vSphere replication ports

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• Automate the network port group selection in vsphere replication

  Hi, when you use the vsphere replication tool to recover servers in the data center of DR, the tool does not gives option to select network settings. I have to manually add the port groups and turn on the system remotely vcenter. Is it possible to automate this process, when the replication of a major part of the vms ~ 100-150. I would like to know if there is another way to fix the process and avoid the manual load.

  I use replication of vsphere device version 5.8

  Thank you

  The only way to automate this process is through the Site Recovery Manager.  Automate and orchestrate BC/DR is a big part of the value offered by SRM. The other advantage is the ability to test your recovery plans without disruption of service.

  Does that answer your question?

• replication ports 6 VMkernel vSphere

  Thanks to Jeff Hunter for his recent updates and documentation on vSphere for replication 6.0.  Read the docs online, I have a few questions on the vSphere newly supported, dedicated replication VMkernel profits.

  Here (vSphere replication 6.0 Documentation Center) and here (vSphere replication 6.0 Documentation Center) are notes on configuring the VMkernel ports dedicated to the RV on a source host and RV traffic on a target host (one for the VR traffic and another for VR NFC traffic, respectively).

  Considering that it is probably a common practice to use VR as the replication engine with SRM with the intention to fail on the original production site, what is the value in the configuration of two ports VMkernel for VR?

  On the protected Site, you configure a VR VMkernel port to send traffic.  He sends the replicated data from VM for device of recovery of the RV Site, who turns and sends that data replicated for recovery Site ESXi hosts VR NFC VMkernel ports.

  To not return, then the recovery Site can (should?) have an additional port of VR VMkernel, which sends the data replicated VM for device of original VR protected site, which in turn sends the data replicated to the ports of VR NFS VMkernel from the original host protected Site ESXi.

  This looks like it may or must be a distinction between the traffic between the sites and traffic of VR NFC within a site since there are two types of traffic for VMkernel (VR and VR NFC) VR.

  What is this distinction that guarantees a dedicated RV NFC VMkernel port? Why not just use VR VMkernel port? Thank you!

  Edit: I consider these types of traffic to be at the same level of importance and safety.  I have no problem to put two VMkernel ports in the same VLAN.  If I did this, it would put two VMkernel ports per host, in the same network segment.  I wonder why I don't want to do that rather than just use a single VMkernel port or multiple VLANs.

  Post edited by: Mike Brown

  I think it boils down essentially to the options. you don't have to do that, but based on the reviews, it has been estimated that US aircraft enough requests from customers to provide a mechanism which not only allows you to control the path allows the replication traffic (incoming and outgoing) (the source host and VR target devices), and routes it takes on the network but also control the card used for the VR NFC traffic on the target sites. As you RV relies on the NFC to push the data down to the storage of data target on the target sites and some desired customers be able to separate this circulation as well.

  So in the case of the NFC, you can if you want things together (optional) upwards so that the traffic is storage hosts (and I mean here the hosts VR has determined have access to data target stores) can be sent on a physical LAN separated if you wanted that... and a lot of people have asked that flexibility. Allows customers to isolate the common VR NFC (and traffic pass VR) of management traffic not VR "regular".

  Once VRM note that a host has a vmknic marked as RV NFC, only this address is reported on the VR server, which means when it comes to this host in the future that we will only use this address for traffic from VR NFC.

  just my 2cents on why we did it.

• vSphere replication 5.1 - no Active

  When I set up replication vSphare, it says "Non-Active". I tried with no luck

  
  Rebooted device of VR on the two sites (NY & Dallas)

  Restarted vCenter Server on both sites (NY & Dallas)

  Appliane VR upgraded with the latest update available in both sites (NY & Dallas)

  Reset the database onboard on RV sites (NY & Dallas)

  
  No change in the environment. The replication worked very well in the past

  The problem has been resolved by activating vSphere replication on the properties of the port traffic.

• vSphere replication traffic

  vSphere replication traffic is sent which vmkernel port?

  vSphere replication traffic is sent to the direction of vmkernel NIC for more information, see:

  http://blogs.VMware.com/vSphere/2011/10/How-does-vSphere-replication-work.html

• Unable to connect target - vSphere replication Sites

  I hope someone here can help me understand a problem connecting between my two servers of VRM.

