DNS update callout script always fails.
I have dificult to implement update_dns callout. When I add a custom_step to my recovery plan and I add script to upgrade DNS It always fails. I get the error: Warning: The command...
View ArticleSRM 5.5 limitations
Hello everyone,i am facing an issue with SRM 5.5 and hope that you can assist me, My scenario is this: our production environment spread out across 2 Geographical locations and acting as an...
View ArticleSingle VM Protection with SRM
Hi, I am new to SRM so please guide me, I have Site A and Site B , both sites has 4 TB LUN with EMS SAN replication, This LUN has 4 VMs , ( A, B, C, D), As replication is done by SAN and this LUN is...
View ArticleInstallation of SRM 5.5 failing
Trying to install SRM 5.5 with remote dedicated Sql 2008 R2 SP2 . I created the database, made the vcenter domain account the owner, go through the setup using the same account everywhere. Gets...
View ArticleHeterogenous Storage solution for Array Based Replication in SRM 5.5
Hi, I have a query if we could have a different storage solution for eg. HP EVA on the Primary Site & HP 3PAR or EMC on the DR site for Array Based Replication? We have to use VMWARE SRM 5.5. Is...
View ArticleSRM 5.5 & SQL Setup
Hello, Does anyone know and can confirm that in SRM 5.5 if it is still a requirement to use SQL Authentication to the SRM database if SRM is installed on a different server than the SQL Server? I...
View ArticleSRM and Solaris OS customization
Hello: Does VMware support Solaris OS customization on SRM during failover? I am talking about network settings (IP, subnet, gateway, DNS) change during SRM recovery plan execution......
View ArticleDoes SRM support multiple branch offices replicate data to one HQ datacenter?
If it possible what's the deploy plan? How many branch offices support to sync data to one HQ datacenter at most?
View ArticleVCenter Versions for Disaster Recovery Site
Hi, I am working on Disaster recovery Using SRM , I have data center A and B , Data Center A already has Vcenter 5 and Hosts ESXI 5.0 U2 , While in Data Center B , I am planing to have everything with...
View ArticlePower on VM after recovery
Hi - I'm using SRM 5.5 to execute a number of migrations to a remote site. All going well but if I need to rollback to the original site I have to do a reprotect etc which takes a long time to re-sync...
View ArticleSRM 5.0 to 5.5 and RecoverPoint from 3.5 to 4.0.1
I'm looking at upgrading from SRM 5.0 to 5.5 and RecoverPoint from 3.5 sp1 to 4.0.1 and I'm a little confused about the dependencies, as the documentation is inconsistent. I assume I can upgrade the...
View ArticleNFS locks preventing SRM power on?
Hi I am in the process of testing recovery plans after upgrading from version 4 to 5.1.I have no experience with version 4 and I am not sure whether this was ever an issue in that versionA lot of the...
View ArticleSingle or Multiple Protection group?
Hi, I have Site A and Site B with Vcenter and SRM , My Question is regarding Protection Groups , I have 4 TB LUN which will have 20 Vms and Replication will be based on Storage replication (Array) I...
View ArticleSRM from vCloud Suite to vSphere Enterprise Plus
Was just asked this question today and thought I'd ping the community about it. Is there a problem with using SRM from the vCloud Suite and targeting a cluster licensed under vSphere Enterprise Plus?...
View Articlesilent installation for Site Recovery Manager
Hello, Is there a way to install VMware SRM by using silent installation?Is there any guide how to use silent installation for Site Recovery Manager? Thanks a lot
View ArticleVMware SRM Database design
Hi All, I would be creating the VSphere 5.5(ESXi 5.5, VCenter 5.5) & VMware SRM cluster in primary DC with the below VMs Primary DC1 - VM List--------------------AD ServerVCenter Server with SQL...
View ArticleDatabase configuration for SRM 5.0.3
HI all, we are deploying a srm 5.0.3 solución and we have one question and one error during vrms database connection. AFAIK, we need ríe differents database for each SRM server, but for VMRS database i...
View ArticleSRM recovery plan to control VM power-on and datastore mount timing
I am using array based replication (EMC RecoverPoint) and SRM 5.5 for auto-recovery. Plan to create my auto recover plan as following:Step 1: Mount “Datastore-1” (or make “Datastore-1” available) on...
View ArticleSRM v5.5 linking vcenter 5.1 sites? Any issues?
Are there any issues with running SRM 5.5 with local and protected sites just running vCenter and esx 5.1? We will be moving to SRM 5.5, just wondering how critical moving the vCenter sites from 5.1 U2...
View ArticleVMFS volume residing on recovered devices cannot be found
I've got the error:Error - Failed to recover datastore 'snap-xxxxx'. VMFS volume residing on recovered devices '"xxxxxxxxxxx"' cannot be found. during failback (restore to original site after...
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