Multiple Recovery Sites
Hello, We already have one site A (Protected) paired with Site B (Recovery) and working very well. We now need to connect site C as a Recovery point for Site A (Protected). I get the message that Site...
View ArticleError SRM test recovery
Hi. We have this error: Error - Error creating test bubble image for group 'GID-a3c95885-e644-4ba2-a50a-5a31ddff7e7f' on VR Server 'localhost.localdom' (address '172.16.100.1'). Cannot determine...
View ArticleRecovery Plan History Report doesn't show execution time by single row
Hi Does anyone have an idea what can be a problem with showing execution time in Recovery Plan History Report column by every single task?. We can see only "Elapsed Time" in "Run Summary" but nothing...
View ArticleInformation regarding array replication
Wanted to know, if we fail-back the recovered VM's to the protected site, will the changed data will also be restored back.If yes, can we prevent this from happening as we are only running the recovery...
View ArticleInstalling SRM 5.8 when using vCSA
Trying to install SRM 5.8 and having some issues: Local vCenter is vCSA 5.5 U2. Certificates were replaced on vCSA for all services using internal Microsoft CA.SRM server is 2012 R2 that is joined to...
View Articledisable NICs on Protected Servers during Test
Hello, In years past when we have done a DR test we have been using a combination of DoubleTake and Veeam for Disaster Recovery. Generally, the way the test is run is we do it on a weekend when no...
View ArticleEMC RecoverPoint Storage Replication Adapter Version 2.1
Hi everyone, I'm having issues with this SRA version 2.1! The installation went just fine on both sites. Pairing and mapping is functional between two VCenters. I have VCenter 5.1, SRM 5.1 running...
View ArticleAbout site recovery manager 5.5
Hi guys, can i use SRM 5.5 with ESX 5.1 U2 ? Is it works ? Thanks in advance.
View ArticleAbout SRM 5.5 and vsphere replication
Hi guys, using srm 5.5 and vsphere replication can i do a first replication of virtual machine with a manual copy or clone on the remote site and after sync the virtual machine with vsphere replication...
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SRM vSphere replication - Missing VMs replica
Hello, I'm using SRM with vSphere Replication and all my VMs are replicated successfully from my protected site to my recovery.site as you can see :My problem is that i don't see all the replica of the...
View ArticleVMware SRM 5.5 "Incompatible device backing specified for device."
I have 2 VmWare vCenters with SRM 5.5 installed.I have MSFC out of 3 nodes with multiple RDM disks connected to machines using seconds SCSI controller in physical mode. Some RDM are replicated using...
View ArticleHow to recover VM to a specific ESX host in the Cluster?
I have two sites, Primary and DR. I have a cluster on the primary site which consists of 2 ESX hosts. An 2-node application cluster is created consisting of VM from each of these ESX hosts. The VM are...
View ArticleCan't add Custom Step to "Cleanup" in SRM 5
We're upgrading from SRM 4.1 to SRM 5. With SRM 4.1, we had a custom step in the recovery plan that executed during the Cleanup phase after an RP test. Now that the servers are upgraded to SRM 5,...
View ArticleDo we need a VR server at the protected site ?
Hi there, I wonder if i need to have the same number of VR server at the both site (protected and recovery) or just at the recovery site or SRM use the VR server of the recovery site for the failback...
View ArticleBreak/Stop replication in SRM from VR
Hi, I was suppose migrate VM from one data center to other Data center and it was one time deal so i decided to configure vSphere replication so that i can migrate the VM's.Now i can see the VM's at...
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Replication status - Not active
Hello, I have a replication warning with one VM in the SRM vSphere Replication menu : When i launch the command "synchronize now" i get this error : I looked for solution on many forums but i got...
View ArticleSolaris 11 re-ip methods?
looking for different ways to re-ip a solaris 11 VM after bringing it up in an environment where layer 2 isn't the same as production.
View Articlein the failover method, NFS share to ESX , can't get ESX ip
in the testFailoverStart testFailoverStop and failover methods , in storage we need to set esx ip to NFS share when mounting Replica filesystem or snapshots to esx ,from the request of...
View ArticleFailed to connect virtual device ethernet0.
Hi gurus I have tried to reconnect the eth connection on a VM on my DR site but everytime I check the connect box, this error comes up and the VM stays disconnected " Failed to connect virtual...
View ArticleSRM- Low Level Design Document
Hello Any one provide me some guidance to prepare Low Level design document for SRM? If I get any template will be great! ThanksBala
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