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Disaster Recovery Using VMware vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Second Edition

By : Abhilash G B
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Disaster Recovery Using VMware vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager - Second Edition

By: Abhilash G B

Overview of this book

VMware vCenter Site Recovery manage is an orchestration tool used to automate disaster recovery in a manner that no other solution does. It is programmed to leverage array-based replication and VMware's proprietary vSphere Replication engine. The book begins by talking about the architecture of SRM and guides you through the procedures involved in installing and configuring SRM to leverage array-based replication. You will then learn how to protect your virtual machines by creating Protection Groups and validate their recoverability by testing recovery plans and even performing failover and failback. Moving on, you will learn how to install and configure vSphere Replication as a standalone disaster recovery solution. It also guides you through the procedures involved in configuring SRM to leverage vSphere replication. Finally, you will learn how to deploy and configure vRealize Orchestrator and its plugin for SRM and vSphere Replication.
Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Disaster Recovery Using VMware vSphere Replication and vCenter Site Recovery Manager Second Edition
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewer
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Reconfiguring replication


An Ongoing replication can be reconfigured. This is done if there is a need to change the replication server in use, the target datastore, or the recovery settings.

The following procedure will guide you through the steps required in reconfiguring a replication:

  1. Connect to the vCenter Server and navigate to the inventory home.

  2. Click on vSphere Replication to bring up the vSphere Replication home.

  3. Click on Monitor to go to the monitor with the vSphere Replication sub-tab selected.

  4. 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.

  5. Right-click on an intended replication and click on Reconfigure to start the reconfiguration wizard.

  6. Change the replication server to handle the traffic, if intended. Click on Next to continue.

  7. Select the new target location, if intended. Click on Next to continue.

  8. Modify the replication options,...