Volume access control list by adding DR ESX servers, make sure LUNs are online.<BR /><BR />4. Perform LUN rescan on ESX servers and mount the database, register VM to vCenter.<BR /><BR />Using clone won't breaks any replication, which while during testing or completion, replication is still in place even reverting to normal by removed the clone... No specific resync task are required.<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /> Wed, 13 Feb 2019 22:56:08 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/array-setup-and-networking/planning-dr-testing/m-p/7034643#M2316 Thomas_Lam_HK 2019-02-13T22:56:08Z