Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration
Updated Information
Overview of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
About Protected Sites and Recovery Sites
Pairing the Protected and Recovery Sites
Bidirectional Protection
Heterogeneous Configurations on the Protected and Recovery Sites
Using Array-Based Replication with Site Recovery Manager
Using vSphere Replication with Site Recovery Manager
Contents of the vSphere Replication Appliance
Compatibility of vSphere Replication with Other vSphere Features
Bandwidth Requirements for vSphere Replication
Calculate Bandwidth for vSphere Replication
Using Array-Based Replication and vSphere Replication with Site Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager and vCenter Server
Site Recovery Manager System Requirements
Site Recovery Manager Licensing
Site Recovery Manager Network Ports
Operational Limits of Site Recovery Manager
Creating the Site Recovery Manager Database
Database Connection Information That Site Recovery Manager Requires
Configure Microsoft SQL Server for Site Recovery Manager
Configure Oracle Server for Site Recovery Manager
Configure DB2 Server for Site Recovery Manager
Create an ODBC System DSN for Site Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager Authentication
Requirements When Using Trusted SSL Certificates with Site Recovery Manager
Upgrading Site Recovery Manager
Information That Site Recovery Manager Upgrade Preserves
Types of Upgrade that Site Recovery Manager Supports
Order of Upgrading vSphere and Site Recovery Manager Components
Upgrading vSphere Replication
Upgrade Site Recovery Manager
Prepare for Site Recovery Manager Upgrade
In-Place Upgrade of Site Recovery Manager Server
Upgrade the Site Recovery Manager Server with Migration
Upgrade the Site Recovery Manager Client Plug-In
Configure the Upgraded Site Recovery Manager Installation
Upgrade vSphere Replication
Upgrade vSphere Replication by Using vSphere Update Manager
Upgrade the vSphere Replication Management Server by Using the VAMI
Upgrade vSphere Replication Servers
Upgrade vSphere Replication Without Internet Access
Revert to a Previous Release of Site Recovery Manager
Installing Site Recovery Manager
Install the Site Recovery Manager Server
Install the Site Recovery Manager Client Plug-In
Connect to Site Recovery Manager
Connect the Protected and Recovery Sites
Install the Site Recovery Manager License Key
Modify the Installation of Site Recovery Manager Server
Repair the Installation of Site Recovery Manager Server
Configuring Array-Based Protection
Install Storage Replication Adapters
Configure Array Managers
Rescan Arrays to Detect Configuration Changes
Edit Array Managers
Installing vSphere Replication
Deploy the vSphere Replication Appliance
Configure vSphere Replication Connections
Reconfigure the vSphere Replication Appliance
Reconfigure General vSphere Replication Settings
Change the SSL Certificate of the vSphere Replication Appliance
vSphere Replication Certificate Verification
Requirements When Using a Public Key Certificate with vSphere Replication
Change the Password of the vSphere Replication Appliance
Configure vSphere Replication Network Settings
Configure vSphere Replication System Settings
Reconfigure vSphere Replication to Use an External Database
Supported Databases
Configure Microsoft SQL Server for vSphere Replication
Configure Oracle Server for vSphere Replication
Configure DB2 for vSphere Replication
Use the Embedded vSphere Replication Database
Deploy an Additional vSphere Replication Server
Reconfigure vSphere Replication Server Settings
Register an Additional vSphere Replication Server
Uninstall vSphere Replication
Unregister vSphere Replication from vCenter Server if the Appliance Was Deleted
Installing Site Recovery Manager to Use with a Shared Recovery Site
Limitations of Using Site Recovery Manager in Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Timeout Errors when Powering on Virtual Machines on a Shared Recovery Site
Site Recovery Manager Licenses in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Install Site Recovery Manager In a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Install Site Recovery Manager Server on Multiple Protected Sites to Use with a Shared Recovery Site
