1. Install VMware View Client on your workstations and establish a connection to the View Connection Server 202.192.187.72
2. Click on the Connect button, on the VMware View Client warning window, click on Continue button to proceed connecting into the Connection server
3. Input the user credentials to log in to the Connection server USERNAME: studentxx PASSWORD: vmware@123 DOMAIN: VCLOUD
4. Once the user is authenticated, click on Landing Shuttles desktop pool and click on Connect button.
5. You are now connected to your individual View Desktop
6. From the View Desktop, open the Remote Desktop Connection (mstsc) and remote to Control Center IP address IP address: 172.20.21.XXX
7. Enter the credentials provided to you to login to the Control Center machine Username: corp\administrator Password: vmware@123
8. After logging in to the Control Center server, open the vSphere client available on the Control Center servers desktop and login to the Primary sites vCenter server vCenter Hostname: vc-w8-01a.corp.local vCenter IP address: 192.168.110.20 Username: corp\administrator Password: vmware@123
9. At the security warning window check the box install the certificate and do not display any security warnings for 192.168.110.20 and click on the Ignore button
10. Keep the vSphere client to Primary vCenter open
11. Similarly login to the Remote sites vCenter server with the below credentials vCenter Hostname: vc-w8-01b.corp.local vCenter IP address: 192.168.110.21 Username: corp\administrator Password: vmware@123
12. At the security warning window check the box install the certificate and do not display any security warnings for 192.168.110.21 and click on the Ignore button
13. Keep the vSphere Client to Remote vCenter open.
B. SITES CONFIGURATION
1. Switch over to vSphere Client to Primary vCenter 192.168.110.20 (vc-w8-01a.corp.local) and go to the HOME window
2. Click on Site Recovery option under Solutions and Applications
3. At the Security Warning window check the box Install this certificate and do not display any security warnings for 192.168.110.20 and click on the Ignore button
4. Go through the options and tabs (summary, resource manager, folder manager, network mappings, placeholder datastores etc )available under the Site Recovery solution for the Primary vCenter
5. Follow the same steps to open Site Recovery solution on the vSphere client to Remote vCenter 192.168.110.21 (vc-w8-01b.corp.local) Note: You have already logged in and kept the console open for the Remote VC on the Control station
6. Click on Site Recovery option under Solutions and Applications
7. At the Security Warning window check the box Install this certificate and do not display any security warnings for 192.168.110.20 and click on the Ignore button
8. Go through the options and tabs (summary, resource manager, folder manager, network mappings, placeholder datastores etc )available under the Site Recovery solution for the Remote vCenter
9. From the vSphere client to Remote vCenter vc-w8-01b.corp.local, under the Sites grouping, right click on 192.168.110.21 (Local) and select Configure Connection from the menu
10. The SRM servers (VMware SRM service is already installed on the primary and remote vCenter servers vc-w8-01a.corp.local and vc-w8-01b.corp.local respectively) need to establish a trust relationship with each other
From the remote vCenter server, enter primary sites SRM server. Type the following information in the fields Address: vc-w8-01a.corp.local or 192.168.110.20 Port: 80
11. On the validate vCenter Server Certificate, click on show certificate
12. In the certificate window click on Install Certificate
13. On the certificate Import Wizard, click on Next
14. On the Certificate Import Wizard, select Automatically select the certificate store based on the type of the certificate and click on Next
15. On the Certificate Import Wizard click on finish to complete the import.
16. Click Ok on the confirmation window, click Ok the Certificate window and click on the Validate vCenter Server Certificate window.
17. Type in the Primary vCenter Server vc-w8-01a.corp.local (192.168.110.20) log in credentials for authentication
Username: corp\administrator Password: vmware@123 Click on Next
18. A series of tests will be performed to ensure that access and trust are properly defined between Site A and Site B. These tests should all pass with a green check mark. If they fail, try back and try again Click Finish
19. Now that two way pairing is configured, for Remote vCenter Server vc-w8-01b.corp.local (192.168.110.21) from the vSphere Client, the Primary vCenter Server vc-w8- 01a.corp.local(192.168.110.20) login credentials are required
Username: corp\administrator Password: vmware@123 And click OK
20. Primary Site is now paired with the remote disaster recovery site.
21. Minimize the vSphere client to remote vCenter (vc-w8-01b.corp.local or 192.168.110.21) and open the Primary vCenter (vc-w8-01a.corp.local or 192.168.110.20) console
Once you open the Primary vCenter you will be prompted to type in the Remote vCenter Server credentials. This is because we have done a mutual site pairing on the remote vCenter server.
