SRM Server FQDN Name change
Hi, Here is the error we encountered. Call "DrRemoteSite.ProbePairedDrConnection" for object "site-1024" on Server <SRM servername> failed. Unable to connect to <DR SErvername of...
View ArticleSRM server marked as unavailable and not connected just on one side
Hey there, i´m experiencing a strange issue in our site recovery manager 5.5.1.We did a new SRM installation paired with vsphere replication, replicated all the vms and created a few protection...
View Articlelarge data changes in vmdk datastore causing SRM difficult to sync in time
Hi Team, I have 3 esxi5.0 hosts running on IBM servers using netapp FCOE storage. We are configuring SRM for fail over to DR site. we have about 20VM. 3 or them are MSSQL and the rest are application...
View Article4.1 to 5.5
Hello, We have 2 vCenter instances (both versions exist on the protected and recovery sites) - one is 4.1, one is 5.5. We have chosen not to upgrade, but to migrate between the two. SRM is currently...
View ArticleAnyone using multisite SSO with SRM 5.1?
Hi, We're going to put in a "active/active" SRM 5.1 deployment (half the protected VMs on each site - using the opposite site as their recovery site). The vSphere 5.1 environment will be brand new too...
View ArticleSeparate placeholder datastore in recovery site required when using vSphere...
Hi, I am wondering if in the recovery site a separate (second) datastore is required to accomodate the placeholder VMs when using SRM with vSphere Replication. It is a small test environment and I only...
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srm 5.5 cannot complete login due to an incorrect user and password
Hi all,i have a problem login to srm 5.5(upgrade from 5.1.1) plugin.please belowThiserrordoes notaffect all vcenter admin domain user,admin internal SSO vcenter. And only happen @ vcenter recovery...
View ArticleSRM 5.5 sends logging level for a key logManager.Storage instead of key...
If I set logging level for Storage Provider but it takes logging level available for Storage.Why such discrepancies in SRM5.5? SRM logs: 2014-04-17T05:14:15.256-07:00 [04792 info 'Default'] Setting...
View ArticleSRM 5.5, would it be supported combination to have 2 or more datastores from...
Have a situation, where vms on source side have multiple vmdks, and are on same filer, but their replication goes to different filers on target. Is it supported situation?
View ArticleIntegrating SRM using API facing issues to get Mapping info of resource pools...
Hi, we are integrating SRM in to our product using SRM API. Here in the below example i am getting Resource Pool Info of Protected Site similarly we can get Resource Pool info of recovery Site. Here...
View ArticleManaged Object Reference to Managed Object (in the context of SRM)
I am trying to implement a controller for the site recovery manager to partially automate some steps. VMware provides some APIs to control protection group and recovery group---check status, (un)...
View ArticlePermissions not reflecting in SRM console
When I check the SRM(5.1.2) console, the recovery site doesn't replicate the permission which is present in the vCenter permissions tab. The result is, I want use a service account for connecting the...
View ArticleRecovery of Single VM for Array Based Replication
Can I recover a single VM in SRM which is configured with Array based replication? if not are there any workarounds for achieving this?SRM version 5.1.2
View ArticleSQL clustering with VMware SRM
Hi I am in the process of setting SQL cluster on Vmware and for DR will be using SRM. Can anyone please provide document explaining step by step instructions, also is it possible to use SRM for SQL...
View ArticleCase Studies
Does anyone know of a reference source or have access to SRM case studies?Specifically case studies from enterprise systems where SRM was used in a Disaster Recovery scenario.I've looked at every...
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Change memory configuration of VM before first start during recovery
Hello, Since the vSphere host in my recovery site has less memory onboard than on my protected site, I need to change the VM's memory settings during a recovery, before they boot. This question has...
View ArticleReceived NULL results from PropertyCollector::WaitForUpdatesEx due to timeout...
Hi, I am running SRA certSuit for Site recovery manager with vCenter Server.Now I met a timeout problem.Basiclly It is like:...
View ArticleSRM 5.1 add vCenter VM to protection group
Hi Everyone,Do you add the protected site vCenter VM to the protection group with your other protected VMs? Is it a best practice to do so? Thanks!
View ArticleSRM protected vm's discoverable by CMDB?
Can wmi, power cli, snmp or any other method be used to export a list of protected vm's into a change mgmt. database? Thanks
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