Install Multiple Site Recovery Manager Server Instances on a Shared Recovery Site
Install the Site Recovery Manager Client Plug-In In a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Connect to Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Connect the Site Recovery Manager Sites in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Configure Placeholders and Mappings in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Use Array-Based Replication in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Use vSphere Replication in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Upgrade Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Troubleshooting Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration
Cannot Restore SQL Database to a 32-Bit Target Virtual Machine During Site Recovery Manager Upgrade
Site Recovery Manager Server Does Not Start
vSphere Client Cannot Connect to Site Recovery Manager
Features Are Unavailable When Deploying the vSphere Replication Appliance
OVF Package is Invalid and Cannot be Deployed
vSphere Replication Appliance or vSphere Replication Server Does Not Deploy from the Site Recovery Manager Interface
vSphere Replication Cannot Establish a Connection to the Hosts
Connection Errors Between vSphere Replication and SQL Server Cannot be Resolved
DB2 Databases for vSphere Replication Require User Temporary Tablespace
DB2 Databases for vSphere Replication Require System Temporary Tablespace with 16K Page Size
404 Error Message when Attempting to Pair vSphere Replication Appliances
vSphere Replication Service Fails with Unresolved Host Error
Increase the Memory of the vSphere Replication Server for Large Deployments
vSphere Replication Appliance Extension Cannot Be Deleted
Uploading a Valid Certificate to vSphere Replication Results in a Warning
vSphere Replication Status Shows as Disconnected
vSphere Replication Server Registration Takes Several Minutes
vSphere Replication is Inaccessible After Changing vCenter Server Certificate
Updated Information
Overview of VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager
About Protected Sites and Recovery Sites
Pairing the Protected and Recovery Sites
Bidirectional Protection
Heterogeneous Configurations on the Protected and Recovery Sites
Using Array-Based Replication with Site Recovery Manager
Using vSphere Replication with Site Recovery Manager
Contents of the vSphere Replication Appliance
Compatibility of vSphere Replication with Other vSphere Features
Bandwidth Requirements for vSphere Replication
Calculate Bandwidth for vSphere Replication
Using Array-Based Replication and vSphere Replication with Site Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager and vCenter Server
Site Recovery Manager System Requirements
Site Recovery Manager Licensing
Site Recovery Manager Network Ports
Operational Limits of Site Recovery Manager
Creating the Site Recovery Manager Database
Database Connection Information That Site Recovery Manager Requires
Configure Microsoft SQL Server for Site Recovery Manager
Configure Oracle Server for Site Recovery Manager
Configure DB2 Server for Site Recovery Manager
Create an ODBC System DSN for Site Recovery Manager
Site Recovery Manager Authentication
Requirements When Using Trusted SSL Certificates with Site Recovery Manager
Upgrading Site Recovery Manager
Information That Site Recovery Manager Upgrade Preserves
Types of Upgrade that Site Recovery Manager Supports
Order of Upgrading vSphere and Site Recovery Manager Components
Upgrading vSphere Replication
Upgrade Site Recovery Manager
Prepare for Site Recovery Manager Upgrade
In-Place Upgrade of Site Recovery Manager Server
Upgrade the Site Recovery Manager Server with Migration
Upgrade the Site Recovery Manager Client Plug-In
Configure the Upgraded Site Recovery Manager Installation
Upgrade vSphere Replication
Upgrade vSphere Replication by Using vSphere Update Manager
Upgrade the vSphere Replication Management Server by Using the VAMI
Upgrade vSphere Replication Servers
Upgrade vSphere Replication Without Internet Access
Revert to a Previous Release of Site Recovery Manager
Installing Site Recovery Manager
Install the Site Recovery Manager Server
Install the Site Recovery Manager Client Plug-In
Connect to Site Recovery Manager
Connect the Protected and Recovery Sites
