vSphere replication vs. SRM

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• vSphere replication ports

  Hi guys

  We will be deploying vsphere replication between 2 sites that are geographically far apart.

  My question is to confirm if only this 2 ports must be open for replicatio to work?

  Port of 44046 31031

  any other port?

  I found this for Site Recovery manager

  http://pubs.VMware.com/SRM-51/index.jsp?topic=%2Fcom.VMware.SRM.install_config.doc%2FGUID-019985CE-1024-47B0-80AF-B96D1837916A.html

  

  Thank you very much

  Hello

  This is the same topic as part of vSphere documentation Replication - http://pubs.vmware.com/vsphere-51/topic/com.vmware.vsphere.replication_admin.doc/GUID-88B96DAB-8389-40A5-849B-D94ED5A3C4AD.html - in case you are using vSphere replication without SRM.

  The ports listed by you are for replication traffic and the source host must have access to these ports on the secondary site server VR devices to send deltas of the replica.

  VRMS uses the reverse proxy Server vCenter and management traffic to the other VRM through port 80 between the tunnels sites.

  In order to have 31031, 44046 ports and port 80 should be sufficient.

  I have not checked the c# Client UI SRM - I see that direct access to the port remote VRM 8043 was explicitly mentioned. It might be useful to check if it is really necessary in 5.1.

  The plugin of vSphere in vSphere client Web replication does not need to directly access the 8043 remote site port, it uses the vCenter Server proxy port 80.

  Kind regards

  Martin

• Throttling in vSphere replication

  I was not able to discover a way to set the limitation in vSPhere replication to SRM 5.0 of bandwidth. Is there a way it can be done, and if not, are there upgrades of all plans to introduce it in the future?

  If you have Enterprise Plus, you can use the NIOC for gas SRM traffic.

  Kind regards

  Paul

• vSphere Replication options missing in 5.8.0.1 SRM

  In my lab, I have the following Setup and can not get any vSphere replication to be available within the SRM options.  Single table according to replication is an option.  I looked and looked for a solution and we tried everything I could think to get the options will appear and I had no luck so far.

  vcenter1 - 5.5 U2 windows install

  esxi1 - 5.5

  SRM1 - MRS. 5.8.0.1 (install file 5.8.0 - 2336305)

  vR1 - vSphere replication 5.8.0.1

  vcenter2 - 5.5 U2 windows install

  esxi2 - 5.5

  SRM2 - MRS. 5.8.0.1 (install file 5.8.0 - 2336305)

  vR2 - vSphere replication 5.8.0.1

  I started my lab tests by deploying the lefthand VSA with MRS.  Now, I'm moving on using SRM with replication of vSphere.  The steps I've taken since the tests on the left:

  Devices removed from Lefthand VSA

  Uninstalled SRM and chose to clear the contents of the database also

  Confirmed SRM is not displayed in the Web Client more

  VSphere installed a replication on both sites or set to 1 VM - replication is complete

  Installed SRM on the same servers as before and matching installation

  Market thought the SRM configuration theres no reference and no vSphere replication option.  There's also no mention of any SRM integration when in vSphere replication interface.  Now I remember to deploy the same configuration in 5.1 which gave vR deployment options in RS, but that was then.  Now, says the documentation, you're supposed to first deploy vR, which set up and deploy the SRM.  SRM then detects vR installation and I guess that, in theory, these display options. I checked the permissions and everything seems good.  My lab account is the account I use to save and install everything.  Fine RV, by MRS replication pairs, they do not know that they could work together.  I even reinstalled SRM again and confirmed the installation files have been correct on the interoperability matrix and everything seems good.  MRS. acts just like theres nothing, but the options table replication.  I think theres a version special MRS or vSphere replication, which is necessary for the two to work together, but I can't find any documentation on this topic.

  Help, please.  Thank you!

  Joe

  Hello

  Since 5.8 SRM and VR are decoupled. The only way to install vSphere replication is for download and by deploying the vSphere unit of replication.

