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Site Recovery Manager AdministrationvCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.8This document supports the version of each product listed andsupports all subsequ

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The location of the VMX file of a virtual machine determines which array pair a virtual machine belongs to.A virtual machine cannot belong to two arra

Advanced Site Recovery ManagerConfiguration 10The Site Recovery Manager default configuration enables some simple recovery scenarios. Advanced usersca

Procedure1 In the vSphere Web Client, click Site Recovery > Sites, and select a site.2 On the Manage tab, click Advanced Settings.3 Select Export H

Change Logging SettingsYou can change the levels of logging that Site Recovery Manager provides for theSite Recovery Manager Server components.Site Re

4 Click Edit to modify the logging settings.By default, all components record verbose level logs, unless stated otherwise in the description of thelog

Change Recovery SettingsYou can adjust default values for timeouts that occur when you test or run a recovery plan. You mightadjust default values if

Option ActionChange the delay after powering ona virtual machine before startingdependent tasks. The default valueis 0.Enter a new value in the recove

Procedure1 In the vSphere Web Client, click Site Recovery > Sites, and select a site.2 On the Manage tab, click Advanced Settings.3 Click Remote Si

4 Click Edit to modify the storage settings.Option ActionChange timeout in seconds forexecuting an SRA command. Thedefault value is 300 seconds.Enter

Option ActionChange the timeout in seconds towait for Batch Attach LUN operationto complete on each ESXi host. Thedefault value is 3600 seconds.Enter

Site Recovery Manager Privileges,Roles, and Permissions 1Site Recovery Manager provides disaster recovery by performing operations for users. These op

Option ActionIdentify VMX file paths thatSite Recovery Manager should notconsider as potential VMX filecandidates after Storage vMotion.The default va

Option DescriptionChange the timeout period forreverse replication during reprotectoperations. The default value is3600.Enter a new value in the rever

7 Open the vmware-dr.xml file in a text editor.You find the vmware-dr.xml file in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Site RecoveryManager\conf

Table 10‑1. Settings that Modify the Number of Simultaneous Power On or Power Off OperationsOption DescriptionsrmMaxBootShutdownOps Specifies the max

Modify Settings for Long-Running TasksIf you run tasks that take a long time to complete, the default timeout period on the remote site might elapsebe

5 Add a <TaskProgressDefaultTimeout> element inside the <RemoteManager> tags.The <TaskProgressDefaultTimeout> must be at least 1/100

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Site Recovery Manager Events andAlarms 11Site Recovery Manager supports event logging. Each event includes a corresponding alarm thatSite Recovery Man

Configure Site Recovery Manager AlarmsSite Recovery Manager adds alarms to the alarms that vCenter Server supports. You can configureSite Recovery Man

Site Recovery Manager Events ReferenceSite Recovery Manager monitors different types of events.Site Status EventsSite status events provide informatio

nManaging Permissions in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration on page 14You can configure Site Recovery Manager to use with a shared recovery site. Th

Table 11‑1. Site Status Events (Continued)Event Description CauseLocalQsConnectionUpEventThe connection to the local inventoryservice is restoredConn

Table 11‑2. Protection Group Replication Informational Events (Continued)Event Description CauseProtectedVmReconfiguredRecoveryLocationSettingsEventR

Recovery EventsRecovery events provide information about actions and status related to the Site Recovery Managerrecovery processes.Table 11‑5. Recove

Table 11‑5. Recovery Events (Continued)Event Description CausePlanServerCommandBeginRecovery plan has started to run acommand on theSite Recovery Man

Table 11‑8. Array Pair EventsEvent Description CauseSAPairDiscoveredEventDiscovered replicated array pair withArray Manager.User created Array Manage

Table 11‑10. Protection Events (Continued)Event Description CauseSPGroupProtRestoredEventProtection has been restored forspecified protection group.T

Licensing EventsLicensing events provide information about changes in Site Recovery Manager licensing status.Table 11‑11. Licensing EventsEvent Descr

SNMP TrapsSite Recovery Manager sends SNMP traps to community targets defined in vCenter Server. You canconfigure them using the vSphere Web Client. W

Table 11‑13. SNMP Traps (Continued)Event Description CauseRecoveryPlanVmCommandBeginTrapThis trap is sent when a recoveryplan starts the execution of

Collecting Site Recovery ManagerLog Files 12To help identify the cause of any problems you encounter during the day-to-day running ofSite Recovery Man

Site Recovery Manager and the vCenter Server Administrator RoleIf a user or user group has the vCenter Server administrator role on a vCenter Server i

Procedure1 In the vSphere Web Client, click Site Recovery > Sites, and select a site.2 From the Actions menu, and select Export SRM Log. You can al

