3par in synchronous long distance with Vmware SRM 5.1
Hi,I write because I have a question regarding a 3PAR configuration with VMware SRM.A my customer would like to implement a solution based on three 3par7400c and VMware SRM 5.1.I want to implement a...
View ArticleSRM 6.0 "Site Recovery" not visible in Web Client
I have installed SRM 6.0 successfully. However, I can't see the Site Recovery link in the left frame of the web client. I can see the plug-in listed in the desktop client and I can see it as...
View ArticleDetached storage
This may be the wrong place to ask, but I couldn't think of a better location.After performing a Test (or live recovery) to our warm site, and cleaning up the test, we have storage on our remote...
View ArticleSimple Wait time command between steps
Hello, I need to add a step to simply wait 5 minutes after VM shutdown before SRM moves onto the next step on a failover/recovery. I need to do this because datastores are not unmounting fully before...
View ArticleProcess to change IP of the Replication Applicance
Hello VMware Community, I'm looking for a little guidance here. What would be the recommended process to change the IP of a replication appliance? We find that when we change the IP of the appliance...
View ArticleHow to manually disable SRM replication?
Hello, I need to disable disk replication on a VM to resize disks. The problem is that ESXi and all of its VMs been connected to a different vCenter server which doesn't have SRM installed. However VM...
View ArticleSite Recovery Manager (SRM) v6.0 fails to pair sites - certificate chain not...
I have used the default self-signed certificates throughout the vCenter and SRM setup. When going to pair the vCenters, I get "Server certificate chain not verified". These are 2 new VCSA 6.0 VMs...
View ArticleSRM 5.8 stating "No SRAs have been installed."
I recently updated to SRM 5.8 and it is now stating that "No SRAs have been installed." I checked the compatibility list and the SRA I was using is supported on 5.8 and nothing has changed with it...
View ArticleRunning SRM in a active/active setup
Hi Guys, I am curious about using SRM to protect VMs in 2 data centres that are both active. Data centre A has a bunch of VMs that need to be replicated over to Data Centre B using array replication...
View ArticleSRA command "discovery arrays failed"adv0408 file not found in VMware Site...
Hello All, Can we add multiple array managers to sites in VMware SRM? How to register multiple array managers to one copy group in SRA? When i try to add new array manager(second array manager)...
View ArticlevCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Introduction and General InformationWhat is VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager?VMware vCenter™ Site Recovery Manager™ is the industry leading disaster recovery management solution. Site Recovery...
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error while testing recovery plan
Hi!From docs about SRM 6: from Install guideIf you use vSphere Replication, do not select a placeholder datastore that you already useas the target datastore for replications. from admin guide:The...
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Renting SRM licenses for a once off site flip.
Hi, We are looking into flipping our DR and Production site so we need to flip all the VM's not just the crticital ones that is normally protected by SRM as part of our DR recovery process. Does anyone...
View ArticleGet backups from DR site
We are going to implement primary vsphere site and DR site. Primary site replicate to DR site through vmware srm. I want to know can we get backup from DR site using symantec netbackup application....
View ArticleSRM
My lub:vCenter 6.0SRM 6.0IBM SRA - IBMSVCSRA_2.3.1.0 for IBM v7000 There is VM on protected site. When I disconnect storage from host and do "run recovery plan(desaster recovery)" SRM start VM on...
View ArticlePower on vm's from DR site........ ?
We have primary site and DR site and running SRM on this environment. Once primary site are failure VM's will power on from DR site or not. I want to know it's work like fault tolerance mode?
View ArticleInitial install at Recovery Site
Hi All, I've read the insallation guide for SRM 5.5 and see that it talks about having a virtual centre server setup at both sites. I understand this but what I cannot find \ figure out is if I need...
View ArticleHP MSA 2040 iSCSI -- SRM fails on Recover and Reprotect operations.
Does anyone have any practical experience with the HP MSA 2040 iSCSI SAN, DL360p G8 servers running VMware 5.5 and SRM 5.8. We have the HP MSA SRA 5.8.0.24 installed, and the MSA runs firmware...
View ArticleCan I force SRM 5.0 with SRDF/SRA 5.0.1 to recover at target site when source...
SRDF/A (latest VMAX 5876 code)SRM 5.0SRDF/SRA 5.0.1vCenter 5.0We are moving the target VMAX to a loaner VMAX target (where we will not use SRM) and then we will move back to the original VMAX (after...
View ArticleUnable to create a Protection Group - "Array Pair" not visible
HI all, at the final stages of a proof-of-concept with a pair of Falconstor NSSVA's replicating an environment, most of the SRM side of things is now configured but at the point where I'm trying to...
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