  Once you do this, you should be able to right click on a virtual machine, and then select Configure replication. When replication is set up for at least a virtual computer, you can include it in a group of Protection of SRM. You can do this by going to SRM UI, select "create Protection Group and selecting"vSphere replication"replication type.»

  See: VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.8 Documentation Center

  Good luck

  Stefan

• 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.

• 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 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?

• 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?

• SharePoint server and vSphere replication

  Hi all

  Anyone here tried to achieve a single SharePoint server (two-tier deployment) replication 2013 to Dominican Republic with vSphere replication?

  The database backend, SQL Server 2012 Standard is replicated using mirroring, but I don't know what are my options for the area of VM.

  Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.

  This might help: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc748824(v=office.15).aspx

  You want just a web/app servers off-site backup? Course how can you that the replica is to be? The VMware product that reproduce your VM's Site Recovery Manager (SRM).

• Problems with vSphere replication

  Hello

  Ive been with vSphere for about a week now and I'm faced with the logic of the replication tool V.

  I've been creeping (don't not trolling) forums and web trying to find a good source that can explain this plugin which is visible in my Web client installation method. I also license MORE.

  This is probably the only one I can find so far: -.

  http://vknowledge.NET/2012/09/12/vSphere-5-1-getting-started-with-vSphere-replication-5-1/

  What I want to achieve is to reproduce all the virtual machines on one of my servers to another identical server of the G8.

  Two questions if you could help please?

  1. someone any good tutorials on it.

  2. I went and made a schoolboy error, I think, I gave the vSphere replicaiton appliance the same IP address as my ESXi host. (This is how I am wrong) and now I can not access the host because of this machine. Can someone tell me how I can reconnect to this machine without a comprehensive resettlement and reconstruction of 50 guests or more.

  Thanks in advance if you can help.

  It is difficult to explain the internel operation of the SRM, vsphere replication etc... in this little time...

  the basics are simple... How it works... ?

  There are 2 types of replication replication 1-vsphere 2-array based replication

  vpshere replication is a basic agent - it's a VR agent will be there inside the esxi hosts this monitor of the agent running the virtual machine inside this host and replicates data binding if WAN remote site.

  the main PR\648606FR here is - once the replication of the entire virtual machine that's happened, after that only the blocks changed the VMFS will be launched on the... which is the only the modified virtual machine data will be replicated. It's called CBT, VR agent follows the blocks inside the VMFS, if any block of virtual machine data is changed it will get replicated.

  dosent it replication vsphere require no support from the underlying storage Bay...

  the second is the table of a function... where the entire replication is managed by the matrix of storage... and it works with the MRS.

  See the post for more details... http://communities.VMware.com/message/2175005#2175005

  now to your questions.

  1. someone any good tutorials on it. -the best method is to read the official docs...

  http://www.VMware.com/files/PDF/Techpaper/introduction-to-vSphere-replication.PDF

  http://blogs.VMware.com/vSphere/2012/08/SRM-5-1-and-vSphere-replication-as-a-standalone-feature.html

  http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2012/09/17/back-to-basics-install-configure-and-use-vSphere-replication/

  http://thesaffageek.co.UK/2012/08/27/vSphere-5-1-announced-with-enhanced-vSphere-replication/

  2. I went and made a schoolboy error, I think, I gave the vSphere replicaiton appliance the same IP address as my ESXi host. (This is how I am wrong) and now I can not access the host because of this machine. Can someone tell me how I can reconnect to this machine without a comprehensive resettlement and reconstruction of 50 guests or more.

  If the esx host is clustered, using the ILO and esxi shell put the host in maintenance... mode and reset the esxi

  To switch to maintenance mode, run the following command

  VMware-vim-cmd/hostsvc/maintenance_mode_enter

  and

  To exit the maintenance mode, run the following command

  VMware-vim-cmd/hostsvc/maintenance_mode_exit

  then restart the esxi host and give IP, or power off of the VR device and give IP

• 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

• 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))

  }

• 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)