  Background:

  After passage of 6.0U2 5.5, I had problems with re-login Site Recovery Manager. Because SRM was not really in use yet (testing), I decided to redeploy fresh from the base, including replication of vSphere components.

  After removing all the rehearsals and not record old vSphere replication devices, I transferred the latest packages of EGGS to the VRM.  Everything was fine.  I have updated certificates for certificates customized our company certification and placed the root certificate in the file /opt/vmware/hms/security/hms-truststore.jks .  Then, I recorded each VRM with their respective vCenters and had no problems.

  

  Both VRM active lounge and OK in vSphere replication of the Web Client:

  

  When you attempt to connect to the target Site, the following error is received:

  

  But then in the list of tasks, it ends with success and shows the connection, but with a connection problem error:

  

  This is the architecture of our PSC and vCenters and each VRM.  All use of our certification of Enterprise SSL certificates:

  

  There is no firewall between one of these servers.

  HMS logs are attached here as well.

  Any help would be appreciated.

  Thank you

  After that I originally posted this, a new version of vSphere replication was released.  After the upgrade to the latest version, my problem magically disappeared.

• vSphere replication: can it be used with Hyper-V?

  I have a use case where I would like to migrate virtual servers (largely 2008R2) Hyper-V hosts to 5.5 ESXi hosts.  I know I could use vCenter Converter to do this in a procedure in 2 steps, or Zerto in a simpler process, but I was wondering if vSphere replication can be used.  I have not seen anything which seems to indicate that it can be used, but I thought I'd ask anyway.  Thanks for any input.

  Unfortunately, I do not see how it would be possible.

  Zerto / VMware Converter would be your best options

• Can I use vSphere replication for VMs on a logical unit number that is doing table replication to DR site

  Hi guys, could not find the answer on any Docs/KBs. With the implementation of normal SRM, I know you can use a mixture of the two, while a virtual machine is not protected by the table and vR.

  I need to make a site of NEW Dr. C while maintaining the current Bay of NETAPP on protection SRM of Site B.

  Will this be an approach to support? Step 0 is required?

  0 > get my guys to storage to stop replication on LUN - XYZ table (IF ANY) on

  1 > delete virtual machines on LUN XYZ of SRM existing Protection groups.

  2 > use vSphere replication to replicate the VMs who live on the LUN - XYZ

  3 > repeat the process until all LUNS have been treated like that.

  It should work without problem. I would recommend just a change in order to:

  1 (also remove the logic of the PG unit number), 0, 2, 3

  If you want to leave the computer on the same LUN virtual then step 0 is not necessary, but recommended (see below). If want to let the replication logic unit number and can just svmotion the VM, which would work as well.

  From a data protection perspective, as long as you understand the potential complications, I recommend you actually starting with step 2. Technically, you don't want to not have the same virtual machine reproduced several times, in this case since you are in transition, and if you understand that retrieve the VM using a method will break the other, and you can not the virtual machine protection with the two (VR & ABR) in SRM, you should be ok.

  Hope it makes sense. If this is not the case, let me know.

• vSphere replication vs. SRM

  What are the basic factors which would lead me to choose replication or SRM vsphere in a client environment?

  You ask a comparison of replication on Bay with SRM vs vSphere replication and SRM (SRM can use both) or ask about the differences between replication vSphere autonomous vs. SRM (with an RV or ABR)?

  If this is the first I would recommend this post: Articles VMware SRM - vs vSphere - VMware vSphere Blog - replication array-based replication

  If it's the second, VR does not include all the orchestration, test, reporting and class DR SRM operating company, but allows a protection individual VM and recovery into or through the clusters.  VR works to retrieve a few (less than 5-10) virtual machines as the recovery process must be made individually for each virtual computer. As mentioned made autonomous VR default orchestration, automation, without interruption of service analysis and account of the capabilities of MRS. VR is included in vSphere Essentials more than regulation or newer, the SRM is a VM or per CPU license (within vCloud Suite Enterprise).

• vSphere replication bandwidth control.

  Nice day!

  One of my Cx attempts to set a limit to vSphere replication traffic by using 6.0 the script below

  Set-ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned

  Connect-VIServer [email protected] username-password soumahoro

  < #.

  vSphere limits replication

  Average scriptable to toggle your limit of bandwidth VR for day, night, weekend or what

  Use of args = "vcsahq1.kembacu.org" "Name of VDS to configure" PSfile "10".

