Tag: VMware SRM

Setup VMware vCenter 5.1 Update 2 ESXi 5.1 Update 2 SRM 5.1 Update 2 Issue  Earlier I had written blog for IP Customization Error which I observed for which we were discussing whether to implement the work around http://vcommunique.blogspot.com/2014/11/srm-ip-customization-error.html I also found another SRM IP Customization Error however with different…Continue readingSRM IP Customization Error Continued

Recently we were asked to enable trivia logging for SRM to troubleshoot some issues we ran during test recovery Following are various logging levels for SRM Error Warning Info Trivia Verbose.  To change the log level, locate the following section of vmware-dr.xml Default Location is C\\:Program Files\\Vmware\\VMware Site Recovery Manager\\config\\vmware-dr.xml…Continue readingSRM Logging

I came across the below mentioned issue for which I am working towards to resolve. We are still having discussions whether we should be performing the work around  given I thought of sharing and check whether we have other users who also have similar issues and get any feedback from…Continue readingSRM IP Customization Error

Symptoms ·    Accessing VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) GUI generates continuous and immediate log-in prompts to remote vCenter Server. ·    This issue occurs when SRM is deployed in two sites in an environment in which: o The two vCenter Servers may or may not be in linked-mode. o The…Continue readingAccessing VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) GUI generates continuous and immediate log-in prompts to remote vCenter Server (2090370)

      Here we need to select the DNS which we created before for the DB Instance created in the SQL/DB Server     Login to Web Client and you will notice the Site Recovery in the Inventory  

Some time ago I had blogged procedure for Multi Site SRM Configuration Here is the procedure with Screenshot which will give better idea Procedure Installing SRM Servers at Production site: SRM1:  ·        Install the SRM executable from command prompt /V\”CUSTOM_SETUP=1\”  ·       When it ask ’s to enter vCenter Server Address and Credentials,…Continue readingMulti Site SRM Configuration Procedure

We are in process of setting up an Multisite recovery for a customer with following setup. We have manage to put together following procedure for installation and configuration Setup 2  – VMware vCenter 5.1 @ Production 2 – VMware SRM 5.1 @ Production 1 – VMware vCenter 5.1 @ Recovery…Continue readingMulti Site SRM Configuration

Setup VMware vCenter 5.1 ESXi 5.1 GA build (799733) SRM 5.1 Issue/Observation Replicated Datastore had an additional vmdk for a Virtual Machine which was on non-replicated datastore. It didn’t display in Protection Group (obviously as it didn’t find vmx file )and also SRM didn’t throw up any Error of any…Continue readingVMWare SRM 5.X Observation

VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is a disaster recovery product which uses array replication technologies to failover from one site to another. Shared Recovery Site (also called N-to-1) is a new feature of SRM 4.x and 5.0. This feature allows the management of multiple SRM environments by a single…Continue readingShared Recovery Site in VMware Site Recovery Manager

Application View for vCenter Site Recovery Manager shows the application dependencies between virtual machines in a disaster recovery site. This tool is packaged as a standalone virtual appliance, which can be easily set up in an environment which runs vCenter, vCenter Site Recovery Manager, and vCenter Infrastructure Navigator. vCenter Site…Continue readingApplication View for vCenter Site Recovery Manager