How to Create DVSwitch using WebClient 5.1
Access the web client http://ipaddress:9443/vsphere-client and Navigate to the Distributed Switches and Click Add Button(Green Plus Sign) It will open up the new DVSwitch Wizard Select the version of DVSwitch. We have ESXi 5.0 so we selected the second option which is version 5.0.0 Select the Number of Uplinks. Default…
Host Profiles
Introduction Capture host level configuration settings and save them as a template to configure other vSphere hosts. Monitor hosts for configuration changes and automatically alert vSphere administrators if a host falls out of compliance. Reduce the time spent manually configuring vSphere hosts Ensure host configuration consistency and compliance Standardize storage,…
SRM Updates – 5.1.0.1 and 5.0.2 Released
What\’s New VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5.0.2 offers the following improvements: Added support for protection and IP customization of the following guest operating systems: Windows 8 (32-bit and 64-bit) Windows Server 2012 (32-bit and 64-bit) RHEL Server 6.2 and 6.3 (32-bit and 64-bit) Ubuntu 12.04 NOTE: To protect virtual…
vSphere Replication for existing SRM 5.0
Procedure Configure Database for VRM and VR Servers Configure Storage for VRMS and VR Configure Storage for the Protected VMs Install vSphere Replication in SRM Setup Configure VSR Configure Replication for VMs Create Protection Group Create/Modify Recovery Plan
SRM DR IP Customizer
Navigate to following Path C:\\Program File \\VMware\\VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manger\\bin Generate the CSV file using following command dr-ip-customizer.exe –vc 172.16.18.3 –cfg ..\\config\\vmware-dr.xml –i –cmd generate –o ProtectedVMs.csv It will prompt for the user name and password Once completed it will generate the csv file in the same folder where…
RDMs with SRM 5.0
Procedure Create the LUN for RDM disks Add the RDM Disk to the VM Initialize and Format the disk from Operating System Copy some data on the RDM LUNs Ensure newly added RDM disk shows replicated in Protection Group Perform Test/Actual Recovery
Add Host to vCenter Server 5.1
Access the web client using following link https://<IPAddress: 9443/vsphere-client> àEnter the credentials. Default credentials are root and vmware You would see following screen Click vCenter. It will display following screen Click vCenter Servers and It will display the vCenter Server Right on the Server Name and Click New Datacenter Specify…