Install the Site Recovery Manager License Key
Modify the Installation of Site Recovery Manager Server
Repair the Installation of Site Recovery Manager Server
Configuring Array-Based Protection
Install Storage Replication Adapters
Configure Array Managers
Rescan Arrays to Detect Configuration Changes
Edit Array Managers
Installing vSphere Replication
Deploy the vSphere Replication Appliance
Configure vSphere Replication Connections
Reconfigure the vSphere Replication Appliance
Reconfigure General vSphere Replication Settings
Change the SSL Certificate of the vSphere Replication Appliance
vSphere Replication Certificate Verification
Requirements When Using a Public Key Certificate with vSphere Replication
Change the Password of the vSphere Replication Appliance
Configure vSphere Replication Network Settings
Configure vSphere Replication System Settings
Reconfigure vSphere Replication to Use an External Database
Supported Databases
Configure Microsoft SQL Server for vSphere Replication
Configure Oracle Server for vSphere Replication
Configure DB2 for vSphere Replication
Use the Embedded vSphere Replication Database
Deploy an Additional vSphere Replication Server
Reconfigure vSphere Replication Server Settings
Register an Additional vSphere Replication Server
Uninstall vSphere Replication
Unregister vSphere Replication from vCenter Server if the Appliance Was Deleted
Installing Site Recovery Manager to Use with a Shared Recovery Site
Limitations of Using Site Recovery Manager in Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Timeout Errors when Powering on Virtual Machines on a Shared Recovery Site
Site Recovery Manager Licenses in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Install Site Recovery Manager In a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Install Site Recovery Manager Server on Multiple Protected Sites to Use with a Shared Recovery Site
Install Multiple Site Recovery Manager Server Instances on a Shared Recovery Site
Install the Site Recovery Manager Client Plug-In In a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Connect to Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Connect the Site Recovery Manager Sites in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Configure Placeholders and Mappings in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Use Array-Based Replication in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Use vSphere Replication in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Upgrade Site Recovery Manager in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Troubleshooting Site Recovery Manager Installation and Configuration
Cannot Restore SQL Database to a 32-Bit Target Virtual Machine During Site Recovery Manager Upgrade
Site Recovery Manager Server Does Not Start
vSphere Client Cannot Connect to Site Recovery Manager
Features Are Unavailable When Deploying the vSphere Replication Appliance
OVF Package is Invalid and Cannot be Deployed
vSphere Replication Appliance or vSphere Replication Server Does Not Deploy from the Site Recovery Manager Interface
vSphere Replication Cannot Establish a Connection to the Hosts
Connection Errors Between vSphere Replication and SQL Server Cannot be Resolved
DB2 Databases for vSphere Replication Require User Temporary Tablespace
DB2 Databases for vSphere Replication Require System Temporary Tablespace with 16K Page Size
404 Error Message when Attempting to Pair vSphere Replication Appliances
vSphere Replication Service Fails with Unresolved Host Error
Increase the Memory of the vSphere Replication Server for Large Deployments
vSphere Replication Appliance Extension Cannot Be Deleted
Uploading a Valid Certificate to vSphere Replication Results in a Warning
vSphere Replication Status Shows as Disconnected
vSphere Replication Server Registration Takes Several Minutes
vSphere Replication is Inaccessible After Changing vCenter Server Certificate
Site Recovery Manager Administration
Updated Information
Site Recovery Manager Privileges, Roles, and Permissions
How Site Recovery Manager Handles Permissions
Site Recovery Manager and the vCenter Server Administrator Role
Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication Roles
Managing Permissions in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Assign Site Recovery Manager Roles and Permissions