4 Set the maximum size in megabytes of the logs to retain.You set the maximum log size by adding a <maxFileSize> section to the <log> sect

10 (Optional) Set the level of logging for storage replication adapters.Setting the Site Recovery Manager logging level does not set the logging level

5 To modify the maximum number of core dump files, add a row to the <debug> section.<maxCoreDumpFiles>max files</maxCoreDumpFiles>If

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TroubleshootingSite Recovery Manager 13If you encounter problems with creating protection groups and recovery plans, recovery, or guestcustomization,

Site Recovery Manager Doubles the Number of Backslashes in theCommand Line When Running CalloutsWhen a backslash is a part of the callout command line

Powering on Many Virtual Machines Simultaneously on the RecoverySite Can Lead to ErrorsWhen many virtual machines perform boot operations at the same

CauseSite Recovery Manager does not check how snapshot volumes are presented to ESXi hosts.Site Recovery Manager does not support setting the LVM.enab

CauseThe infrastructure on the recovery site is unable to handle the volume of concurrent creations of placeholdervirtual machines.SolutionIncrease th

Managing Permissions in a Shared Recovery Site ConfigurationYou can configure Site Recovery Manager to use with a shared recovery site. The vCenter Se

CauseThis problem can occur for one of the following reasons.nThe VMware Tools package is not installed on the virtual machine that you are recovering

.CauseWhen you run reprotect, Site Recovery Manager performs an online sync for the vSphere Replicationprotection group, which might cause the operati

3 Add a <topology><drTaskCleanupTime> element to the vmware-dr.xml file.You can add the <topology> element anywhere at the top level

SolutionTo delay the start of storage rescans until the storage devices are available on the ESXi hosts, increase thestorageProvider.hostRescanDelaySe

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IndexAActive Directory domain controllers, limits onprotection 97Admission Control clusters, using with SRM 97Advanced Settings, vSphere Replication

forced recovery 44, 49Ggenerate manually 130HHigh Availability, and SRM 94host-based replication 26Iinstallation, of storage replication adapter

command steps 60configure VM dependencies 62create 46customizing 55deleting 52differences between testing and running 45disaster recovery 43exp

troubleshootingrecovery 139recovery times out 139Uupdated information 9VvCenter, and Site Recovery Manager 91vCenter Orchestratorlist of operation

nPlace all of the user's placeholder virtual machines in this folder, so that they can inherit itspermissions.nDo not assign permissions to acces

4 Select a role from the Assigned Role drop-down menu to assign to the user or user group that youselected in Step 3.The Assigned Role drop-down menu

Site Recovery Manager Roles ReferenceSite Recovery Manager includes a set of roles. Each role includes a set of privileges, which allow users withthos

Table 1‑1. Site Recovery Manager RolesRoleActions that thisRole Permits Privileges that this Role IncludesObjects invCenter ServerInventory that this

Table 1‑1. Site Recovery Manager Roles (Continued)RoleActions that thisRole Permits Privileges that this Role IncludesObjects invCenter ServerInvento

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Table 1‑1. Site Recovery Manager Roles (Continued)RoleActions that thisRole Permits Privileges that this Role IncludesObjects invCenter ServerInvento

Replicating Virtual Machines 2Before you create protection groups, you must configure replication on the virtual machines to protect.You can replicate

Figure 2‑1. Site Recovery Manager Architecture with Array-Based ReplicationSRM plug-invSphere Web ClientProtected SiteRecovery SiteESXiServerESXiServ

nDownload the SRA by going to https://my.vmware.com/web/vmware/downloads, selecting VMwarevCenter Site Recovery Manager > Download Product, then se

4 Select a site or pair of sites for the array manager and click Next.5 Select the array manager type that you want Site Recovery Manager to use from

Edit Array ManagersUse the Edit Array Manager wizard to modify an array manager's name or other settings, such as the IPaddress or user name and

Using vSphere Replication with Site Recovery ManagerSite Recovery Manager can use vSphere Replication to replicate data to servers at the recovery sit

Using vSphere Replication and VMware Virtual SAN Storage withSite Recovery ManagerYou can use VMware Virtual SAN storage with vSphere Replication and

nDeploy vSphere Replication appliances on both sites and configure the connection between theappliances.nConfigure virtual machines for replication us

Creating and Managing ProtectionGroups 3After you configure a replication solution, you can create protection groups. A protection group is acollectio

ContentsAbout VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager Administration 7Updated Information 9 1Site Recovery Manager Privileges, Roles, and Permissions 11H

nApply Inventory Mappings to All Members of a Protection Group on page 35If the status of a protection group is Not Configured, you can configure prot

replicated storage devices, one datastore is the replication source and the other is the replication target. Datawritten to the source datastore is re

About vSphere Replication Protection GroupsYou can include virtual machines that you configured for vSphere Replication in vSphere Replicationprotecti

