cloudpathshala 7:50 pm on August 28, 2018
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Learn SRM – Part 8 – Configure SRM Array Manager Pairing – SRM 6.5

Hey Friends, Coming to the next point of Site Recovery Manager which is to Configure SRM Array Manager Pairing.

Please note that I am gong to use Site Recovery Manager 6.5 now as there is compatibility issue with HP VSA with SRM 8.1. HP has not released a compatible version of SRA for SRM 8.1 as on date. Hence next articles including this one will be based on SRM 6.5. I had removed SRM 8.1 and installed 6.5 in SRM server. Then installed a compatible version of SRA for HP VSA on same server. After doing this, my SRM 6.5 lab is ready. One more thing that you may face below error when doing rescan of SRA in VMware SRM console. You need to install .NET 3.5 even if you have higher version of .NET already installed.

Failed to load SRA from "C:/Program Files (x86)/VMware/VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager/storage/sra/HP VSA SRA’. SRA command ‘queryInfo’ didn’t return a response."

Now let’s move to Step by Step guide to Configure SRM Array Manager: –

After Installing SRA(Storage Replication Adapter), verify the SRA status in VMware Site Recovery Console.

  • Launch vSphere Web Client and go to Home Page. Open Site Recovery Plugin.
  • Click on Sites and Select Primary Site’s Virtual Center.
  • Go to Monitor tab and Click on SRA’s
  • Refresh and Rescan SRA. You will able to see see below status on your SRA page. If SRA is configured and installed properly, it will show status as OK.

Please note that we are switched to SRM 6.5 now as SRA was not compatible with SRM 8.1. You can choose different vendors of storage or i;e EMC UnityVSA which has compatible SRA for SRM 8.1

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  • Verify the same in Recovery Site’s vCenter Server.

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  • Once you have validated SRA Status, now you need to Configure SRM Array Manager.
  • Launce SRM Console from vSphere Web Client.

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  • As you have already paired both sites in last article, now you can choose first option here to Add a Pair of Array Managers. Click on Next.

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  • Verify the information for Primary and Recovery Sites. Click on Next.

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  • Select SRA Type and Click on Next.

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  • Configure Array Manager for Protected Site.
    • IP Address will be of HP VSA Protected System which you configured in earlier topics.
    • Credentials will be same which you configured during the HP VSA System configuration.

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  • Configure Array Manager for Recovery Site.
    • IP Address will be of HP VSA Recovery System which you configured in earlier topics.
    • Credentials will be same which you configured during the HP VSA System configuration.

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  • Select array pair and enable it. If you are not able to see array pair here, make sure that you have properly configured array replication scheduling in HP VSA using CMC console. We have performed this in earlier topics. You can refer to article.

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  • Array manager configuration is ready to complete. Review your settings and Click on Finish.

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  • On SRM console, inside Array Based Replication under Objects tab, you will able to see both Array Manager for Protected and Recovery Sites.

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That’s all from this topic. Moving to next article which is to Configure Resource Mapping. Stay Tuned.

Take a look in below topics, explore and learn Site Recovery Manager: –