Downloading Older SRAs
Hi, I have a site which has been running SRM 4.0 using array based replication on IBM DS4700 arrays. I'm now attempting to update both sites to vSphere 5.x and SRM 5.x. The DS4700s have been upgraded...
View ArticleHow does vSphere Replication REALLY work.
I've setup SRM using vSphere replication many times and never had a problem, and typically data replication seems what I would consider normal for app/web servers of a couple hundred meg over a 12 hour...
View ArticleSRM Network interface Alias
I have some VMs with interface alias, when SRM recovery VM in DR site these configs are lost, there is a way of disable this "feature" ?
View Articlecan i add additional VMDK to the vm which is already protected with vSphere...
Hi, We are uaing SRM 5.1 to protect a VM using vSphere replication. now we want to increas the size of one of the vmdk dirve. can we increase the drive size? and if we can not then, can we add...
View ArticleLicensing Error when trying to Configure Protection Group in SRM
Hello, We have two sites Site A - 3 ESX hosts 4.1Vcenter 5.0SRM 5.1 Site B - 2 ESX hosts 4.1Vcenter 5.0SRM 5.1 I have installed the SRA Adapters and Enablers. I have successfully configured the Array...
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How to monitor SRM 5.1 via SNMP
Hello all. I have an SRM installation, fully operational. Now, my customer wants to monitor all the activity via SNMP traps. The vSphere farm is configured to send snmp traps at vCenter level, and...
View ArticleAccess to Production NAS from Test Bubble
When in production, my VM's have access to my NAS filer. I replicate the filer to my DR site. When performing a test fail-over in SRM, is there a way to allow the VMs in the test bubble to access the...
View ArticleCleanup of test recovery plan
Is there any method how to script cleanup of test recovery plan? I'm able to "Test" Recovery Plan from script (powercli, wsdl) but i didn't find any method how to cleanup after successful test.
View ArticleRecovered VM fails in a test bubble because the system clock is incorrect
Hi, I'm on SRM 5.1.1, ESX 5.1 U1, using VR appliances. My clock is perfectly sync'ed on my protected VM. When I run a 'test' recovery plan with replication in my test bubble network the VM is...
View ArticleSRM with storage
Hello Folks, If we use SRM with storage based replication can we still replicate on per VM basis the feature offered with vSpehere replication?
View ArticleSRM - clean up after planned migration
This is probably going to sound like a silly question. I'll ask anyway. Going to test our DR plan. Will recover our VMs to Site B using planned migration option in SRM. Once recovered and all happy...
View ArticleSRM Test Recovery AD/DNS vs Failover AD/DNS recovery
I read: http://communities.vmware.com/docs/DOC-11517 and it appears for an actual SRM failover DDNS should handle the failover VMs starting up with a new IP (using SRM IP Customizer) using an AD/DNS...
View ArticleSite Recovery Manager error "Cannot complete customization"
Site Recovery Manager v5.0.2.919478 error: "Cannot complete customization, possibly due to a scripting error or invalid script parameters (Error Code: -1). IP settings may have been partially applied"....
View Articlewhere is the mapping of consistency group with protection group in SRM?
i have gone through document http://www.emc.com/collateral/software/technical-documentation/h5582-vmware-site-recovery-manager-with-recoverpoint-implguide.pdf.It givesthe steps for creating the...
View Article1000v and SRM
We have installed the 1000v at our DR site.Mapped the networks in the network Mappings on the SRM at our primary site, as so the network resource is that of the 1000v at the DR.While testing the...
View ArticleSRM and diffrent subnets
Hello, Hope you all doing fine, I was wondering about SRM configuration at the DR Site. That I have two sites First Production Site and second Recovery Site. The two sites are connected to each...
View ArticleSRM error with NetApp array manager 2.1
I keep getting the error SRA command ‘discoverDevices’ failed. I have mounted the NFS export on the DR esxi host in read only mode. I have my snapmirror relationship working correctly. I have read...
View ArticleUnable to find a visible replica for VR replication group "Test server"
Hi, I have seeded Test server and and enabled vSphere replication for this VM.When I try to run Test recovery plan I get error Error - Unable to find a visible replica for VR replication group 'Test...
View ArticleSRM service account
Hi All, I restarted service "VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Server" on SRM server.In the SRM DR vmware-dr-9851.log file I see it is using my ID 'SessionManager'] LoginAdmin: Session '8ac6b'...
View ArticleWhere to download SRM 5.1 trail
Hi Guys, Please where can i download SRM 5.1 , trailer - i cant seem to find it on vmware site.. i can only find the new 5.5 . and it is not compatible with vcenter 5.1 .(Got an error installing...
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