Site Recovery Manager Roles Reference
vSphere Replication Roles Reference
Creating Site Recovery Manager Placeholders and Mappings
About Placeholder Virtual Machines
About Inventory Mappings
Select Inventory Mappings
About Placeholder Datastores
Configure a Placeholder Datastore
Configure Datastore Mappings for vSphere Replication
Replicating Virtual Machines
How the Recovery Point Objective Affects Replication Scheduling
Configure Replication for a Single Virtual Machine
Configure Replication for Multiple Virtual Machines
Replicate Virtual Machines By Using Replication Seeds
Reconfigure Replications
Stop Replicating a Virtual Machine
Creating Protection Groups
About Array-Based Protection Groups and Datastore Groups
How Site Recovery Manager Computes Datastore Groups
Create Array-Based Protection Groups
Edit Array-Based Protection Groups
Create vSphere Replication Protection Groups
Edit vSphere Replication Protection Groups
Apply Inventory Mappings to All Members of a Protection Group
Creating, Testing, and Running Recovery Plans
Testing a Recovery Plan
Test Networks and Datacenter Networks
Performing a Planned Migration or Disaster Recovery By Running a Recovery Plan
Running a Recovery with Forced Recovery
Differences Between Testing and Running a Recovery Plan
How Site Recovery Manager Interacts with DPM and DRS During Recovery
How Site Recovery Manager Interacts with vSphere High Availability
Protecting MSCS and Fault Tolerant Virtual Machines
Create, Test, and Run a Recovery Plan
Create a Recovery Plan
Edit a Recovery Plan
Suspend Virtual Machines When a Recovery Plan Runs
Test a Recovery Plan
Clean Up After Testing a Recovery Plan
Run a Recovery Plan
Cancel a Test or Recovery
Delete a Recovery Plan
Reprotecting Virtual Machines After a Recovery
How Site Recovery Manager Performs Reprotect
Preconditions for Performing Reprotect
Reprotect Virtual Machines
Reprotect States
Restoring the Pre-Recovery Site Configuration By Performing Failback
Perform a Failback
Configuring a Recovery Plan
Recovery Plan Steps
Specify the Recovery Priority of a Virtual Machine
Creating Custom Recovery Steps
Types of Custom Recovery Steps
How Site Recovery Manager Handles Custom Recovery Step Failures
Create Top-Level Command Steps
Create Top-Level Message Prompt Steps
Create Command Steps for Individual Virtual Machines
Create Message Prompt Steps for Individual Virtual Machines
Guidelines for Writing Command Steps
Environment Variables for Command Steps
Customize the Recovery of an Individual Virtual Machine
Customizing IP Properties for Virtual Machines
Customize IP Properties For an Individual Virtual Machine
Report IP Address Mappings for Recovery Plans
Customizing IP Properties for Multiple Virtual Machines
Syntax of the DR IP Customizer Tool
Structure of the DR IP Customizer CSV File
Modifying the DR IP Customizer CSV File
Examples of DR IP Customizer CSV Files
Run DR IP Customizer to Customize IP Properties for Multiple Virtual Machines
Advanced Site Recovery Manager Configuration
Configure Protection for a Virtual Machine or Template
Configure Resource Mappings for a Virtual Machine
Specify a Nonreplicated Datastore for Swap Files
Recovering Virtual Machines Across Multiple Hosts on the Recovery Site
Resize Virtual Machine Disk Files During Replication Using Replication Seeds
Resize Virtual Machine Disk Files During Replication Without Using Replication Seeds
Reconfigure Site Recovery Manager Settings
Change Local Site Settings
Change Recovery Settings
Change Remote Site Settings
Change the Timeout for the Creation of Placeholder Virtual Machines
Change Storage Settings
Change Storage Provider Settings
Change vSphere Replication Settings
Modify Settings to Run Large Site Recovery Manager Environments
Settings for Large Site Recovery Manager Environments
Troubleshooting Site Recovery Manager
Limitations to Protection and Recovery of Virtual Machines
vSphere Replication Limitations
Site Recovery Manager Events and Alarms
How Site Recovery Manager Monitors Connections Between Sites
Configure Site Recovery Manager Alarms
Site Recovery Manager Events Reference
Site Status Events
Protection Group Events
Recovery Events
Storage and Storage Provider Events
Licensing Events
Permissions Events
SNMP Traps
vSphere Replication Events and Alarms
