Public cloud and VR version (5.0 - 5.1)
Hello, in a shared recovery site used for Disaster Recovery to the Cloud, deploing SRM 5.1 with vSphere Replication appliance (VRM) 5.1which versions of SRM and vSphere Replication can I have on the...
View ArticleRecovery test using SRM 5.1
Hello All, I have set up SRM using storage replication and both my sites are connected. Now I am ready to do my first recovery test. I have a question. I am sorry if the question is stupid as this is...
View ArticleReprotect Steps : Add steps ?
Hi, In the SRM recovery Steps, I use powershell scripts to control a NetApp NAS, which is accessed by my protected virtual machines for an application (VM Datastores resides on the SAN).The recovery...
View ArticleSRM 4.1 Unable to find any array script
Hello I have 2 servers with SRM 4.1, one is the protected site and the other the recovery site. In both server, I changed the domain account used by SRM to talk with the Vcenter, because the account...
View ArticleEMC plugins Required
Hi all! Have been all over the internet and finding it very difficult to find what plugins are needed to set up array based replication SRM. Our current set up: vCenter 5.0 – primary vCentervCenter 5.0...
View ArticleUnable to deploy the VR appliance (SRM 5.1)
Hi all,I need some help.I'm installing SRM 5.1 on a new site with the following specs: 2* ESXi 5.1 Hosts (build 799733) and a 5.1 vCenter (build 880146). After pairing the sites, I try to deploy the VR...
View ArticleSRM Upgrade
I’m wishing to upgrade from SRM 5.01 to 5.1.1. My VC iscurrently 5.01 and will also be going to 5.1.1. I note from the product interoperability matrix that Vcenter5.0 will only support SRM 5.0,...
View ArticleWill changing RPO's (say from 1hr to 15min) cause the Datastores to...
Hi all,Here is an SRM noob question: I currently have a VM with 2 disks attached to it (60Gb and a 400Gb) and it's currently replicating every 1hour..Will changing RPO's (say from 1hr to 15min) cause...
View ArticleProtection Groups. Multiple VMs or Single VMs?
We're going to be running a business continuity test soon and my predecessor has configured SRM so that VMs are grouped into their logical groups. Which makes sense. But what if I only want to recover...
View ArticleHow to set RPO with IBM v7000 ABR ?
Hi, Anyone to have some experiance with this enviroment? I need to set RPO with ABR on v7000. I set v7000 to work with SRM, but no RPO defined.
View ArticleSRA command 'queryInfo' didn't return a response
Hello allNeed another helping hand with SRM configuration.I had got all the plugins installed and configured array managers for our protected site and recovery site. I'm not to sure on what information...
View Articleusing same db for srm as virtual center
Hi, Is it possible/supported to use the same (external Oracle rac 11) for as srm the virtual center database, using a different user of course.Or should I have to create a seperate db for srm? thanks,...
View ArticleHow to disabled/uninstall SRM
Hello, I have two vcenter 4.x with full configuration SRM We want to migrate ESXi from Site A into a new Vcenter 5.x and use a metrocluster architecture at the end. I want to disabled/suspend or...
View ArticleSite Recovery over an Infrastructure As A Service (IAAS Cloud): is it possible?
Hi, I want to ask if you have ever seen a design looked like a Site Recovery over an IAAS infrastructure. Do you think that it may be possible or not? Regards, Andry Tiana ANDRIANALY
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Error configuring protection group
Hello, I am running two vCenters, one is hosting the Primary (Protected site) and the other is my dedicated DR site. I am using VR replication on all my VMs in the primary site. When I open up Site...
View ArticleItems needed for implementing SRM5.0 with a VNX5300 with ESXi5.0
Hi, I know from reading the documentation I need to appropriate SRA, which I have. The issues I am seeing is I can not find what particular NavCLI I need to download.. Do I need to download and...
View Articlevmware SRM implementation issue
Hi Sir I am working in client place for SRM implementation. Here i have a VMware vSphere , Vmware vCenter server and SRM setup in two different location for production environment. My Setup is...
View ArticleSRM licensing ?
I am about to install SRM 5.02 in our environment. We have two sites one Production and one for DR. We would like to have the ability to fail back after a disaster (Reprotect?).It appears to do this I...
View Articlembralign breaks vSphere Replication
Just spent days troubleshooting vSphere Replication in the lab. Installation of the VRMS and VRS servers went without issue. Configuring replication on a VM completed without error. But when I would...
View ArticleSRM datastore extend
SRM datastore extend : we are planning to extend the protected datastore on SRM 5 as it is 2 way replication , i want to know do we need to pause the replication and extend the datastore or how. please...
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