An Ongoing replication can be paused regardless of the status it is in. Pausing a replication will stop the VR from tracking the changes to the VMDK files. The following procedure will guide you through the steps required in pausing an ongoing replication:
Connect to the vCenter Server and navigate to the inventory home.
Click on vSphere Replication to bring up the vSphere Replication home.
Click on Monitor to go to the monitor with the vSphere Replication sub-tab selected.
In the left-hand pane, you will find both Outgoing Replications and Incoming Replications selected. Make an appropriate selection depending on whether you are at the local or the remote vCenter Server.
Right-click on the replication that you want to pause and click on Pause.
Click on Yes on the confirmation window.
Once the replication has been successfully stopped, the status should read Paused.
On pausing an ongoing replication, the VR server will temporarily stop monitoring the source VM. A paused...