The best location for vcenter VM and placeholder data warehouses

Hello

I have an SRM installation with 2 sites.  The sites are separated by metro trunk of layer 2 ethernet between the sites.

Site has

1 EqualLogic PS6100

2 ESX servers configured as cluster

There is a single data store volume over the San with all virtual machines in this cluster

There is one instance of vCenter to this place located in the same data as the other virtual machines store

There are also a few other volumes on the SAN used for the RDM disks in virtual machines

I also created a small volume of 1 GB as a VMFS data store and have it mapped in SRM to use as a placeholder for a data store

What are your thoughts on that?  Is this the best way?  I could use the local storage on the ESX servers?  Main VM can be used for fictional settings or my data store?

SRM is installed on the same VM as vCenter

MRS. uses SQL Express on the local vCenter VM

vCenter also uses SQL Express

Site B

1 EqualLogic PS4100

1 ESX Server, so no clustering

There is a single data store volume over the San with all virtual machines running on ESX Server

According to the requirements of the SRM, there is a separate instance of vCenter operating as a virtual machine, and it is not in bound mode.  Should it be? / Should it be?

The number of volumes on the SAN and their goals is the same Site A, the only difference is the size of the volume is smaller because less machines virtual running on this site.

Replication has been implemented and verified the bi-directional working.

We use replication on Bay

OK, here's the problem... When I do a recovery expected, the process stops all the virtual machines on this site that includes the server vCenter/SRM.  I guess that to happen because it's on the same database as my other virtual machines?

If I run the recovery in emergency mode, vCenter is then moved to the other site and power.  Because the sites are layer 2 and on the same vlan, MRS. watch sites are connected by 2 instances SRM can meet eventhough they are now running on the same site.  This does not seem right to me.

Can someone suggest a better configuration?

Thank you

Brian

Hello

There is one instance of vCenter to this place located in the same data as the other virtual machines store

What are your thoughts on that?  Is this the best way?

In addition to vCenter VMS residing on the store of data replicated, it's OK.

I could use the local storage on the ESX servers?

I think that you can, but it is not recommended, because it creates dependency on the availability of the single ESX host.

Main VM can be used for fictional settings or my data store?

I would not recommend this. This will create a mess on the data store. Continue to 1 GB placeholder data store you created and do not replicate.

MRS. uses SQL Express on the local vCenter VM

vCenter also uses SQL Express

Consider that SQL express is adapted to the environment of very small size (don't remember the numbers now). Make sure that you do not exceed the limits.

1 ESX Server, so no clustering

There is a single data store volume over the San with all virtual machines running on ESX Server

This host has sufficient capacity to run all the virtual machines together (Site A and Site B)?

I recommend having two hosts for prallele and accelerate the recovery process (multiple virtual machines can be powered on simultaneously).

According to the requirements of the SRM, there is a separate instance of vCenter operating as a virtual machine, and it is not in bound mode.  Should it be? / Should it be?

You don't have to configure them in bound Mode. This is for ease of management only (license, roles and inventory)

OK, here's the problem... When I do a recovery expected, the process stops all the virtual machines on this site that includes the server vCenter/SRM.  I guess that to happen because it's on the same database as my other virtual machines?

Yep, do not put vCenter VM on the VMS data store and reproduce at all.

If I run the recovery in emergency mode, vCenter is then moved to the other site and power.  Because the sites are layer 2 and on the same vlan, MRS. watch sites are connected by 2 instances SRM can meet eventhough they are now running on the same site.  This does not seem right to me.

Do not replicate vCenter / SRM VM and that will not happen.

Michael.

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