Type the following
Username: corp\Administrator Password: vmware@123
Click OK
22. On the vSphere client to Primary vCenter (vc-w8-01a.corp.local or 192.168.110.20), Go to Home > Solutions and Applications, click on Site Recovery option Select the Primary vCenter entry under Sites grouping and click on Resource Mappings tab on the right
Under the Resource Mappings tab, open the Protected Site Resource vc-w8-01a.corp.local, Expand the ACME-Boston Datacenter, Right click on the Boston Cluster under the ACME-Boston Datacenter Select Configure Mapping from the menu
23. From the Mapping for Boston Cluster Window, select the recovery site resource pool. Open the vc-w8- 01b.corp.local vCenter Server. Open Datacenter ACME-New York and select New York Cluster. Once the cluster is highlighted click on OK
24. The Protected Site Resource for vCenter Server vc-w8-01a.corp.local, ACME-Boston Datacenter, Boston Cluster is now mapped to the Recovery Site Resource for vCenter Server vc-w8-01b.corp.local, New York Cluster
25. We need to now map Primary vCenter folders to Remote vCenter folders to determine the location for the protected virtual machines when they are recovered to the remote site
With Site Recovery for 192.168.110.20 (Local) selected click on the Folder Mappings tab on the right
Under the Folder Mappings tab, open the Protected Site Resource vc-w8-01a.corp.local, Expand the Acme-Boston Datacenter and then Protected folder Right click on the SAN Storage under the ACME-Boston Datacenter Select Configure Mapping from the menu
26. From the Mapping for SAN Storage Window, select the recovery site folder. Open the vc-w8- 01b.corp.local vCenter Server, expand Datacenter ACME-New York, Protected folder and select SAN Storage folder folder. Once the folder is highlighted click on OK
27. The Protected Site Resource for vCenter Server vc-w8-01a.corp.local ACME-Boston Datacenter, SAN Storage folder is now mapped to the Recovery Site Resource for vCenter Server vc-w8-01b.corp.local, SAN Storage folder
28. We need to now map Primary vCenter network to Remote vCenter network to determine the networks for the protected virtual machines when they are recovered to the remote site
With Site Recovery for 192.168.110.20 (Local) selected click on the Network Mappings tab on the right
Under the Network Mappings tab, open the Protected Site Resource vc-w8-01a.corp.local, Expand the ACME-Boston Datacenter and BOS-DVS Right click on the dmz-network under BOS-DVS switch Select Configure Mapping from the menu
29. From the Mapping for dmx-network Window, select the recovery site network. Open the vc-w8- 01b.corp.local vCenter Server, expand Datacenter ACME-New York, NW-DVS and dmz-network port group. Once the folder is highlighted click on OK
30. Under the Network Mappings tab, open the Protected Site Resource vc-w8-01a.corp.local, Expand the ACME-Boston Datacenter and BOS-DVS Right click on the production-servers under BOS-DVS switch Select Configure Mapping from the menu
31. From the Mapping for production-servers Window, select the recovery site network. Open the vc-w8- 01b.corp.local vCenter Server, expand Datacenter ACME-New York, NW-DVS and select production- servers port group. Once the folder is highlighted click on OK
32. The Protected Site Resources for vCenter Server vc-w8-01a.corp.local, ACME-Boston Datacenter, dmz- network and production-servers port group is now mapped to the Recovery Site Resource for vCenter Server vc-w8-01b.corp.local, dmz-network and production-servers respectively.
33. We need to now configure a Placeholder Datastore. Placeholder Datastores are used at both sites to provide object storage for registration information for the real replicated VMs
With Site Recovery for 192.168.110.20 (Local) selected click on the Placeholder Datastores tab on the right
Under the Placeholder Datastore tab click on Configure Placeholder Datastore
34. On the configure Placeholder Datastore window, expand vc-w8-01.corp.local, under ACME-New York Datacenter select Local-Storage and click on OK
C. ARRAY MANAGERS CONFIGURATION (SAN BASED REPLICATION)
Array Managers provide the interface between SRM and the array based replicated storage systems. The HP LeftHand VSA is the array based replicated storage system
The HP LeftHand VSA's storage replication adapter (SRA) interface has been installed at Site A's vc-w8- 01a.corp.local and Site B's vc-w8-01b.corp.local vSphere Servers.