Configure vSphere Replication Alarms
List of vSphere Replication Events
Collecting Site Recovery Manager Log Files
Collect Site Recovery Manager Log Files By Using the Site Recovery Manager Interface
Collect Site Recovery Manager Log Files Manually
Change Size and Number of Site Recovery Manager Server Log Files
Access the vSphere Replication Logs
Manually Access the vSphere Replication Logs
Resolve Site Recovery Manager Operational Problems
Site Recovery Manager Doubles the Number of Backslashes in the Command Line When Running Callouts
Powering on Many Virtual Machines Simultaneously on the Recovery Site Can Lead to Errors
LVM.enableResignature=1 Remains Set After a Site Recovery Manager Test Failover
Adding Virtual Machines to a Protection Group Fails with an Unresolved Devices Error
Configuring Protection fails with Placeholder Creation Error
Planned Migration Fails Because Host is in an Incorrect State
Recovery Fails with a Timeout Error During Network Customization for Some Virtual Machines
Recovery Fails with Unavailable Host and Datastore Error
Reprotect Fails with a vSphere Replication Timeout Error
Recovery Plan Times Out While Waiting for VMware Tools
Reprotect Fails After Restarting vCenter Server
Rescanning Datastores Fails Because Storage Devices are Not Ready
Scalability Problems when Replicating Many Virtual Machines with a Short RPO to a Shared VMFS Datastore on ESXi Server 5.0
Application Quiescing Changes to File System Quiescing During vMotion to an Older Host
Reconfigure Replication on Virtual Machines with No Datastore Mapping
Configuring Replication Fails for Virtual Machines with Two Disks on Different Datastores
vSphere Replication RPO Violations
vSphere Replication Does Not Start After Moving the Host
Unexpected vSphere Replication Failure Results in a Generic Error
Generating Support Bundles Disrupts vSphere Replication Recovery
Recovery Plan Times Out While Waiting for VMware Tools
Updated Information
Site Recovery Manager Privileges, Roles, and Permissions
How Site Recovery Manager Handles Permissions
Site Recovery Manager and the vCenter Server Administrator Role
Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication Roles
Managing Permissions in a Shared Recovery Site Configuration
Assign Site Recovery Manager Roles and Permissions
Site Recovery Manager Roles Reference
vSphere Replication Roles Reference
Creating Site Recovery Manager Placeholders and Mappings
About Placeholder Virtual Machines
About Inventory Mappings
Select Inventory Mappings
About Placeholder Datastores
Configure a Placeholder Datastore
Configure Datastore Mappings for vSphere Replication
Replicating Virtual Machines
How the Recovery Point Objective Affects Replication Scheduling
Configure Replication for a Single Virtual Machine
Configure Replication for Multiple Virtual Machines
Replicate Virtual Machines By Using Replication Seeds
Reconfigure Replications
Stop Replicating a Virtual Machine
Creating Protection Groups
About Array-Based Protection Groups and Datastore Groups
How Site Recovery Manager Computes Datastore Groups
Create Array-Based Protection Groups
Edit Array-Based Protection Groups
Create vSphere Replication Protection Groups
Edit vSphere Replication Protection Groups
Apply Inventory Mappings to All Members of a Protection Group
Creating, Testing, and Running Recovery Plans
Testing a Recovery Plan
Test Networks and Datacenter Networks
Performing a Planned Migration or Disaster Recovery By Running a Recovery Plan
Running a Recovery with Forced Recovery
Differences Between Testing and Running a Recovery Plan
How Site Recovery Manager Interacts with DPM and DRS During Recovery
How Site Recovery Manager Interacts with vSphere High Availability
Protecting MSCS and Fault Tolerant Virtual Machines
Create, Test, and Run a Recovery Plan
Create a Recovery Plan
Edit a Recovery Plan
Suspend Virtual Machines When a Recovery Plan Runs
Test a Recovery Plan
Clean Up After Testing a Recovery Plan
Run a Recovery Plan
Cancel a Test or Recovery
Delete a Recovery Plan
Reprotecting Virtual Machines After a Recovery
How Site Recovery Manager Performs Reprotect
Preconditions for Performing Reprotect
Reprotect Virtual Machines
Reprotect States
Restoring the Pre-Recovery Site Configuration By Performing Failback
