Managing Permissions in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Hello we have two sites with two vcenter servers and SRM with twin versions so all ok there. We would like to implement a DR scenario for multiple independent offices. These parties we'll need to...
View ArticleFull recovery plan without reprotect (severed WAN)
I would like to sever the WAN connection between my 2 datacenters, run recovery, test basic functionality of all VMs and then shut down the recovered datacenter. Since there was no communication...
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 ArticleCannot remove protection
Hello all, unfortunately a VM was removed from Cluster before the protection of SRM was removed.Now the VM has the status "Invalid: Protected VM deleted".Any ideas or hints how this one can be removed?...
View ArticleError - Cannot detach SCSI LUN
I am getting this during recovery plan execution. Any help from anyone?"Error - Cannot detach SCSI LUN"
View ArticleCan SRM test failovers be performed if WAN connection is taken offline...
I am trying to figure out the options for testing SRM. I know that I can perform a test failover (to test bubble network) when the WAN is up and both SRM instances can talk to eachother. What if I...
View ArticleSRA Code Sample or specs
Hi,I need to write an SRA (Storage Replication Adapter) for a storage device. I am not able to find the SRA spec nor any sample code.Please provide me links or any documentation you have for developing...
View ArticleCannot configure VM Portgroup Protected and Recovery site using Distributed...
Please someone help me. I am using distributed switches in my virtual infrastructure vSphere 5.5. My hosts have 4 NIC each, 2 uses for IO and 2 uses for a WAN. when I am going to configure portgroup...
View ArticleSRM with Platform Services Controller High Availability (PSC HA)
Hi, I am looking to understand if SRM 6.5.x supports Platform Services Controller High Availability (PSC HA)? (VMware Knowledge Base) I am deploying vCenter Server High Availability (VCHA) clusters...
View ArticleSRM 6.5 configuration with EMC RecoveryPoint
I All,need help for configuring Array manager after having made pairing and install SRA for the storage (unity and vnx 5000 series) on both site.i got this issue: "discovery arrays" failed cause...
View ArticlevCenter 6.5 with Replicaton appliance 6.5 and SRM 6.5
I have recently met a problem when configuring my Virtual environment with VMware automatic DRM. Before we started using the web client, the desktop client was way too easy to manage the environment....
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SRM Recovery Plan History Reports Time Zone
In SRM whenever Recovery Plan History Reports are generated, these are in UTC 0. Can this report be changed in to specific time zone, Please refer the screenshot for more details.
View ArticleHow does SRM protects sensitive info from SRM server to protected VM/host in...
Hi All,This question is related to the use of recovery plan in SRM context. We have a need which require us to execute a post power on script in VM which gets recovered as a part of recovery plan...
View ArticleSRM 6.5 - Run Recovery Plan (Not Available)
Hi vSphere experts, We have a Recovery Plan with a single VM protected with vSphere Replication. It tests and cleans up fine, but "Run Recovery" is greyed out. When you hover the mouse cursor over...
View ArticleSRM UAT Example
Hi All,Someone can help me get a sheet for SRM UAT or ideas for making that user acceptance test??I need this kind of document to validate the final step on configurations done.!! Thanks
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Site Recovery Manager Pairing 6.1.1
Anyone seen this before when pairing site 1 to site 2, the other way around is fine no error, time is all in synch between servers and adminstrator@vsphere.local credentials work fine.
View ArticleSRM 6 and VCSA 6 certificates
Hi all, We have a pair of new VCSA 6 systems and a pair of new SRM 6 servers. Each SRM server has registered with its vCenter OK but the SRM servers won't pair - the SRM logs point to a certificate...
View ArticlevRealize Automation blueprint deployments that include NSX objects fail when...
vRealize Automation blueprint deployments that include NSX objects fail when provisioning to a cluster where the NSX manager has the secondary role: How to overcome this without compramizing real...
View ArticlevSphere Replication error - a vcenter server resource is missing or invalid.....
I am going to deploy a VMware vSphere Replication 5.8. In deployment process I found an error "a vcenter server resource is missing or invalid....." when i select datastore. I attach the error. I...
View ArticlePlanned migration / move Recovery Site
Hi,I'm very new to SRM and haven't even installed/played with it yet. We are planning to use vSphere replication and SRM to do a planned migration of a small number of VMs from one site (A) to another...
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