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VMware SRM
Introduction 200
VMware SRM and Enterprise Manager Configuration Prerequisites 201
Enterprise Manager SRA Configurations 202
Manual SRM Failback Procedure for VMware SRM 4.1 204
Reprotecting After Migrations with SRM 5.0 and ESX 4.1 Hosts 207
Selecting the Replay Type to Use for SRM 5.0 Volume Failover 208
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Introduction
The VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) supports storage vendors using
Storage Replication Adapters. The Dell Compellent Storage Replication Adapter (SRA)
allows sites to use VMware vCenter SRM on Dell Compellent Storage Centers through Dell
Compellent Enterprise Manager.
This chapter provides overview information about using SRM on Storage Centers through
Enterprise Manager and the Dell Compellent SRA. For complete information on installing
and configuring VMware vCenter SRM, see to the Site Recovery Manager Administration
Guide available from VMware.
Note: Before installing the Dell Compellent SRA , check the SRA readme file for the
most current information regarding the installation and configuration process.
Requirements
SRA Version 3.3.1 SRA Version 5.5.3 SRA Version 6.2.2
Storage Center
Enterprise Manager
Version 1.0/4.1
Version 5.0
Note: Dell Compellent SRA version 3.3.1 is deprecated. Support for SRA 3.3.1 will
be removed from a future Enterprise Manager version.
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Description
Data Collector
Deployment
Storage Center
Configuration
Enterprise Manager
Users
Communication
between Enterprise
Manager and SRM
Replications
Restore Points
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QoS Nodes must be defined on both the source and destination Storage
Centers.
The firewall (if any) between SRM and Enterprise Manager must allow
SOAP over HTTP on the appropriate port:
Restore points are not available to VMware vCenter SRM until they have
been saved. Using Enterprise Manager, save restore points for the
replications. If you are using Data Collectors on both the recovery and
protected sites, you must save restore points on both sites.
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In a configuration with only one Enterprise Manager Data Collector, locate the Data
Collector at the Recovery Site.
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In a configuration with an Enterprise Manager Remote Data Collector, locate the Remote
Data Collector on the Recovery Site. This configuration allows DR activation from the
remote site when the Protected Site goes down. By design, the Enterprise Manager
Remote Data Collector is connected to the same Storage Centers as the Enterprise
Manager Primary Data Collector.
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If you are using SRM 5.0 or higher, you do not need to perform these tasks.
A failback to the protected SRM site can be performed only after a successful failover
to the recovery SRM site.
Failback Task
Details
Log into the Storage Center on the protected site, and delete
the original replications.
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Failback Task
Details
Note: You may need to rescan the arrays. To do so, open the
Array Manager configuration screen, click through the first two
screens, and then click the Rescan Arrays button.
On the protected site:
Remove from the inventory all the virtual machines that you
failed over.
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Failback Task
Details
Restart replications
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Reprotecting After Migrations with SRM 5.0 and ESX 4.1 Hosts
Reprotecting After Migrations with SRM 5.0 and ESX 4.1 Hosts
If you are using Storage Center OS versions prior to 5.5.6 with VMware SRM 5.0 and ESX
4.1 hosts, you must perform additional steps to reprotect virtual machines on ESX 4.1
hosts.
If you do not perform a reprotect promptly after recovering from a planned migration with
VMware SRM 5.0, hosts running VMware ESX 4.1 Update 1 attempt to write to LUNs that
are read-only, causing /var/log on the hosts to begin filling up. Eventually the hosts become
unresponsive and disconnect from VMware vCenter. To avoid this situation, run reprotect
as soon as possible after running recovery.
Perform the following steps to reprotect virtual machines on ESX 4.1 hosts:
1 Run reprotect as soon as possible after running recovery. The reprotect fails to
complete.
2 If the ESX host disconnects from vCenter, perform the following steps:
a Check /var/log partition space and delete unneeded vmkernel logs if necessary.
b Reconnect to the ESX host with vCenter.
3 Run the reprotect again with force clean-up selected.
4 Restore placeholders for the ESX 4.1 update 1 host virtual machines.
5 Delete the *-tmp placeholders from the new recovery site.
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Selecting the Replay Type to Use for SRM 5.0 Volume Failover
The SRM Selectable Replay option determines whether the Active Replay or last frozen
Replay is used when VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) 5.0 initiates a failover or test
failover. By default, the current, unfrozen state (Active Replay) of the volume is used.
Perform these steps to change the Replay type used for SRM volume failover:
1 In the top pane, click Edit Data Collector Settings. The Edit Data Collector Settings
dialog box appears.
2 Click the Replication Settings tab.
3 From the SRM Selectable Replay drop-down menu, select one of the following options:
Always use Active Replay: Uses the current, unfrozen state of the data that has
been transferred to the destination.(Active Replay). This option is the default.
Use Active Replay if Replicating Active Replay: Uses the current, unfrozen state
of the data (Active Replay) only if Replicate Active Replay is enabled for the
replication. If Replicate Active Replay is disabled, the last frozen Replay is used.
Always use Last Frozen Replay: Uses the most current Replay that has been
transferred to the destination.
Use Restore Point Settings: Uses the settings that are configured for the restore
point that corresponds to the volume. If Use Active Replay is not selected within the
restore point, the last frozen Replay is used.
4 Click OK.
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