  # >

  # Variables

  $vcenter = $args [0]

  $dvsName = $args [1]

  $rpName = "vSphere replication."

  # The value - 1 to return to unlimited

  $newLimit = $args [2]

  # Connect to vCenter

  If (-not $global: DefaultVIServer) {Connect-VIServer-Server $vcenter}

  # Check args

  If (-not $args [2])

  {

  throw "wrong format. "" Provide the name of vCenter, VDS and limit in Mbps. example: ' "script '" vCenterFQDN' "'"VDS1"" 500 "" would fix VR on VDS1 bandwidth to 500 Mbit/s""

  output

  }

  # Details of VDS

  $dvs = get-VDSwitch-name $dvsName

  # A pool of network VR the value supplied in args

  # The article below was written by Luke rooms (@LucD22), all credit to him

  $rp = $dvs.ExtensionData.NetworkResourcePool | Where {$_.} {Name: match $rpName}

  {if ($RP)}

  $spec = new-Object VMware.Vim.DVSNetworkResourcePoolConfigSpec

  $spec. AllocationInfo = the $rp. AllocationInfo

  $spec. AllocationInfo.Limit = [long] $newLimit

  $spec. ConfigVersion = the $rp. ConfigVersion

  $spec. Key = the $rp. Key

  $dvs. ExtensionData.UpdateNetworkResourcePool (@($spec))

  }

  # Check

  $rp = $dvs.ExtensionData.NetworkResourcePool | Where {$_.} {Name: match $rpName}

  Limit Write-Host 'A' $rp. AllocationInfo.Limit ' Mbit/s has been set to $dvs.

  The script runs without error. However, when I login to the web client. Networks > DVS > manage > resources > traffic system > the limit value for vSphere Rep VR Traffic is not updated.

  Little debug shows that rpname does not match $rp causing the script jump if condition. But that's all I know about writing scripts.

  Please take a look and let me know if any necessary changes.

  PS: I'm not familiar with the scripts, a newbie I should say, please bear if my questions seem bizarre.

  
  

  
  
  Thank you.

  How to change the limit has indeed rather fundamentally changed.

  This script should work for 5.5 and 6.0.

  $vdsName = "dvSwTest".

  $limitMbps = 10

  $rpName = "vSphere replication traffic (VR).

  $rpKey = "hbr.

  $vds = get-VDSwitch-name $vdsName

  If {($global:DefaultVIServer.Version-eq "6.0")}

  $rp = $vds. ExtensionData.Config.InfrastructureTrafficResourceConfig | where {$_.} Key - eq $rpKey}

  $spec = new-Object - TypeName VMware.Vim.DvsConfigSpec

  $spec.configVersion = $vds. ExtensionData.Config.ConfigVersion

  $rp. AllocationInfo.Limit = [long] $limitMbps

  $spec. InfrastructureTrafficResourceConfig += $rp

  $vds. ExtensionData.ReconfigureDvs ($spec)

  }

  else {}

  $rp = $vds.ExtensionData.NetworkResourcePool | where {$_.} Name - eq $rpName}

  $spec = new-Object - TypeName VMware.Vim.DVSNetworkResourcePoolConfigSpec

  $spec. Name = the $rp. Name

  $spec. Key = the $rp. Key

  $spec. ConfigVersion = the $rp. ConfigVersion

  $spec. Description = the $rp. Description

  $alloc = new-Object VMware.Vim.DVSNetworkResourcePoolAllocationInfo

  $alloc. Limit = $limitMbps

  $alloc. Actions is the $rp. AllocationInfo.Shares

  $alloc. PriorityTag = the $rp. PriorityTag

  $spec. AllocationInfo = $alloc

  $vds. ExtensionData.UpdateNetworkResourcePool (@($spec))

  }

• vSphere replication when vCenter is down / crashed

  I turn to convert our environment of re-usable in a VMware HA cluster, with MRS with vSphere replication Dr.

  I want to know what will happen with the vSphere replication in either of the following scenarios

  1. A: vCenter Server running, Site B: vCenter Server of the site down
  2. A: vCenter Server down, Site B: vCenter Server of the site down

  I'm not really able to find a clear answer on the web. I hope that replication of vSphere components still work, I don't know if the vCenter really need to work properly after the replication has been implemented.

  vSphere replication is not dependent on vCenter for replication. Is dependent on the vCenter on target for recovery website. So in your examples (assuming that you are replicating b > has):

  1. the replication continues. You can restore a virtual computer needed

  2. the replication continues. You would not be able to recover a virtual machine until vCenter was running.