When you create protection groups, wait to ensure that the operations finish as expected. Make sure thatSite Recovery Manager creates the protection g

nTo apply inventory mappings to each virtual machine in the protection group individually, see “Configure Inventory Mappings for an Individual Virtual

What to do nextIf the status of the protection group is Not Configured and the status for the new virtual machines isMapping Missing, apply inventory

5 (Optional) If the status of the virtual machines is Not Configured or Mapping Missing, check theinventory mappings and click Configure All again.6 (

9 (Optional) If the status of the virtual machine Placeholder VM creation error, check the placeholderdatastore mapping at the site level, right-click

Remove Protection from a Virtual MachineYou can temporarily remove protection from a replicated virtual machine without removing it from itsprotection

Table 3‑1. Protection Group States (Continued)State DescriptionCleaning Up Group is used in a plan that is cleaning up after a test. Youcannot edit t

Edit a Recovery Plan 47Test a Recovery Plan 48Clean Up After Testing a Recovery Plan 48Run a Recovery Plan 49Recover a Point-in-Time Snapshot of a Vir

Table 3‑2. Virtual Machine Protection States (Continued)State DescriptionDevice not found: device name You added an unreplicated disk or device to a

Creating, Testing, and RunningRecovery Plans 4After you configure Site Recovery Manager at the protected and recovery sites, you can create, test, and

nExport Recovery Plan Steps on page 51You can export the steps of a recovery plan in various formats for future reference, or to keep a hardcopy backu

Test Networks and Datacenter NetworksWhen you test a recovery plan, Site Recovery Manager can create a test network that it uses to connectrecovered v

Site Recovery Manager uses VMware Tools heartbeat to discover when a virtual machine is running on therecovery site. In this way, Site Recovery Manage

Differences Between Testing and Running a Recovery PlanTesting a recovery plan has no lasting effects on either the protected site or the recovery sit

machines to communicate, establish and select DVS switches or VLANs. With an isolated VLAN thatconnects all hosts to each other but not to a productio

2 On the Related Objects > Recovery Plans tab, click the icon to create a recovery plan.3 Enter a name for the plan, select a location, then click

Test a Recovery PlanWhen you test a recovery plan, Site Recovery Manager runs the virtual machines of the recovery plan on atest network and on a temp

Procedure1 In the vSphere Web Client, select Site Recovery > Recovery Plans, and select a recovery plan.2 Right-click the recovery plan and select

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8 Click the Monitor tab and click Recovery Steps.The Recovery Steps tab displays the progress of individual steps. The Recent Tasks area reports thepr

Cancel a Test or RecoveryYou can cancel a recovery plan test whenever the status is test in progress or failover in progress.When you cancel a test or

PrerequisitesYou ran or tested a recovery plan, or cleaned up after a test.Procedure1 In the vSphere Web Client, select Site Recovery > Recovery Pl

Table 4‑2. Recovery States (Continued)State DescriptionDisaster recovery complete During recovery at the protected site, VM shutdownenountered errors

Table 4‑2. Recovery States (Continued)State DescriptionProtection groups in use Plan contains groups that are being used for a test byanother plan. T

Configuring a Recovery Plan 5You can configure a recovery plan to run commands on Site Recovery Manager Server or on a virtualmachine, display message

Recovery Plan StepsA recovery plan runs a series of steps that must be performed in a specific order for a given workflow suchas a planned migration o

nHow Site Recovery Manager Handles Custom Recovery Step Failures on page 58Site Recovery Manager handles custom recovery step failures differently bas

How Site Recovery Manager Handles Custom Recovery Step FailuresSite Recovery Manager handles custom recovery step failures differently based on the ty

5 Select Command on SRM Server or Prompt.6 In the Name text box, enter a name for the step.The step name appears in the list of steps in the Recovery

Recovery Plan Times Out While Waiting for VMware Tools 141Synchronization Fails for vSphere Replication Protection Groups 141Reprotect Fails After Res

8 In the Content text box, enter the commands for the step to run.nIf you selected Command on SRM Server or Command on Recovered VM, enter the command

Table 5‑2. Environment Variables Available to Per-Virtual Machine Command StepsName Value ExampleVMware_VM_Uuid UUID used by vCenter to uniquely iden

Procedure1 In the vSphere Web Client, select Site Recovery > Recovery Plans, and select a recovery plan.2 On the Related Objects tab, click Virtual

Configure Virtual Machine Startup and Shutdown OptionsYou can configure how a virtual machine starts up and shuts down on the recovery site during a r

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Customizing IP Properties for VirtualMachines 6You can customize IP settings for virtual machines for the protected site and the recovery site. Custom

After the IP customization process finishes, virtual machines power on according to the priority groups andany dependencies that you set. The power on

