What should I do if I lose the Network Connection between the two Sites?
I have a customer who asked me what happens when his MPLS goes down. I told him that he would have the most recent replication that has happened is what he would have to work with. since he will be...
View ArticleWhich PSC should the recovery site SRM node point to
Setup is as follows:vSphere 61 vcenter server (vcenter01) and 1 PSC (PSC01) at protected site1 vcenter server (vcenter02) and 1 PSC (PSC02) at recovery siteEach vcenter server is pointed at its own...
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SRM Site Pairing Issue
While Site Pairing everything goes correct...connection to remote vcenter server, certificate validation, connection to remote srm server, certification valiidation and reciprocity 9everything goes...
View ArticleNeed to shutdown an ESXi host at recovery site
Hello,Using SRM 5.8, I have 3 esxi servers on the recovery site. One of them needs to be placed in maintenance mode and possibly shutdown for hardware diagnostics. Is there a particular process I...
View ArticleSRM 5.8 AddNetworkMapping API
Hi all,Did someone try to invoke the inventory mappings API? Any example? I can't automate such process (add mappings in general). Any help is appreciated. Thanks!Giulio
View ArticleFound some error in SRM server log
Hi, I am using vCenter Server Appliance 6.0 Update 1 with VMware-srm-6.1.0-3037005.I found some error in SRM server log.Dose anyone know how to solve this issue? 2016-11-22T16:08:50.734+08:00 [00248...
View ArticleDoes SRM unmount or detach datastores?
We performed an SRM failover/failback between two sites (successfully). On the recovery site we notice that the replicated luns that were mounted during failover, now show as unmounted during failback....
View ArticleSRM 4.8 Protection groups error
i am trying to create protection groups but i get the following error: "" Unable to find a placeholder datastore for the host/cluster , Any placeholder datastores registered with the SRM server that...
View Articlesrm vsphere replication same vcenter between datacenter
can vsphere replication be used to replicate vms between 2 Datacenters/Clusters in the same vcenter or does it have to be different vcenter?
View ArticleVMware Site Recovery Manager: Error – Failed to recover datastore
During tes vmware SRM I received following error during step 8 : Error – Failed to recover datastore ‘<datastorename>’. VMFS volume residing on recovered devices ‘”<device_wwn>”‘ cannot be...
View ArticleImplementing Shared Recovery Sites in an existing SRM environment
Hello,I have two environments with SRM installed in standard mode: 1 protected site with the vcenter and srm server and one recovery site with with vcenter and srm server. The first environment is...
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Several LUNs marked as 1 LUN
I noticed that some LUNS are detected as 1 LUN.If we try to select only one LUN, it is detected as a group.Please see screenshots for verification. Note:These is based on array based replication using...
View ArticleLUNs not detected in SRM
When I am trying to create protection groups, when I try to associate the LUNs to be protected; it is not found in the SRM.But the LUNs is perfectly visible via vsphere or web client. Storage is...
View ArticleFail Over with no Access to Production Site - Failback without bringing back...
i have a producrion site and DR L2 ( same ip address when Fail Over).i need to do a real test, this way.1 disconnect the Two Prod And DR2 bring up the DR when No change In The Production Site ( All Is...
View ArticleCan you recover certain discs on a VM using SRM ?
Hi, Is it possible to recover a VM using SRM ( array based replication ) that has discs spread out on multiple luns, and only recover 4 out of 5 discs( luns ) ? Assuming the 4 luns the desired discs...
View ArticleUpgrade of SRM to 6.1 in a side by side config
Hi I have a customer who has vSphere 5.5 (inc vCentre) and SRM 5.8. We are looking to upgrade to 6 u2 (not 6.5 at this point as a couple of the hosts do support it). The preference is to install a new...
View ArticleHow to get the vCenter details of recovery site of SRM from the post power on...
Hi ALl,I have below question with respect to VMware SRM. As part of disaster recovery plan when the virtual machine is powered on at the recovery site.From the virtual machine, we are planning to get...
View ArticlevSphere Replication to replicate a SQL Cluster?
Hi, Does anyone know if there are any issues when using vSphere Replication to replicate a SQL cluster as part of an SRM solution for DR? Thanks in advance for your help!
View ArticleNew DR setup using SRM
Hi Team, We are planning to implement SRM for the DR site. Have few clarifications and need your expert advises Existing set upMain Site : ESXi 6 and EMC storage and VM's. DR site . ESXi hosts, storage...
View ArticleSRM 6.1.1 - Question about Single Storage System replicating to Multiple...
Hi All, I am having some issues setting up SRM 6.1.1 in the following scenario. If you could let me know, first off, if this is a limitation and secondly how I can accomplish this it would be...
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