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SRM PSC Configuration change during Embedded to External PSC migration
I'm in the process of breaking out Embedded PSCs to External PSCs. I have a question regarding the SRM configuration. At present the VC is pointing to it's Embedded PSC, SRM is pointing to the vCenter...
View ArticlePlaceholder VM location
What is the best practice for "placing" placeholder VMs? Should they be on the same array I am recovering to at the recovery site? Should they be on local disk? Is there a good discussion that...
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SRM error: vmx cannot be found on recovered datastore?
Hi folks, We have been performing successful SRM tests for a while using vSphere 5.5 and SRM 5.8 and using Array based replication with Nimble storage. We want to add two new VMs to this recovery plan...
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Mix vSphere versions in SRM config
Hello all, We ware planning to go for a SRM setup to protect our VMs.I have a small question regarding the setup of the vSphere environment in this matter. Is it possible to have a vSphere 6.5 in the...
View ArticleSite Reovery Manager Initial Sync Never Completes
We are setting up SRM in our environment for the first time. I have successfully setup most of our vms for replication, but I am having an issue with a few vms. The initial replication process will...
View ArticleSRM reprotect after a DR Drill
Dear Gurus, I had to encounter a query from a customer who is running a SRM environment for their DR. His scenario is that for audit purpose he does a test DR drill and performs live transactions and...
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Planned Migration cannot auto mount datastore without running Test
Hi folks, We have been performing successful SRM tests for a while using vSphere 6.0 and SRM 6.0 and using Array based replication. After the Disater Recovery completed, we want to role Protected Site...
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SRM Error "Failed to load SRA from 'C:/Program Files/VMware/VMware vCenter...
Good afternoon, I had an issue on this environment about the Dell SRA 16.2.1.213 for Compellent Array, On SRM/SRA logs I saw the unknown element on XML called 'StretchedStorage' Compellent SCOS 7.1SRA...
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SRM and ESXi networking
During a DR test, a site failover was executed. While running VMs at the recovery site, new port groups were added within ESXi and VMs were moved on to the new ESXi standard switch port groups....
View ArticleMigrating vCenter Server 5.5 for Windows to vCenter Server Appliance with SRM...
Hi, I'm in the planning stages of moving to 6.5 and was wondering if anyone has completed the following: Migrate vCenter Server 5.5 for Windows to vCenter Server Appliance 6.5Upgrade SRM 5.8.1 to 6.0...
View ArticleCan't remount datastores after SRM failback
I'm running SRM 5.8. After a failback, some datastores are not being remounted by ESXi hosts in the protected site. Any ideas what would cause this? They were mounted fine before the DR excercise....
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[SRM 6.5] Communication of the virtual machines between ESXi with the test...
It is possible the communication of the virtual machines between ESXi with the test network when I do a test recovery plan? I speak about the test netowrk that SRM create. The network of the VM in the...
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SRM Failover overall time period estimation
hi folks, In a active-active two site SRM environment, no need to change the ip address for VM. The applications conatins DB servers, web servers and application servers. Is there any methdology to...
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problem adding protection group
Hello guys, Our SRM environment is pretty static so I have not added many protection groups. I am trying to add a new protection group, but the disk pair is not visible in the wizard.Is this because...
View ArticleSupport for IP customization for bond interface for a virtual machine in...
We are planning to use the network bond interface in VMware SRM environment for protected virtual machines.As part of manual IP customization of VM, SRM recovery plan doesn’t understand the bonded...
View ArticleSupport for multiple IPv6 addresses for a single interface in VMware SRM...
As we know for an interface we can have 2 IPv6 address for a virtual machine with scope Link and Global.However while configuring the IP customization for SRM recovery plan it doesn’t give us any...
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vSphere Peplication
Please help. I persistently getting error message "Error (RPO Violation)
View ArticleUnable to setRecoverySettings over the SRM API
Hello all,I am create script for automation of adding server into SRM with requested settings, like priority, postRecoverySteps and so on.I am strugled in the last step to set the requested settings to...
View ArticleHP EVA WITH SRM 5.1
Hello,I have a question to ask about the configuration of SRM 5.1 with two EVA8400 and HP EVA Storage Replication Adapter version 5.01.00 I configured SRA as from manual HP StorageWorks HP EVA Storage...
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SRM Server - does it need windows as host OS?
Hello! I am preparing to build second server room with second storage and vmware. I am now thinking about setting SRM with array replication between sites. The problem is that I have no experience with...
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