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• 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

• with the help of a vcenter server to manage different clusters.

  Hi all... I have a question about our current configuration.

  I have an Enterprise acceleration kit (6CPU), which is controlled by a vcenter server.

  I recently bought a vsphere essentials kit to host our "replica/backup server.

  I installed a secondary appliance of vsphere server on this kit essentials to host these servers.

  My question is can I use the server a vsphere, add these two licenses and all manage from the single interface?

  I guess adding a new cluster or datacenter would be the way to go, but not too sure if this is the best way to approach it.

  Thank you

  Nathan

  Of http://www.vmware.com/files/pdf/vsphere_pricing.pdf

  "vSphere Essentials and Essentials Plus Kits are stand-alone solutions and cannot be decoupled or combined with other editions of vSphere."

  Unless I am mistaken, it is even technically applied, i.e. you cannot add "Essentials" authorized hosts (with the exception of the retail and executive offices Kits) of a vCenter Server Standard edition.

  André

• installation of licenses for unit 3 expiration vSphere ESX 4 & 1 vCenter server

  Hello

  I have a problem with the installation of vSphere for unit 3 licenses expired ESX 4 & 1 Server vCenter.

  I have server unit 3 ESX 4 & 1 vCenter server is installed on the evaluation version that all were connected and works well.

  Today, I saw evaluation is expired and I have installed a license purchased for vCenter, now works well... & out of server ESX 3 1 automatically

  Get connected & I have including the license key for this ESX box... but I was not able to enter a license key for other areas of ESX4 2.

  So what I did is I connected ESX4 directly from vSphere client & entered a license key, its activated, but when I disconnected and tried to connect

  Yet once vcenter, it does not say "your ESX Server license has expired.

  So my question is why I can't bring back boxes ESX4 to vCenter?, what could be the possible solution?

  Help, please.

  Thank you

  Rashid

  You can enter all vCenter licenses (all series numbers) and then just assign a particular series (or licenses of serial number) via vCenter.

  ---

  MCSA, MCTS, VCP, VMware vExpert 2009

  http://blog.vadmin.ru

• going from 3.5 to 4 with a new installation of vcenter Server

  Hey

  We want to use a new server and a new installation of virtual center 4 to connect to our existing ESX 3.5 servers. am I right in thinking I can disable DRS and HA, then simply disconnect them from the old server and connect them to the new server? (I'm not worried about performance data at all)

  then we will upgrade the tools of virtual machine on virtual machines and then the real hosts go to 4.

  its ok?

  see you soon

  Here is the information that I have followed the vCenter of moving to a new server. Worked like a charm. Let me know if you need anything that anyone else.

  http://KB.VMware.com/kb/5850444

• Problems with having a Remote Host for the server vCenter Server vSphere?

  Hello

  We have a single vSphere Host located in the United Kingdom and a host vSphere cluster type 3 in France. I plan to add the vSphere Host UK to the France of vCenter Server.

  Does anyone know of any problem with the addition of a vSphere Host of a vCenter Server that is in a remote site rather than on the local network?

  See you soon

  Vince

  I put my vCenter without problems. Just keep in mind not to create a cluster with 2 teams who are on different nodes. Only you can manage the remote ESX host

• 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?

• Replicate the VMS with FTP and VM with virtual disk shared by: SRM with vSphre replication

  I have a VM and FT is configured on it. Now I can reproduce the virtual machine with SRM with replication of vSphere. I have not configured array based replication. Similarly, I have two DB VMs cluster, but they share a virtual disk between them. Can I replicate these VMs DB with vSphere replication?

  Your valuable contribution is much appreciated.

  I got the answer, for the virtual machine with FT and shared virtual disk replication, to do SRM with array based replication. vSphere replication cannot replicate virtual machine with FT or shared disk.

• 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).

• Local administrators on Windows of vCenter server is automatically granted 'Administrator' role in vSphere

  
  This still applies (5.0 and 5.5).  I might have missed in the 5 documentation site.  I see still ESX Admin workaround applies to 5.5 and wondered about the role of local administrators.

  VMware vSphere 4 - ESX and vCenter Server

  
  It's the 4.0 site doc.

  "Host records all selected Windows domain user, or a group through the process of assigning permissions." By default, all users who are members of the local windows Group istrators Adminthe vCenter Server have the same rights of access as any user assigned to the Adminsector role. Users who are members of the group Administrators can log on as individuals and have full access. »

  EDIT - I found this... VMware vSphere 5.1

  Seems to be the same... :))

  The main difference is that before 5.1 and 5.5, the local Administrators group on the server vCenter Server is the default vCenter Server Administrator. With vCenter 5.x with the addition of SSO, installing vCenter, you will be asked which user account or the group will be initially given and vCenter Server Administrator role. Here is the screenshot. This screenshot, after installing vCenter, only the [email protected] has the role of administrator on the vCenter server.