1. With Site Recovery selected for 192.168.110.20 (Local) on the vSphere client Primary vCenter vc-w8- 01a.corp.local, select Array Managers grouping on the left.
2. Right click on the 192.168.110.20 (Local) and select Add Array Manager from the menu
3. On the Add Array Manager window specify the Display name and SRA type
Display Name: HP_LH_VSA SRA Type: HP Lefthand SRA
Click Next
4. Now key in the following SRA login information and click Next Address: 192.168.110.44 Username: admin Password: vmware@123
5. After the Array Manager has been added successfully, click on Finish to close the window.
6. Verify the SRA summary for 192.168.110.20 (Local)
7. Similarly we need to configure an Array Manager on the Remote vCenter. With Site Recovery selected for 192.168.110.21 on the vSphere client Primary vCenter vc-w8-01a.corp.local, select Array Managers grouping on the left.
Right click on the 192.168.110.21 and select Add Array Manager from the menu
8. On the Add Array Manager window specify the Display name and SRA type and click Next
Display Name: HP_LH_VSA_REMOTE SRA Type: HP Lefthand SRA
9. Now key in the following SRA login information and click Next Address: 192.168.110.45 Username: admin Password: vmware@123
10. After the Array Manager has been added successfully, click on Finish to close the window.
11. Verify the SRA summary for 192.168.110.21
12. From the vSphere client to vc-w8-01a.corp.locals Site Recovery select 192.168.110.20 (Local), Click SRAs tab on the right and click on the link Rescan SRAs
13. On the Rescan SRAs information window, click Yes
14. From the vSphere client to vc-w8-01a.corp.locals Site Recovery select 192.168.110.21, Click SRAs tab on the right and click on the link Rescan SRAs
15. On the Rescan SRAs information window click Yes
16. From the vSphere client to vc-w8-01a.corp.locals Site Recovery for 192.168.110.20 (Local) highlight HP_LH_SRA array manager, click on the array pairs on the right and then click Enable link under Action
17. Review the configuration summary under Devices tab
18. Also make sure that the Array Pairs are enabled on the HP_LH_SRA_REMOTE array manager and review the configuration summary. If already enabled they no configuration needs to be done.
D. PROTECTION GROUP CONFIGURATION (ARRAY BASED)
A protection group contains groups of datastores that must be protected together and therefore recovered together
1. In the vSphere client for Primary vCenter vc-w8-01a.corp.locals Site Recovery for 192.168.110.20 (Local) click on the Protection Groups grouping
2. Right click on the All Protection Groups and select Create New Protection Group from the menu
3. In the Create Protection Group Window select the following options and click Next
Protection Site: 192.168.110.20 (Local) Protection Group: Array Based Replication Array Pair: prod-site paired with dr-site
4. Under Select One or More Datastore Groups on the Create Protection Group select Protected-Datastore datastore group and click Next
5. Provide a Name and Description for the Protection Group and click Next.
Name: PROTECTION_GROUP_ARRAY_BASED
6. Review the summary on the Ready to complete screen and click Finish to create a Protection Group
7. View the Summary for the Newly created Protection group and also the Virtual machines that will be protected as part of the protection group
E. vSPHERE REPLICATION CONFIGURATION
1. In the vSphere client for Primary vCenter vc-w8-01a.corp.locals Site Recovery for 192.168.110.20 (Local) click on the vSphere Replication grouping on the left
Under vSphere Replication grouping right click on 192.168.110.20 (local) and select Deploy VR Appliance
Follow through a series of screenshots below to deploy the vSphere Appliance on 192.168.110.20(local)
Name: vSphere Replication Appliance-Primary Inventory Location: ACME- Boston Expand ACME-Boston Datacenter and select Boston Cluster
Select Production Servers Resource pool and click on Next Under Select a destination storage for the virtual machine files option choose Local- Storage and click on Next Choose Thin Provision and click on Next
In the Network Mapping window, under Destination Network from the drop down menu choose production- servers and click Next In the Properties window key in the password as vmware@123. Leave the other fields default as the IP address will be configured from through DHCP Click Next Leave defaults and click on Next
Review the settings and click on Finish to start deploying the VR appliance. Monitor the VR appliance deployment status
Once the deployment is complete on the vSphere client to primary vCenter with 192.168.110.20 (local) selected under the vSphere replication grouping, click on the Configure VR appliance link under Commands grouping on the right On the webpage click on Continue to this website (not recommended) link In the vSphere Replication Appliance login screen key in the following credentials Username: root Password: vmware@123
After logging in, on the home page, select Configuration button and configure the following settings VRM Site Name: Boston vCenter Server Admin Mail: admin@corp.local And click on Save and Restart Services under Actions on the left Make sure the VRM service is running.
