Re: Fail Over with no Access to Production Site - Failback without bringing...
Why couldn't you run a SRM recovery plan test with the sites disconnected (as long as you are using VR or your SRA supports it)? This would let you verify application functionality at the recovery site...
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If you do what you wrote the two SRM instances would be in 2 completely different states. - One thinks things are as before (VMs running at the Protected site), the other thinks that workloads are now...
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Planning on upgrading from SRM 5.5 to 6.0 u2
Assistance required for simple high level plan for the above, assuming all other parts are done ie ESXi is it a simple 1 step upgrade for do I hav eto go to 6.0, 6.1 etc etc
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hithank youi am going tho check this , end of 11/2016.i will update you. thanks again.
View ArticleRe: Planning on upgrading from SRM 5.5 to 6.0 u2
Based on the following link you can upgrade directly from 5.5 to 6.0, see: VMware Product Interoperability Matrixes But, if you want upgrade to 6.1 (or 6.1.1), you will need to upgrade to version 6.0...
View ArticleRe: vSphere Replication on a SAN STorage
Does this mean that even the storage is currently using SRDF (synchronous), when i use vsphere replication, the replication method will be asynchronous?would it cause any conflict since the storage is...
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Re: vSphere Replication on a SAN STorage
Hi, The vSphere replication will be asynchronous as this is the only option. The array based replication can be synchronous assuming you have the bandwidth and latency requirements. ChevUribe wrote:...
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SPPG in SRM 6.1
In SRM 6.1 when SPPG is used then what will happen if failback is triggered but before failback in Old recovery site few VM were created with the same policy that was the part of protection group. As...
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This wouldn't be possible because the storage at site A (the original protected site) would be in a read-only state. You could associate vms with the storage policy linked to the SPPG, but you couldn't...
View ArticlevSphere Replication to replicate a SQL Cluster?
Hi, Does anyone know if there are any issues when using vSphere Replication to replicate a SQL cluster as part of an SRM solution for DR? Thanks in advance for your help!
View ArticleSRM with EMC VMAX
Can someone here provide some documents on the recommended configuration of VMware for EMC to make it work for SRM?I am talking about some used cases so I can compare this.Most of the configuration is...
View ArticleRe: vSphere Replication to replicate a SQL Cluster?
See: vSphere Replication FAQ (2005776) | VMware KB Does vSphere Replication support MSCS clusters?vSphere Replication does not work with virtual disks opened in "multi-writer mode". MSCS cluster...
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https://www.emc.com/collateral/software/technical-documentation/h10553-sra-vmware-tb.pdf
View ArticleRe: vSphere Replication to replicate a SQL Cluster?
That could work, just note that they aren't replicating a VM with physical RDMs as they are removing them or converting them to virtual mode.
View ArticleRe: vSphere Replication to replicate a SQL Cluster?
Hi Richardson Thank you very much for your prompt reply to this thread as well as your guidance. The following blog post and thread however seem to indicate...
View ArticleRe: vSphere Replication to replicate a SQL Cluster?
Thank You gs_khalsa! Sorry, I am a little confused now. Just so I understand it correctly, are you saying that vSphere Replication is going to work for a SQL cluster as long as virtual mode RDM disks...
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Re: vSphere Replication to replicate a SQL Cluster?
vSphere Replication supports replicating virtual mode RDMs. They are converted to VMDKs upon recovery though (which would mean that they likely wouldn't work on an ongoing basis for a SQL cluster). If...
View ArticleRe: Problem with reprotecting VMs
Just let you know, after the network change was implemented I am able to recover and reprotect now, also going back went fine !
View Articlereplication direction presented wrong
Hello all, Making good progress in my SRM environment.Proof of concept failovers are working flawlessly, gone back and forth several times without any issues. I did notice one thing that bothers...
View ArticleRe: replication direction presented wrong
I haven't seen or heard of that before. Does it show correctly in the PG and RP? Have you opened an SR? What version is this?
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