SRM with three sites?
Hi everyone, Is it possible to have SRM with three sites: A, B and C configured with bi-directional failover between A<-->B and B<-->C. Or is there any other way to support three sites...
View ArticleNot able to install SRM 6.5.1 after removing the 5.8.1
Hi All, We are facing issue with installing the SRM 6.5.1 after removing the 5.8.1 from windows box.Initial setup clearly displays previous version SRM found however we removed the entries from...
View Articlelost prod site - force vm poweron on dr site
i have two sites, prod and dr, with vm replica and srm working fine.now i simulte the total loss of prod site, i have only the dr site, i try to run the recovery plan but it fails complaining that it...
View ArticlePowerCLI info on protected VMs from recovery site only
I'm trying to create some powershell scripts to assist in automating the recovery of a very large SRM environment (vCenter 6.0U3, SRM 6.1.2) using ABR. Without going into the nitty gritty, I would...
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Failed to find a vCenter Server from %s.
Hello, I have a single platform services controller called psc.itdemoguy.ca and two vCenters called vcprod1.itdemoguy.ca and drvc1.itdemoguy.ca. I have a single SSO domain called itdemoguy.local....
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Add Datastore to SRM Protection Group - Alternative Options
Hi, We have a requirement where we need to add a newly created datastore to an existing SRM Protection Group. At the moment, the only way I have found that allows us to do this is vSphere Web Client...
View ArticleUpgrade SRM 5.8.1 after vcenter upgrade to 6.5
I will upgrade SRM 5.8.1 to newest version after 2 vcenter upgrade to version 6.5I have fiew question1.how to make all configuration backup of the SRM?2. Should I stop or remove SRM services before...
View ArticleOne to Many Protected Sites SRM
Hi everyone, Currently I have 2 sites (Primary Site& DR Site1) I am running vSOM with vCS standard on both sites and have 1 instance (25 VM Pack) of SRM, Currently I am replicating some VMs from...
View ArticleVMware Workbench 3.5.7.0-test suite fails at SetupNFSTests with error "Unable...
I am running VMware Workbench 3.5.7.0-test suite on my Testbed Setup.I am doing SRA Certifications with NAS protocol used.My setup configuration is as follows: 1.Protected site has one virtual vCenter...
View ArticleActive Directory servers with same IP address in two Data Centers
The scenario we are interested in is a migration of ~1000 VMs (an MS Active Directory/Domain Controller and hundreds of Windows & Linux VMs with Java applications and their databases, with strong...
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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 Articlebest size LUN with SRM Array Based
I am installing a new infrastructure vmware (1 VCSA + 4 esxi 6.5) I have a VNX storage in SAN, at the end i need to implement SRM for DR for about 15 VM, in array-based (with recoverpoint) now my...
View ArticleAsymmetric hosts (2 host in protected site to 1 host at recovery site)...
Hi,We are planning to configure a SRM recovery plan with by using 2 host at protected site and 1 host at recovery site.I believe this type of configuration is a common scenario at many customer site....
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SRM upgrade 6.0 > 6.1 Existing Site Recovery Manager registrations are...
Hi to all,have someone seen this error before (Google and VMware KB gives me nothing)? I am upgrading working SRM 6.0.0-2700459 to VMware-srm-6.1.0-3037005 and in the upgrade process I get following...
View ArticlevSphere Replication Appliance Failure Impact
If vSphere Replication Appliance is failed then if i will deploy new appliance then how i will get the existing vms replication info in the new appliance.
View ArticleSRM Upgrade for Multiple Sites
Greetings,I would like to upgrade my VCs from 6.0U2 to 6.0U3a and then SRM from 6.1.1 to 6.1.2 without breaking SRM. SRM is running between 2 VCs in production. I cannot find anything on doing this...
View ArticleUnable to setRecoverySettings over the SRM API with powerCLI
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...
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Have you ever had to find dependencies in a Recovery Plan using a SQL Query?
I have several reports that are either focused on SRM or they include SRM information. It is easy to get the group and plan information for a given machine, but finding where the dependencies are was...
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Unable to Edit Protection Group - Actions Menu greyed Out
Last week I built a new system that needs to be added to an SRM PG.It is placed into the correct vCenter Folder and DatastoreWhen I right-click or click the actions menu I see the Edit, Delete, Restore...
View ArticleSRM Authentication Issues
Hello everyone I have completed an installation of SRM at two seperate sites and have managed to pair the two sites using the SSO Admin account. However, when I log in with my user account witch has...
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