vSphere replication with suspension of guest OS

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• with vSphere replication to replicate vCenter Server in a VM

  Hi guys,.

  I am trying to find some info on this. I currently have vCenter 5.5 running on a Windows 2008 R2 VM server. I was wondering can I use replication to replicate it in some shared storage for backup purposes, and if I had to lose it could I recover and this and be good to go? He runs a database integrated. or is it as AD/SQL/Exchange and in general you shouldn't use replication or something of the sort for them.

  Also, if I have reproduced on the recovering site, I could pick it up and re protect him using MRS. and migrate to the main site once I had everything back up and restart? Is there a difference if I ran the vCenter device instead of the version of Windows inside a virtual machine?

  My apologies if this has been answered before that somewhere, it just went through my mind randomly and Googling gives me really a lot of results, so if its been answered somewhere, please point me in that direction.

  Hello

  vSphere replication requires vCenter to function, you cannot use VR to protect it that you wouldn't have a way to recover, unless it has been replicated on a different vCenter (whereby it might be recovered, but only inside the other vCenter) or if it has been managed by a different vCenter.

  If you are in the second option, where you have a vCenter management appliance RV, and you have an another vCenter, so yes, you can use RS in this model to protect and auto restore your internal vCenter.

  No difference in the functionality between vCA and windows version of vCenter.

  As for your statement: "or is it as AD/SQL/Exchange and in general you shouldn't use replication or something of the sort for them."

  -vSphere replication supports VSS suspension

  -I'm Okay I wouldn't recommend AD replication (SQL and Exchange or if you can use the built in replication at the application level)

  -If you can not however, most modern applications work very well in a consistent state of crash (VR normal replication) and the rest works with VSS

  Hope that answers your questions

• 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

• How to use the VMKernel vSphere replication traffic

  I'm trying to set up my host with my camera of replication with a stand-alone VMKernal with activated on its own virtual replication traffic vSphere VLAN.

  After that I have it set to 2 guests (each with local data warehouses) and tried to replicate a virtual machine from one host to the host with the VR device, traffic goes out on the management vlan / network card on the host of the virtual machine is received on the host with the device (where I'm storing data) on the VM nic inbound / vlan.

  I want 100% of my replication traffic off the coast of the management and the network of the VM, just as I did with vmotion.

  Hello

  On the establishment of the vmkernel to tag in ESXi 5.0.x and 5.1.x replication traffic is an experimental feature and still not officially supported.

  You have to somehow router ports of replication traffic. Some people use solutions WAN optimizer (Riverbed or similar).

  The VR device must be have access to vCenter Server and the hosts that can be used to write to data warehouses target. Link to article with the correct port numbers should be present in the Administrator's guide.

  Kind regards

  Martin

• 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 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.

• 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

• 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

• vSphere replication upgrade from 5.5 to 5.8 active server (not accessible)

  I was doing a vsphere replication update today from 5.5 to 5.8 and upgrade part seems to be okay.  After restarting the device however my vcenter reports that the server is not accessible.  I did something wrong?

  I followed the steps here. VMware vSphere replication 5.8 Documentation Center

  I searched a bit, but the only solution I found was to ensure and powering of the device and the Tower back on rather than just restart it a fix, but that has not seemed to help in my case.

  Thank you

  If anyone is curious who don't end up fixing it was the certificate as I feared.  So after all this ironed out, which was still two days of work because of how long I would have this vcenter install go.  Everything has been fixed after replacing my old self signed cert with a new.

• 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).