Administering VMware Site Rcvy. Mgr. 5.0

Contents......Page 8
Preface......Page 16
Acknowledgments......Page 22
About the Author......Page 24
What’s New in Site Recovery Manager 5.0......Page 28
vSphere Replication......Page 29
Automated Failback and Reprotect......Page 30
Improved IP Customization......Page 31
A Brief History of Life before VMware SRM......Page 32
vMotion......Page 34
VMware HA Clusters......Page 35
Scalability for the Cloud......Page 36
What Is VMware SRM?......Page 37
What about File Level Consistency?......Page 38
Caveat #1: All Storage Management Systems Are the Same......Page 39
Caveat #2: All Storage Vendors Sell Replication......Page 40
Caveat #3: Read the Manual......Page 41
Summary......Page 46
2 Getting Started with Dell EqualLogic Replication......Page 48
Creating an EqualLogic iSCSI Volume......Page 50
Granting ESXi Host Access to the EqualLogic iSCSI Volume......Page 53
Enabling Replication for EqualLogic......Page 58
Configuring Replication Partners......Page 59
Configuring Replication of the iSCSI Volume......Page 61
Configuring a Schedule for Replication......Page 64
Using EqualLogic Host Integration for VMware Edition (HIT-VE)......Page 66
Summary......Page 69
3 Getting Started with EMC Celerra Replication......Page 70
Creating an EMC Celerra iSCSI Target......Page 73
Granting ESX Host Access to the EMC Celerra iSCSI Target......Page 78
Creating a New File System......Page 83
Creating an iSCSI LUN......Page 86
Configuring Celerra Replication......Page 91
Summary......Page 99
4 Getting Started with EMC CLARiiON MirrorView......Page 100
Creating a Reserved LUN Pool......Page 102
Creating an EMC LUN......Page 105
Configuring EMC MirrorView......Page 107
Creating a Snapshot for SRM Tests......Page 112
Creating Consistency Groups (Recommended)......Page 115
At the Recovery Site CLARiiON (New Jersey)......Page 117
At the Protected Site CLARiiON (New York)......Page 118
Using the EMC Virtual Storage Integrator Plug-in (VSI)......Page 120
Summary......Page 122
5 Getting Started with the HP StorageWorks P4000 Virtual SAN Appliance with Remote Copy......Page 124
Some Frequently Asked Questions about the HP P4000 VSA......Page 125
Importing the StorageWorks P4000 VSA......Page 127
Modifying the VSA’s Settings and First-Power-On Configuration......Page 130
Primary Configuration of the VSA Host......Page 132
Installing the Management Client......Page 134
Adding the VSAs to Management Groups......Page 135
Creating a Cluster......Page 138
Creating a Volume......Page 139
Licensing the HP VSA......Page 140
Configuring the HP VSA for Replication......Page 141
Monitoring Your Replication/Snapshot......Page 145
Allocating Volumes to ESX Hosts......Page 147
Granting ESX Host Access to the HP VSA iSCSI Target......Page 149
The HP StorageWorks P4000 VSA: Creating a Test Volume at the Recovery Site......Page 154
Summary......Page 156
6 Getting Started with NetApp SnapMirror......Page 158
Provisioning NetApp NFS Storage for VMware ESXi......Page 160
Creating a NetApp Volume for NFS......Page 161
Granting ESXi Host Access to NetApp NFS Volumes......Page 164
Creating NetApp Volumes for Fibre Channel and iSCSI......Page 166
Granting ESXi Host Access to the NetApp iSCSI Target......Page 169
Confirm IP Visibility (Mandatory) and Name Resolution (Optional)......Page 174
Enable Remote Access (Both the Protected and Recovery Filers)......Page 175
Configure SnapMirror on the Recovery Site NetApp Filer (New Jersey)......Page 177
Introducing the Virtual Storage Console (VSC)......Page 182
Summary......Page 185
Network Communication and TCP Port Numbers......Page 188
Storage Replication Components......Page 191
VMware Components......Page 193
More Detailed Information about Hardware and Software Requirements......Page 196
Scalability of VMware SRM......Page 198
Designed for Both Failover and Failback?......Page 199
A Word about Resignaturing VMFS Volumes......Page 200
VMware SRM Product Limitations and Gotchas......Page 205
Licensing VMware SRM......Page 206
Setting Up the VMware SRM Database with Microsoft SQL Server 2008......Page 207
Creating the Database and Setting Permissions......Page 208
Configuring a DSN Connection on the SRM Server(s)......Page 211
Installing the SRM Software......Page 213
Installing a Storage Replication Adapter: Example HP SRA......Page 220
Installing the vSphere Client SRM Plug-in......Page 222
Handling Failures to Connect to the SRM Server......Page 225
Summary......Page 226
How vSphere Replication Works......Page 228
vSphere Replication Limitations......Page 230
Setting the vCenter Managed IP Address......Page 232
Configuring a Database for the VRMS......Page 233
Deploying the VRMS......Page 235
Configuring the VRMS......Page 239
Configuring the VRMS Connection......Page 241
Deploying the VRS......Page 242
Registering the VRS......Page 243
Enabling and Monitoring vSphere Replication......Page 244
Enabling Replication for Physical Couriering......Page 247
Configuring Datastore Mappings......Page 248
Summary......Page 250
9 Configuring the Protected Site......Page 252
Connecting the Protected and Recovery Site SRMs......Page 253
