Upgrade confusion - 5.5.1 to 6.5 sequencing
Hello. I am looking at the Interoperability Matrix, as part of planning my upgrade. Currently I am running vCenter 5.5U3b, with all ESXi hosts also at 5.5u3b, and my SRM is 5.5.1.Where my confusion...
View ArticleTest failover fails with Error
HelloI configured SRM and performed Test failover. But it failed with following errorError - Failed to create snapshots of replica devices. Failed to create snapshot of replica device 300. SRA command...
View ArticleProtecting MSCS Virtual Machines
I am wondering if anyone has tried to configure SRM protection on MSCS VMs. Below links suggests following contents:...
View ArticleSRM Api 6.5 Start() Srm plan Issue RecoveryOptions
SRM 6.5 api , issue with @version5 @optional RecoveryOptions options. When connected to SRM Api, and trying to start SRM Recovery plan, ive got an error stating that the 3rd option is not converted...
View ArticleSRM restart order and protection groups
I have a number of VMs with different relationships and startup order needs. What dictates whether I need to put them in different protection groups, or put them in the same protection group but just...
View ArticleSRM Protection groups and datastores
Can I have an SRM protection group that spans multiple datastores?
View ArticleHow to DR MS SQL Cluster with Physical RDM
Hello, I need to DR my MS SQL server on a Cloud provider... But the physical RDM on the MS SQL seem to be a show stopper So my question is, How to DR MS SQL Cluster with Physical RDM without san...
View ArticleBest practice for testing DR using SRM and bringing AD Domain Controllers up...
I hope someone can help with this.... 12 months ago we had consultants in to help configure SRM and automate failover into DR if/when required. My question relates to testing DR and how domain...
View Articlesrm lab
I have vcenter 6.5 and two esxi hosts ( v6.5 ) . I want to learn srm install and configuraiton. is it possible that I can install with my vmware infrastructure ?
View ArticleObtaining datastore information from within a SRA Plugin
Any suggestions for how to obtain datastore information from within a SRA plugin?We looked at the SRM API but it does appear to give us the information about the device that makes up the datastore such...
View ArticleSRM test failover with vReplication and continued replication
Hi Folks, I just need to get a confirmation on what I am seeing during a test SRM failover. The replication of the protected VMs continues but it looks like the delta's do not get injected to the...
View ArticleProtection Group error with Netapp Ontap 9, SRM 6.1.1 and SRA 4
I have setup two one node ONTAP clusters with a replicating snapmirror relationship between the protected site's NFS volume and recovery site.SRM is installed with the SRA server and SRA adapter on...
View ArticleSRM plan detail per VM
I would like to create PowerShell script which will create CSV file with all details per VM (IP settings, Priority group, VM dependencies …). Is it possible to retrieve all details from SRM recovery...
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Help - Create Protection Group
Hi Guy, I want to create protection group but error as a picture. So i support this case. Thanks !
View Articlevmware srm postgresql access
Is it possible to access VMware SRM PostgreSQL database outside of SRM server? Database started and bind to IP address “127.0.0.1”. I’ve created DATA folder and put there “postgresql.conf” with...
View ArticleSRM Test Plan - Best practices on how long I can keep up the Test Plan?
Hello All, question about running the Test Plan. Is there a best practice time for how long we can have a Test Plan run for before we have to run the Cleanup? Like Snapshots, VMware recommends not to...
View ArticleVsphere Replication 6.5 w/ SRM 6.5 Changing VM Disk Sizes
Hi, What is the best way to update a VM that is protected with Vsphere Replication? I have to stop replication every time and loose all my point in time recovery, and its a massive hassle makes me...
View ArticleHow do I configure SRM for a VM with RDM?
Hi, I have confiured SRM for other VM servers but I am having trouble with one that has RDMs connected. I originally set up the VM to use SRM and detached the RDM. I know want to have the RDM connect...
View ArticleUpgrade SRM 5.8 to 6.5 in a Side-by-Side Migration. Coexistence?
Hi all, I have a client that wishes to upgrade their vSphere platform from 5.5 to 6.5 via a side-by-side migration. To ensure as little production downtime as possible, ESXi 5.5 hosts will be...
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