start_recovery

start_recovery(**kwargs)

Launches Recovery Instances for the specified Source Servers. For each Source Server you may choose a point in time snapshot to launch from, or use an on demand snapshot.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.start_recovery(
    isDrill=True|False,
    sourceServers=[
        {
            'recoverySnapshotID': 'string',
            'sourceServerID': 'string'
        },
    ],
    tags={
        'string': 'string'
    }
)
Parameters
  • isDrill (boolean) -- Whether this Source Server Recovery operation is a drill or not.
  • sourceServers (list) --

    [REQUIRED]

    The Source Servers that we want to start a Recovery Job for.

    • (dict) --

      An object representing the Source Server to recover.

      • recoverySnapshotID (string) --

        The ID of a Recovery Snapshot we want to recover from. Omit this field to launch from the latest data by taking an on-demand snapshot.

      • sourceServerID (string) -- [REQUIRED]

        The ID of the Source Server you want to recover.

  • tags (dict) --

    The tags to be associated with the Recovery Job.

    • (string) --
      • (string) --
Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'job': {
        'arn': 'string',
        'creationDateTime': 'string',
        'endDateTime': 'string',
        'initiatedBy': 'START_RECOVERY'|'START_DRILL'|'FAILBACK'|'DIAGNOSTIC'|'TERMINATE_RECOVERY_INSTANCES'|'TARGET_ACCOUNT',
        'jobID': 'string',
        'participatingServers': [
            {
                'launchStatus': 'PENDING'|'IN_PROGRESS'|'LAUNCHED'|'FAILED'|'TERMINATED',
                'recoveryInstanceID': 'string',
                'sourceServerID': 'string'
            },
        ],
        'status': 'PENDING'|'STARTED'|'COMPLETED',
        'tags': {
            'string': 'string'
        },
        'type': 'LAUNCH'|'TERMINATE'|'CREATE_CONVERTED_SNAPSHOT'
    }
}

Response Structure

  • (dict) --

    • job (dict) --

      The Recovery Job.

      • arn (string) --

        The ARN of a Job.

      • creationDateTime (string) --

        The date and time of when the Job was created.

      • endDateTime (string) --

        The date and time of when the Job ended.

      • initiatedBy (string) --

        A string representing who initiated the Job.

      • jobID (string) --

        The ID of the Job.

      • participatingServers (list) --

        A list of servers that the Job is acting upon.

        • (dict) --

          Represents a server participating in an asynchronous Job.

          • launchStatus (string) --

            The launch status of a participating server.

          • recoveryInstanceID (string) --

            The Recovery Instance ID of a participating server.

          • sourceServerID (string) --

            The Source Server ID of a participating server.

      • status (string) --

        The status of the Job.

      • tags (dict) --

        A list of tags associated with the Job.

        • (string) --
          • (string) --
      • type (string) --

        The type of the Job.

Exceptions

  • drs.Client.exceptions.InternalServerException
  • drs.Client.exceptions.ConflictException
  • drs.Client.exceptions.ServiceQuotaExceededException
  • drs.Client.exceptions.ThrottlingException
  • drs.Client.exceptions.UninitializedAccountException