  If you use SRM, SRM depends on vCenter (on-site running SRM) as well.

  Does make sense?

• Limitation of simultaneous jobs for vSphere replication

  Is there a way to limit the simultaneous use configured in vSphere replication?  It seems that we can only configure Apr but not simultaneous/concurrent jobs ran.  We have problems of saturation of bandwidth and therefore would like to prioritize virtual machines get replicated on before others.

  
  Thank you.

  It is not a way to directly prioritize VMs with vSphere replication. VR plans dynamically replications to try to meet RPO for all VMs replicated so if you have a few virtual machines that are not met the RPO I would reduce your RPO settings. You might also take a look at the VR bandwidth calculator: http://www.vmware.com/vrcalculator and determine what your pipe can support parameters.

• vSphere replication seeding

  Hi guys,.

  Basically the standard way to do a seed must turn off the virtual machine on the source site, make a copy of it and then she picks up on the site of DR to put it on a data store and the replication source site VM instance point to posterity.

  My question is rather than this cant you just use a POS/Veeam backup restore on the target site, itll be a bit outdated and replication of vSphere point to that?

  I take its probably not possible, I'm sure he would have been on the internet somewhere, if not I'm curious as to why not?

  See you soon,.

  Bilal

  vSphere replication requires that source and target UUID drives match. When restoring machines virtual/VMDK POS, Veeam, etc., restored disks get new UUID. You can manually change the UUID of each restored disc, but it's a little heavy. See this FAQ for more information: vSphere replication frequently asked Questions (FAQ) - the current version of this doc has moved to: https://storagehub.vmware.com/#! / vsphere-replication/vsphere-replication-faq

• vSphere replication 6.0

  Hi friends,

  What is the vsphere replication and how to install it, it either for backup solution, please explain

  In fact, VMware vSphere replication is used to replicate virtual machines within your environment vSphere or to the cloud.

  Yes. You can tell her to DR best solution and practice. FYI more detailed and you can explore self-esteem. :

  vSphere replication 6.0 Documentation Center

  Installation and basic configuration can be found on the yellow pages for version 5.0. its very similar to 6.0 except a few options.

  Install, configure and use vSphere replication (Back to Basics)

• Unable to deploy vSphere replication

  Hi people,

  I am studying towards my VCP 5.5 so please forgive me if I am ignorant even at some of the basics.

  I want to experiment a bit with the replication of vSphere in my lab at home and I am struck because I can't download/deploy the right thing.

  Study material said that it should be deployed as an appliance virtual fron an OVA/OVF file.
  then I tried to locate the latest 5.5 of vSphere replication subversion and I just this one:

  https://my.VMware.com/group/VMware/details?downloadGroup=VR5121_OSS & ProductID = 285

  That one did not work since I couldn't unpack the tar.gz on Windows file (tried with 7zip and Total Commander). So I downloaded some

  version 5.5 which I could decompress successfully but it contains a lot of RPM files, and I can't go any further.

  I also tried to Search Administration guide of replication on the vSphere deployment process

  1. connect to the vSphere Web Client on the source site.

  2select vCenter > hosts and Clusters.

  3 right-click a host and select deploy OVF model.

  4. specify the location of the file OVF in which you want to deploy the unit of replication vSphere and click Next.

  -Select the URL and enter the URL to deploy the unit from a URL online.

  -Select the Local file: Browse to locate the file .ovf if you have downloaded the zip on a local computer.

  So what now?

  Hello

  VR 5.8.x and 5.5.x is compatible with vCenter 5.5.x.

  Following the links on vmware.com, here's the download pages:

  RV 5.8.x:

  https://my.VMware.com/Web/VMware/details?downloadGroup=VR5802&ProductID=353&rPId=7710

  RV 5.5.x:

  https://my.VMware.com/Web/VMware/details?ProductID=353&rPId=7710&downloadGroup=VR5514

  The .zip file contains the .ovfs (of the unit combined VR and VR-Server device only) and two .vmdks.

  The .iso image files are the same and in addition .rpms focused on the CDROM to upgrade from previous versions.

  THE OSS. tar.gz file you found are the sources of packages based OS and other open source / third-party packages, including license requires VMware publish their sources along with RV parts.

  Kind regards

  Martin