The Actions menu allows you to perform actions on selected waves.
Note
A wave must have all of its associated servers in the correct lifecycle for the desired action, otherwise it will be excluded.
Use this menu to perform the following actions:
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Launch test instances – Choose this option to launch test instances for this wave servers.
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Mark as "Ready for cutover" – Choose this option to finalize testing for this wave after you have completed all the necessary tests in preparation for cutover.
Once the Mark servers as "Ready for cutover" dialog will appear, select whether you want to terminate the launched instances used for testing. It is recommended to terminate these instances, as you will be charged for them even though you will no longer need them. Check the Yes, terminate launched instances (recommended) box and choose Continue.
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Revert to "ready for testing" – Choose this option to revert a finalized test for this wave if you want to run additional tests prior to initiating a cutover.
The Revert testing dialog will appear. Select whether you want to terminate the launched instances used for testing. It is recommended to terminate these instances, as you will be charged for them even though you will no longer need them. Check the Yes, terminate launched instances (recommended) box and choose Revert.
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Launch cutover instances – Choose this option to launch cutover instances for this wave servers after you have finalized all of your testing and are ready to initiate a cutover.
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Finalize cutover – Choose this option to finalize the cutover for this wave servers after you have successfully performed a cutover.
Note
This action does not uninstall the AWS Replication Agent from the source servers. When you have completed the migration and want to uninstall the agent from your source servers, go to Source servers page and select the relevant servers. Use the Disconnect from service option under the Actions menu.
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Revert to "ready for cutover" – Choose this option to revert a finalized cutover for this wave if you encounter any issues or want to reverse the cutover for any reason.
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Start data replication – Choose this option to start replication of the wave source servers.
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This action is applicable if all the wave's associated servers are Agentless snapshot based and are in Discovered lifecycle state.
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Archive waves – Choose this option to archive the selected waves. You should only archive waves for which you have already performed a cutover.
Important
A wave can be archived only if all servers that are part of in one of these states: archived, cutover or disconnected. If that is the case, the wave and its associated applications will be archived. The servers that are not yet archived (but can be) will also be archived.
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Archived waves will be removed from the main Waves page, but can still be accessed through the selector options.