On the Security Warning window, check Install this certificate and do not display any security warnings for 192.168.110.206 and click the Ignore button vSphere Replication appliance has been deployed successfully on Primary Site vCenter or vc- w8-01a.corp.local Review the summary for vSphere Replication Appliance
In vSphere client to Primary vCenter vc-w8-01a.corp.local, under vSphere Replication grouping, right click on 192.168.110.21 and select Deploy VR Appliance from the menu On the Launch OVF Wizard to Deploy a Local VR Appliance click on OK button
Name: vSphere Replication Appliance-Remote Inventory Location: ACME-New York Host/Cluster: New York
In the Network Mapping window, under Destination Network from the drop down menu choose production- servers and click Next
In the Properties window key in the password as vmware@123. Leave the other fields default as the IP address will be configured from through DHCP Click Next
Once the deployment is complete on the vSphere client to primary vCenter with 192.168.110.21 selected under the vSphere replication grouping, click on the Configure VR appliance link under Commands grouping on the right
In the vSphere Replication Appliance login screen key in the following credentials Username: root Password: vmware@123 After logging in, on the home page, select Configuration button and configure the following settings VRM Site Name: New York vCenter Server Admin Mail: admin@corp.local And click on Save and Restart Services under Actions on the left
Make sure the VRM service is running. On the Security Warning window, check Install this certificate and do not display any security warnings for 192.168.110.207 and click the Ignore button
On vSphere client to Remote vCenter vc-w8-01b.corp.local, in the vSphere Replication grouping, under 192.168.110.21(local) make sure the VR appliance is listed On vSphere client to Remote vCenter vc-w8-01a.corp.local, in the vSphere Replication grouping, with 192.168.110.20 (Local) selected click on Configure VR Connection link under the Commands group
Make sure the Mappings in Resource Mappings, Folder Mappings and Network Mappings tabs are as per the screenshots below
To Initiate a VM replication, select right click on view- security-server VM and click on vSphere Replication on the menu. In the Replication Settings, under Target File Location option, click on Browse and choose Local Storage
Verify the VM replication status
F. PROTECTION GROUP CONFIGURATION (VR BASED)
In the vSphere client for Primary vCenter vc-w8-01a.corp.locals Site Recovery for 192.168.110.20 (Local) click on the Protection Groups grouping, right click on All Protection Groups and click on Create Protection Group from the menu
Select view-security-server and click Next
G. CREATING A RECOVERY PLAN (ARRAY BASED & VR BASED)
A Recovery Plan contains all the steps to run tests and pre-validate remote site recovery prior to performing a planned migration or disaster recovery
In the vSphere client for Primary vCenter vc-w8-01a.corp.locals Site Recovery for 192.168.110.20 (Local) click on the Recovery Plans grouping on the left, right click on All Recovery Plans and select Create New Recovery Plan from the menu
Choose 192.168.110.21 as a recovery site and click Next
Choose both Protection groups and click on Next Leave the options to default and click on Next Recovery Plan Name: RECOVERY_PLAN
H. TEST THE RECOVERY PLAN
Click Finish.
On the Test Confirmation page uncheck Replicate recent changes to the recovery site and click on Next. Make sure the Protected site is listed as 192.168.110.20 (Local) and the Recovery site as 192.168.110.21
Review the summary and click on Start to test the Recovery Plan
View the test progress under the Recovery Steps tab
If all the settings are configured properly the Test recovery plan will run successfully
Now that the Test Recovery Plan is complete and successful, the environment needs to be cleaned up and freed up. The Cleanup operation removes the test environment