SRM Cleaning up Test Recovery

SRM

introduction

we have mentioned in previous article that testing recovery plan making some changes to DR site Like 

  • create new vswitch called srmxxxx
  • create new port group for isolated tested  network called srmxxxx
  • create new instance to tested VM 
  • power on VM 

these changes should rolled back ,so DR site is NOT effected by testing recovery plan 

 

 

clean up testing recovery plan

To clean up testing recovery plan  :

Login to your Protected site vCenter server VCSA-prod-155  using vSphere web client. 

https://vcsa-prod-155.pioneers.lab/

Click on SRM plugin ->> site recovery > open pairing details

select recovery plan 

open recovery site
select recovery plan > recovery-plan-001 > select cleanup
next
finish
cleanup in progrrss

verify testing cleanup

there is many steps to verify testing cleanup

as you seel below 

all celanup tasks completed
monitor recovery plan
VM`02 in DR site has no networking port group
vswitch srmxxxx has benn deleted

Conclusion

VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) is a disaster recovery and business continuity solution from the VMware,which automates the transfer of virtual machines to a local or remote recovery site. 

 

before this course  we have : 

  • learn how to install ESXI on Production and DR site in course vsphere ICM 
  • learn how to install vcenter on Production and DR  site in course vsphere ICM 

in this course we have 

  • install SRM on Production and DR  site 
  • install  VRA [vSphere Replication ] on Production and DR  site 
  • create inventory mapping with 5 aspects [network , resources , folder , placeholder , and storage policy ]
  • create recovery plan 
  • create protection group
  • make VM replication using vsphere replication VRA 
  • testing recovery plan 
  • clean up testing recovery plan 

thank you for join us