Perform a Failback
Configuring a Recovery Plan
Recovery Plan Steps
Specify the Recovery Priority of a Virtual Machine
Creating Custom Recovery Steps
Types of Custom Recovery Steps
How Site Recovery Manager Handles Custom Recovery Step Failures
Create Top-Level Command Steps
Create Top-Level Message Prompt Steps
Create Command Steps for Individual Virtual Machines
Create Message Prompt Steps for Individual Virtual Machines
Guidelines for Writing Command Steps
Environment Variables for Command Steps
Customize the Recovery of an Individual Virtual Machine
Customizing IP Properties for Virtual Machines
Customize IP Properties For an Individual Virtual Machine
Report IP Address Mappings for Recovery Plans
Customizing IP Properties for Multiple Virtual Machines
Syntax of the DR IP Customizer Tool
Structure of the DR IP Customizer CSV File
Modifying the DR IP Customizer CSV File
Examples of DR IP Customizer CSV Files
Run DR IP Customizer to Customize IP Properties for Multiple Virtual Machines
Advanced Site Recovery Manager Configuration
Configure Protection for a Virtual Machine or Template
Configure Resource Mappings for a Virtual Machine
Specify a Nonreplicated Datastore for Swap Files
Recovering Virtual Machines Across Multiple Hosts on the Recovery Site
Resize Virtual Machine Disk Files During Replication Using Replication Seeds
Resize Virtual Machine Disk Files During Replication Without Using Replication Seeds
Reconfigure Site Recovery Manager Settings
Change Local Site Settings
Change Recovery Settings
Change Remote Site Settings
Change the Timeout for the Creation of Placeholder Virtual Machines
Change Storage Settings
Change Storage Provider Settings
Change vSphere Replication Settings
Modify Settings to Run Large Site Recovery Manager Environments
Settings for Large Site Recovery Manager Environments
Troubleshooting Site Recovery Manager
Limitations to Protection and Recovery of Virtual Machines
vSphere Replication Limitations
Site Recovery Manager Events and Alarms
How Site Recovery Manager Monitors Connections Between Sites
Configure Site Recovery Manager Alarms
Site Recovery Manager Events Reference
Site Status Events
Protection Group Events
Recovery Events
Storage and Storage Provider Events
Licensing Events
Permissions Events
SNMP Traps
vSphere Replication Events and Alarms
Configure vSphere Replication Alarms
List of vSphere Replication Events
Collecting Site Recovery Manager Log Files
Collect Site Recovery Manager Log Files By Using the Site Recovery Manager Interface
Collect Site Recovery Manager Log Files Manually
Change Size and Number of Site Recovery Manager Server Log Files
Access the vSphere Replication Logs
Manually Access the vSphere Replication Logs
Resolve Site Recovery Manager Operational Problems
Site Recovery Manager Doubles the Number of Backslashes in the Command Line When Running Callouts
Powering on Many Virtual Machines Simultaneously on the Recovery Site Can Lead to Errors
LVM.enableResignature=1 Remains Set After a Site Recovery Manager Test Failover
Adding Virtual Machines to a Protection Group Fails with an Unresolved Devices Error
Configuring Protection fails with Placeholder Creation Error
Planned Migration Fails Because Host is in an Incorrect State
Recovery Fails with a Timeout Error During Network Customization for Some Virtual Machines
Recovery Fails with Unavailable Host and Datastore Error
Reprotect Fails with a vSphere Replication Timeout Error
Recovery Plan Times Out While Waiting for VMware Tools
Reprotect Fails After Restarting vCenter Server
Rescanning Datastores Fails Because Storage Devices are Not Ready
Scalability Problems when Replicating Many Virtual Machines with a Short RPO to a Shared VMFS Datastore on ESXi Server 5.0
Application Quiescing Changes to File System Quiescing During vMotion to an Older Host
Reconfigure Replication on Virtual Machines with No Datastore Mapping
Configuring Replication Fails for Virtual Machines with Two Disks on Different Datastores
vSphere Replication RPO Violations
vSphere Replication Does Not Start After Moving the Host
Unexpected vSphere Replication Failure Results in a Generic Error
Generating Support Bundles Disrupts vSphere Replication Recovery
Recovery Plan Times Out While Waiting for VMware Tools
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