  

  If you upgrade your server vCenter to 5.x since a previous version using a Simple installation, if I remember correctly, you won't see the screen above as the installation will use the existing as the vCenter Administrator local Windows Administrators group.

  It will be useful.

• Can of POS used with Vmware vCenter Server 5 Standard license

  Hello team,

  Accroding to http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US & cmd = displayKC & externalId = 2016565

  WTP is supplied with vSphere Essentials more and more.

  I searched but did not meet solid information where he explains when licensed some don't need us to buy additional licenses for new features / applications, etc.
  I'm new to Vmware licenses hierarchy. We have Vmware vCenter Server Standard 5 license.
  Please point me to a URL that contains the hierarchy of Vmware licenses .

  Thank you much in advance.
  Niraj

  You can use vCenter Server Standard 5 licenses for POS. Everything we have features such as (profile of HA, DRS, FT, VDP, host, DVS etc.) you don't need to worry about the virtual server license Center. You must use the correct license vsphere host. But don't forget to think about some virtual server edition Center can handle some vsphere hosts.

  vCenter server 5 Essentials can manage only vSphere Essentials Plus or vSphere Essentials.

  vCenter Server Standard 5 licensecan eat only vSphere vSphere Enterprise and vSphere companies plus standards.

  You can activate the functionality of POS with vSphere Essentials Plus then you will need to use vCenter server 5 Essentials.If you use vCenter server standard for vSphere Essentials Plus so it give error or warning for violation of editing.

  Thank you

  Atul

• vSphere replication

  I just have a few questions on vSphere replication, I deployed the device on one of my ESXi hosts and I have the replication of configuration for some of my virtual machines.

  They must reproduce successfully, these replicate to a computer host which is another of my sites (although it all on the same network that the other site is linked directly via the BT 100 MB fiber connection)

  My question is this: If something happens to the building where our servers are located and also where I have the installer of vCenter server to manage my environment ESXi, how do I get the VMs back to work on the host, they have replicated too?

  Hope this makes sense, I know that I can use the web management interface to manage vreplication device to retrieve the VMS and deploy them to any host you want. But if the basic site is down I will not have access to a vsphere web management interface or you vreplication.

  So, how do you bring the replicated VMs online?

  I've been using vRanger connection for replication of VMs and during replication to the host who is off site, they appear only as VMs and I turn on logging to the server directly using the vsphere client, as they just normally appear as VMS on that host. But this doesn't seem to be the case with the unit of replication vSphere.

  Hoping someone enlighten us on that.

  As vSphere replication is a feature of vSphere, its features are accessible at the vc level. So in order to perform a recovery through the user interface in the single vc use case you have vc and vr servers upward and running. If there is crushing of the CV so you can check out this http://www.yellow-bricks.com/2012/09/21/can-i-protect-my-vcenter-server-with-vsphere-replication/article. It is for the recovery of the CR but should work for all virtual machines

• 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.

• VCenter Server 5.5 update question

  I would like to install my vCenter Server Vsphere Update Manager. I have the Enterprise more of ESXi installed version. I am able to start installing Update Manager installation with worries about licenses or do I have to update my authorization to install the Update Manager? I looked online but I could not find any info on this subject.

  Thanks in advance.

  Manager update comes with the ISO of the vCenter Server. The only thing to make sure is that you must have compatible versions of the vCenter and the Update Manager. That is to say, you can install Update Manager with vCenter Server 5.5 5.5 only.

  And Yes, it takes a 32-bit DSN to connect to the database.

• VCenter Server Update

  In an environment with hosts of ESXi and vCenter server, ESXi 5.0 hosts have been updated to update the 2 just now. Everything works fine, however, Server 2012 64 bit does not appear as an option when you create a virtual computer in vCenter with the vSphere client. Research indicates prerequisites 2 update is necessary to do so, that is applied to the ESXi hosts. The vCenter server has not been updated and it is not possible to still go to U3. ISO has been uploaded to the vCenter update 2 with modules. What is the procedure to update the vCenter server. The update can be checked before hand and guests must stand, so I wanted to just get a sense of the update. What is the executable launched just for the new ISO? The installation as an update or new feature will install? Guests must go down? Thank you very much in advance for any help.

  Yes, simply run the installer of vCenter and media when prompted on the vCenter server database, select upgrade the existing vcenter Server database... your virtual machines will not be affected and do not need to be moved to another host.

  You're welcome and don't forget to award points for correct or helpful answers.