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...
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SRM report "Failed to copy file **.vmx to...
Hi, when I run a disaster recovery with SRM 6.5 and the scene that SRM server in the protected site is down. When I run disaster recovery, the SRM report error with "Error - Failed to copy file...
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Question about Pre/Post power on scripts
When you choose to run a power on script from the SRM server....what SRM server does it run on? It is not very clear in the GUI Thanks
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SRA command "discovery arrays failed"adv0408 file not found in VMware Site...
Hello All, Can we add multiple array managers to sites in VMware SRM? How to register multiple array managers to one copy group in SRA? When i try to add new array manager(second array manager)...
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Will restart vCenter 6.0 affect Protection Group, Recovery Plan and vSphere...
We have vCenter 6.0U2 on two sites with ESXi 5.5U3, vSphere replication 6.1.0 and SRM 6.1.0 ( we don't use array based replication, SRM, vCenter, Appliance are all VM themselves), my questions: 1)....
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Can I automate assigning the DR site IP addresses instead manually...
Can I automate assigning the DR site IP addresses instead manually configuring in Site Recovery Manager 6.1 ? When ever I want to configure the DR site IP address in SRM, first will protect the server...
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Existing vSphere Replication with Addition of SRM
I have two sites running vCenter 6.5 with vSphere 6.5 hosts, running vSphere Replication 6.5.1. I would like to deploy Site Recovery Manager leveraging only vSphere Replication (no array-based...
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SRM 8.1 -- IP Customization Issue
Updated to SRM 8.1 but having issues with IP Customization. When selecting Manual the following error comes up - ERRORServer ErrorResponse with status: 0 for URL: null Also get - Site Pair Context is...
View ArticleVmware Site Recovery Manager service fails with Manual IP Customization
Hi, We're testing an upgrade plan from vSphere 5.5U2 / SRM 5.8.0.1 to 6.5/6.5.One of the steps is 6.0U3/6.1.2. During our SRM tests on this step, we're facing a issue regarding IP customization.Without...
View ArticleDocumentation addidtion
Author : Nandita PakrasiURL : http:////docs.vmware.com/en/Site-Recovery-Manager/6.5/com.vmware.srm.admin.doc/GUID-084C089D-9689-4F34-9A75-8AFB980A725E.htmlTopic Name : Limitations to Protection and...
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