SRM 5.8 Failback/Reprotect
Testing my new SRM 5.8 installation, and by testing I mean that I am actually running a "Planned Migration" on a recovery plan using a test VM that was operating in my test environment. The failover...
View ArticleSRM 5.8 - VMWare Tools Timeout during test / Starting all priorities at once?
We recently upgraded to SRM 5.8.0.1. When performing a test recovery of our recovery plan, I see a lot of VMs that fail to recover with "Error timed out waiting for VMWare tools" or "Timed Out waiting...
View ArticleBasic features question
Hi I'm trying to build a project with features of SRM and I would need to know if you can get full features of SRM inside a vcenter essentials +. At location A you have 2 hosts (a & b) and 1 san.At...
View ArticleSRA command 'queryInfo' didn't return a response
Hello, Trying to install NetApp SRA in SRM. SRA detected the NetApp controller at the remote site but I won't at the local site. I always get this error message : Failed to load SRA from 'C:/Program...
View Articleprotecting vCenter server with standard vSphere replication
Hello, Standard vSphere 5.5 environment, 1 vCenter server based on a Windows 2012 server.1 Datacenter, sites as folders as they are connected via 1Gbit connections. ESXi hosts have Enterprise license....
View ArticleSRM 5.5 using EMC SRDF. Recovery completes but reprotect fails
Hi all, I'm fairly new to SRM but have been plugging away setting up a new environment which is using: vCenter 5.5 u1 (Both Sites)Solutions Enabler 8.0.1.0-1953EMC SRDF Adapater (SRA) = 5.6.0 VMAX...
View Articledesigning SRM and NSX
Hi Everyone, I have a one-site setup with vSphere 5.5, VSAN and NSX 6.1 deployed. There are two separate clusters: one for the management VM's and another for workloads. Currently I'm trying to make...
View ArticleConfigurar SRA IBM SVC para SRM 5.5
Buenas noches. Quisiera saber que se debe configurar despúes de instalar SRA en los sites de Producción y Contingencia de SRM.He visto los manuales e indican que se debe ejecutar srautil y completar...
View ArticleIP Customization Rules (duplicate IP address assignment)
Recently upgraded to 5.8.1. and am attempting to take advantage of the new IP Rules and am noticing during some test recoveries that VM's are getting the same IP addresses assigned to them. Its only...
View ArticleInstall of EMC SRAs on vCenter appliance?
Hey guys Currently have two sites, both using vCenter appliances and both have a Windows host for SRM 5.8. Do I install the SRA adapter on the SRM host or is it even possible to install it on the...
View ArticleSRM 5.8 SAP Test DR
Dear All, Here is our setup upgraded from vSphere/SRM 4.1. vSphere 5.5 Update 2SRM 5.8EMC Clariion and Mirror View Array We are running SAP on VM protected by SRM. SAP VM got 4 VMDK vDisks attached to...
View ArticleSRM 5.8 service stops after start
Hi, after installation of SRM I cant see the SRM icon in Web client. Then I investigated this issue and the problem is, that SRM service stops in few seconds after start. In SRM log I see this error:...
View ArticleSRM 5.8 AddNetworkMapping API
Hi all,Did someone try to invoke the inventory mappings API? Any example? I can't automate such process (add mappings in general). Any help is appreciated. Thanks!Giulio
View ArticleSRM lost connection
Connection error: lost connection to srm server (SRM Server version 5.5.1.4) and i have seen the msg error as below The request failed because the remote server took too long to respond (the command...
View ArticlePost power on step - Execute command on recovered Windows vm fails
Hi, For a Windows Server 2012 recovery plan, I was attempting to run a command on a recovered vm in the post power on step however even though it succeeds in VMware, nothing is run inside the virtual...
View ArticleSRM Disaster Recovery Failover Test of Production scenario
Hi, At work, we're making preparations to test our DR preparedness of our Production environment with the following scenario. Scenario:At our primary Data Centre:Prior to the the network isolation,...
View ArticleSRM 5.8 - Cannot pair sites due to username and/or password
I'm experiencing an issue with a fresh installation of vCenter(VCSA 5.5U2d) and SRM(5.8.0 - 2336305). I cannot pair the sites due to a username and password error. Using a service account that is a...
View ArticleSRM replication and SQL replication
Hi, I would like to know how SRM works with live data for replicating SQL Server DB. We have 2 large databases on two different servers. So, let us say we have a Disaster declared and we are trying to...
View ArticleHow to Implement a new SRA ( storage replication adapter ) for the VMware SRM...
Hi folks, i'm new to the vmware community, i needed to implement a new SRA for cloudbyte, i found the SRM api and sdk , but it does not mention anything about the implementation and api's to be...
View ArticleIs it necessary present Luns replicated to host Esxi in site recovery??
Hi.. I have a dude respect to SRM array replication. Must I present luns replicated to host Esxi in site recovery? or SRA do that?What process SRA do during test, recovery and reprotect?? I have IBM...
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