10 Repeat Step 6 through Step 9 to configure recovery site or protected site settings, if required.For example, if you configured IP settings for the

nReport IP Address Mappings for Recovery Plans on page 68The IP address map reporter generates an XML document describing the IP properties of protect

Syntax of the DR IP Customizer ToolThe DR IP Customizer tool includes options that you can use to gather networking information about thevirtual machi

About VMware vCenter Site Recovery ManagerAdministrationVMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (Site Recovery Manager) is an extension to VMwarevCenter

Table 6‑1. DR IP Customizer Options (Continued)Option Description Mandatory--cmd argYou specify different commands torun DR IP Customizer in differen

Configuring IP settings for both sites is optional. You can provide settings for only the protected site, orsettings for only the recovery site, or se

Table 6‑2. Columns of the DR IP Customizer CSV File (Continued)Column Description Customization RulesNet BIOS Select whether to activate NetBIOSon th

Table 6‑2. Columns of the DR IP Customizer CSV File (Continued)Column Description Customization RulesDNS Server(s) Address of the DNS server or serve

nTo specify an IP address for a network adapter on each of the protected and recovery sites, or to specifymultiple DNS server addresses, add a new row

Table 6‑3. Setting Static IPv4 Addresses in a Modified CSV File (Continued)VM IDVMNamevCenterServerAdapter IDPrimaryWINSSecondaryWINSIPAddressSubnetM

Table 6‑4. Setting Static and DHCP IPv4 Addresses in a Modified CSV FileVM IDVMNamevCenterServerAdapter IDPrimaryWINSSecondaryWINSIPAddressSubnetMask

Example: Setting Static and DHCP IPv4 and IPv6 AddressesYou can modify the generated CSV file to assign multiple NICs to vm-3-win, one of the virtual

Table 6‑5. Setting Static and DHCP IPv4 and IPv6 Addresses in a Modified CSV File (Continued)VM IDVMNamevCenterServerAdapterIDPrimaryWINSSecondaryWIN

Procedure1 Open a command shell on the Site Recovery Manager Server host.2 Change directory to C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Ma

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Customize IP Properties for Multiple Virtual Machines by Defining IPCustomization RulesYou can specify a single subnet-level IP mapping rule for a sel

If you set the advanced setting option recovery.useIpMapperAutomatically to True and configure the IPmapping rule for virtual networks, then Site Reco

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Reprotecting Virtual Machines After aRecovery 7After a recovery, the recovery site becomes the new protected site, but it is not protected yet. If the

Figure 7‑1. Site Recovery Manager Reprotect ProcessappsOSappsOSappsOSappsOSappsOSappsOSSite AProtectiongroupReplicavirtualmachinespower offSite Bapps

Forcing synchronization of data from the new protection site to the new recovery site ensures that therecovery site has a current copy of the protecte

Procedure1 In the vSphere Web Client, select Site Recovery > Recovery Plans.2 Right-click a recovery plan and select Reprotect.3 Select the check b

Restoring the Pre-Recovery SiteConfiguration By PerformingFailback 8To restore the original configuration of the protected and recovery sites after a

Figure 8‑1. Site Recovery Manager Failback ProcessReplicavirtualmachinespower offappsOSappsOSappsOSappsOSappsOSappsOS1. Planned MigrationSite AProtec

4 Determine whether to enable Force Cleanup and click Next.This option is only available after you have run reprotect once and errors occured. Enablin

Updated InformationSite Recovery Manager Administration is updated with each release of the product or when necessary.This table provides the update h

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Interoperability ofSite Recovery Manager with OtherSoftware 9Site Recovery Manager Server operates as an extension to the vCenter Server at a site.Sit

How Changes to vCenter Server Inventory Affect Site Recovery ManagerBecause Site Recovery Manager protection groups apply to a subset of the vCenter S

If DRS is enabled and in fully automatic mode, DRS might move other virtual machines to further balancethe load across the cluster while Site Recovery

nMoving a protected disk to a different consistency group results in the same problems as for moving anentire virtual machine. These problems occur if

Site Recovery Manager and vSphere PowerCLIVMware vSphere PowerCLI provides a Windows PowerShell interface for command-line access toSite Recovery Mana

Because of the significant effect that running a recovery has on the protected and recovery sites, you cannotuse the vCenter Orchestrator plug-in for

ESXi Host Requirements for Protection of MSCS Virtual MachinesTo protect MSCS or fault tolerant virtual machines, the ESXi host machines on which the

Protection and Recovery of Virtual Machines with SnapshotsArray-based replication supports the protection and recovery of virtual machines with snapsh

Protection and Recovery of Virtual Machines Attached to RDM Disk DevicesThe protection and recovery of virtual machines that are attached to a raw dis