For administrators managing daily RecoverPoint operations — covering architecture, Consistency Group management, MetroPoint, XtremIO snap replication, bookmark and snapshot-based recovery with Unisphere, and CLI-based system analysis and troubleshooting.
Master RecoverPoint architecture and solutions, management and MetroPoint operations, snapshot/bookmark recovery, and CLI-based system analysis for enterprise continuous data protection.
Module 01
Architecture and Solutions
›RecoverPoint features and capabilities — CDP for zero-RPO local protection; CRR for remote replication; CLR concurrent local and remote; Metro protection modes
›RecoverPoint functional components — RPA hardware and virtual (vRPA); repository volume; journal volume; production volume with write splitter
›Data flow architecture — write I/O from host to production volume; splitter intercepts write; RPA receives copy; journals delta changes; replicates to remote RPA and target journal
›RecoverPoint solutions — protect VMware vSphere datastores; protect NAS workloads; XtremIO native snapshot integration; VPLEX Metro co-existence
›High availability — multi-node RPA cluster redundancy; RPA failover within cluster; journal preservation during RPA failure; recovery after cluster restart
›Unisphere for RecoverPoint administration — system topology view; RPA cluster health status; WAN link monitoring; journal capacity utilization graphs
›Consistency Group administration — create new CG; assign production volumes; assign journal volumes; set remote copy destination; enable replication
›CG policy configuration — RPO target setting; image retention policy; enable/disable compression for WAN link; configure replication direction
›MetroPoint configuration — define three-site CG: production, local CDP copy, remote CRR copy; MetroPoint CG settings in Unisphere; verify synchronization status
›MetroPoint failover scenarios — local site failover (production to local copy); complete failover (production to remote copy); LAN-free access at remote copy
›XtremIO snap replication management — configure XtremIO snap-based CG; bookmark tagging for XtremIO consistency groups; test access to XtremIO snapshots without failing over
Module 03
Operation
›Snapshots and Bookmarks — auto-bookmark at consistent intervals; manually tag bookmarks (Named Bookmark) for pre-change recovery points; bookmark retention policy
›Bookmark recovery workflow — identify corruption timestamp; locate last good bookmark before corruption; access image at bookmark without full failover
›Recovery with Unisphere for RecoverPoint — enable image access for read-only DR test; enable image access with write to create writable test copy; full failover to DR
›Failback to production — after failover: resync from DR to production; reverse replication direction; verify production RPO after failback; clean up test copies
›Modify existing protection — add new volumes to existing CG; change RPO policy without disrupting replication; update journal volume size; pause and resume replication
›CDP image catalog — view all available recovery points in time graph; drag timeline to select specific recovery point; initiate recovery from image catalog view
Module 04
System Analysis
›Unisphere for RecoverPoint health collection — system health wizard: collect RPO compliance history; journal utilization over time; WAN throughput over time
›RPO analysis — identify RPO degradation events; correlate RPO spikes with application I/O bursts or WAN congestion; plan journal sizing to absorb peak change rates
›System analysis tools — SSH to RPA management interface; run diagnose_rpa_system for full system health report; run get_network_config to verify IP settings
›Log collection for Dell support — collect RPA support materials from Unisphere; submit log bundle with case number; understand RPA log file locations and rotation
›Performance and capacity health — monitor journal % full in Unisphere dashboard; set alert thresholds for journal capacity; check WAN data compression ratio; capacity impact of enabling image access for extended periods
Technologies You Will Master
Consistency Groups
MetroPoint
XtremIO Snaps
Bookmarks
CDP Mode
CRR Mode
Snapshot Recovery
Failover/Failback
Image Access
RPO Monitoring
Unisphere RP
CLI Diagnostics
Journal Management
VPLEX Integration
Write Splitters
System Analysis
Consistency Groups
MetroPoint
XtremIO Snaps
Bookmarks
CDP Mode
CRR Mode
Snapshot Recovery
Failover/Failback
Image Access
RPO Monitoring
Unisphere RP
CLI Diagnostics
Journal Management
VPLEX Integration
Write Splitters
System Analysis
Full Curriculum
4-Module D-RP-OE-A-24 Programme
Complete RecoverPoint operations curriculum — architecture, management, recovery operations, and system analysis covering all exam domains.
›Features: CDP, CRR, CLR, Metro protection modes
›Components: RPA, repository, journal, splitter data flow
›Data flow: write intercept → journal → replication to DR
Earn the D-RP-OE-A-24 Dell Proven Professional certification and prove your skills managing RecoverPoint Consistency Groups, bookmarks, MetroPoint operations, and recovery workflows in enterprise environments.