When the “Test a Copy” wizard is in progress in a Dell RecoverPoint environment, it temporarily

disconnects the local copy from the production and remote copies to allow testing of the data at a

specific point in time without affecting the ongoing replication and production operations. The steps

involved are:

Initiate Test a Copy: The administrator starts the “Test a Copy” wizard from the RecoverPoint

management interface.

Disconnect Local Copy: The wizard disconnects the local copy from the production and remote copies

to isolate it for testing.

Perform Testing: The administrator or users perform necessary tests on the local copy, which is now

in an isolated state.

Reconnect Local Copy: Once testing is complete, the wizard will reconnect the local copy to resume

normal replication and protection operations.

This process ensures that testing can be conducted on a consistent dataset without impacting the

production environment or replication processes1.