Configuring Inventory Mappings......Page 258
Configuring Resource Mappings......Page 261
Configuring Folder Mappings......Page 262
Configuring Network Mappings......Page 263
Assigning Placeholder Datastores......Page 264
Configuring Array Managers: An Introduction......Page 268
Configuring Array Managers: Dell EqualLogic......Page 272
Configuring Array Managers: EMC Celerra......Page 275
Configuring Array Managers: EMC CLARiiON......Page 278
Configuring Array Managers: NetApp FSA......Page 281
Creating Protection Groups......Page 284
Bad Inventory Mappings......Page 289
Placeholder VM Not Found......Page 291
VMware Tools Update Error—Device Not Found: CD/DVD Drive 1......Page 292
It’s Not an Error, It’s a Naughty, Naughty Boy!......Page 293
Summary......Page 294
Creating a Basic Full-Site Recovery Plan......Page 296
Testing Storage Configuration at the Recovery Site......Page 300
Overview: First Recovery Plan Test......Page 302
Practice Exercise: First Recovery Plan Test......Page 308
Cleaning Up after a Recovery Plan Test......Page 310
Pause, Resume, and Cancel Plans......Page 312
Error: Cleanup Phase of the Plan Does Not Always Happen with iSCSI......Page 314
Error: Loss of the Protection Group Settings......Page 315
Error: Cleanup Fails; Use Force Cleanup......Page 316
Error: Disconnected Hosts at the Recovery Site......Page 317
Dell EqualLogic and Testing Plans......Page 318
EMC Celerra and Testing Plans......Page 319
NetApp and Testing Plans......Page 321
Summary......Page 322
11 Custom Recovery Plans......Page 324
Configuring Priorities for Recovered Virtual Machines......Page 326
Adding VM Dependencies......Page 329
Configuring Start-Up and Shutdown Options......Page 332
Suspending VMs at the Recovery Site......Page 335
Adding Prompt Steps......Page 336
Adding Command Steps......Page 340
Adding Command Steps with VMware PowerCLI......Page 342
Managing PowerCLI Authentication and Variables......Page 348
Adding Command Steps to Call Scripts within the Guest Operating System......Page 355
Configuring IP Address Changes for Recovery Virtual Machines......Page 356
Creating a Manual IP Guest Customization......Page 357
Configuring Bulk IP Address Changes for the Recovery Virtual Machine (dr-ip-exporter)......Page 359
Creating Customized VM Mappings......Page 363
Creating and Protecting New Virtual Machines......Page 364
Renaming and Moving vCenter Inventory Objects......Page 365
Other Objects and Changes in the vSphere and SRM Environment......Page 369
Storage vMotion and Protection Groups......Page 370
Virtual Machines Stored on Multiple Datastores......Page 373
Virtual Machines with Raw Device/Disk Mappings......Page 375
Multiple Datastores......Page 377
Multiple Protection Groups......Page 378
Multiple Recovery Plans......Page 379
Summary......Page 381
vCenter Linked Mode and Site Recovery Manager......Page 384
Alarms Overview......Page 387
Creating a New Virtual Machine to Be Protected by an Alarm (Script)......Page 389
Creating an SRM Service Alarm (SMTP)......Page 391
Exporting Recovery Plans......Page 393
Recovery Plan History......Page 394
Access Control......Page 395
Creating an SRM Administrator......Page 397
Summary......Page 399
13 Bidirectional Relationships and Shared Site Configurations......Page 402
Configuring Inventory Mappings......Page 403
Refreshing the Array Manager......Page 405
Creating the Protection Group......Page 407
Using vApps to Control Start-Up Orders......Page 408
Shared Site Configurations......Page 411
Installing VMware SRM with Custom Options to the New Site (Washington DC)......Page 414
Installing VMware SRM Server with Custom Options to the Recovery Site......Page 417
Pairing the Sites Together......Page 419
Summary......Page 421
14 Failover and Failback......Page 424
Planned Failover: Protected Site Is Available......Page 427
Dell EqualLogic and Planned Recovery......Page 431
NetApp and Planned Recovery......Page 432
Automated Failback from Planned Migration......Page 434
Protected Site Is Dead......Page 442
Planned Failback after a Disaster......Page 446
Summary......Page 448
15 Scripting Site Recovery......Page 450
Managing the Storage......Page 452
Rescanning ESX Hosts......Page 453
Resignaturing VMFS Volumes......Page 454
Creating an Internal Network for the Test......Page 455
Adding Virtual Machines to the Inventory......Page 456
Fixing VMX Files for the Network......Page 457
Summary......Page 459
16 Upgrading from SRM 4.1 to SRM 5.0......Page 460
Upgrading vSphere......Page 462
Step 2: Upgrade vCenter......Page 463
Step 3: Upgrade the vCenter Client......Page 468
Step 4: Upgrade the VMware Update Manager (VUM)......Page 469
Step 5: Upgrade the VUM Plug-in......Page 470
Step 7: Upgrade the ESX Hosts......Page 472
Upgrading Site Recovery Manager......Page 478
Step 8: Upgrade SRM......Page 479
Step 9: Upgrade VMware Tools (Optional)......Page 482
Step 10: Upgrade Virtual Hardware (Optional)......Page 485
Step 11: Upgrade VMFS Volumes (Optional)......Page 487
Step 12: Upgrade Distributed vSwitches (Optional)......Page 489
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