{"id":39190,"date":"2019-09-05T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2019-09-05T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=39190"},"modified":"2023-04-12T10:54:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T08:54:07","slug":"vsphere-replication-8-x-failover-pt-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-replication-8-x-failover-pt-2\/","title":{"rendered":"vSphere Replication 8.x: failover - pt.2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39799 size-full\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-01.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the Production Site fails, the failover procedure of replicated VMs at DR Site with vSphere Replication can be initiated to <strong>quickly restore network services<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The failover procedure is an action that is performed quite easily in <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vmware-vsphere-6-7-update-2-released\/\">VMware vSphere<\/a> Replication and you just need few steps to fire up replicated VMs.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Blog series<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-replication-8-x-deployment-pt-1\/\">vSphere Replication 8.x deployment - pt.1<\/a><br \/>\nvSphere Replication 8.x failover - pt.2<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-replication-8-x-traffic-isolation-pt-3\/\">vSphere Replication 8.x traffic isolation - pt.3<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-replication-8-x-seeding-pt-4\/\">vSphere Replication 8.x seeding - pt.4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Perform failover<\/h2>\n<p>To check the <strong>status of replicated VMs <\/strong>ready to be powered on in case of need, access the <strong>Site Recovery and <\/strong>go to <strong>Replications<\/strong> area.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39801 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-02-600x363.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"363\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If the production virtual machine fails for any reason, its replica at DR Site can be fired up to <strong>quickly restore services<\/strong> provided.<\/p>\n<p>To perform a failover, access the <strong>Site Recovery Replication<\/strong> page and right click the VM to be powered on. Select <strong>Recover<\/strong> from available options. Keep in mind that data stored in the replicated VM are updated <strong>based on latest replication<\/strong> occurred.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39803 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-03-600x412.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"412\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the <strong>Recovery option<\/strong> to use:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Synchronize recent changes<\/strong> - available if the Production Site is up, this option should be used for <strong>planned maintenance or outage<\/strong> of the Production Site.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Use latest available Data<\/strong> \u2013 in case of <strong>Production Site failure<\/strong>, this is the option to use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also flag the <strong>Power on the virtual machine after recovery<\/strong> to power on VMs automatically. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39805 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-04-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>Folder<\/strong> for the VM at the Recovery Site then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39807 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-05-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>Resource<\/strong> to use at Recovery Site then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39809 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-06-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Finish<\/strong> to power on the replica. Remember that <strong>network devices will be disconnected<\/strong> in the recovered VM to avoid possible conflicts with Production Site.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39811 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-07-600x384.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a few seconds the selected VM is up and running in the specified DR Site with the <strong>Status<\/strong> reported as <strong>Recovered<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39813 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-08-600x270.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"270\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking at the vSphere Client you can see the <strong>recovered virtual machine<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39815 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-09-600x325.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-09\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To connect the recovered VM to the network, you need to <strong>connect the Network device<\/strong>. Right click the VM and select <strong>Edit Settings<\/strong>. Enable the <strong>Connect<\/strong> option for the VM's network adapter.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39817 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-10-600x460.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"460\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If the RPO policy has been configured, the recovered VM will have a certain number of <strong>snapshots available based on the RPO set<\/strong>. Selecting one of these snapshots you can revert the VM to a <strong>specific point in time<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39819 size-large\" title=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-11-600x388.jpg\" alt=\"vmware-vsphere-replication-failover-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"388\" \/><\/p>\n<p>To failback to production <strong>retaining changes<\/strong> occured in the VM, you need to <strong>configure a reverse replication<\/strong> from the DR Site to the Production Site.<\/p>\n<p>If <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.vmware.com\/en\/vSphere-Replication\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">vSphere Replication<\/a> is configured with default network, the <strong>appliance uses the management network<\/strong> to transfer replication data with the result of consuming the production network and affecting application performance. To avoid this situation, replication traffic should be isolated using a dedicated network. <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/vsphere-replication-8-x-traffic-isolation-pt-3\/\">Part 3<\/a>\u00a0will explain how to isolate the traffic to <strong>improve overall performance<\/strong> without using the management network to transfer the data.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"signature\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/images\/firma.jpg\" alt=\"signature\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When the Production Site fails, the failover procedure of replicated VMs at DR Site with vSphere Replication can be initiated to quickly restore network services. The failover procedure is an action that is performed quite easily in VMware vSphere Replication and you just need few steps to fire up replicated VMs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":39799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"linkedin_93tdZWzMZc_93tdZWzMZc":"","facebook_2879994398731222_17841400390232720":"","twitter_113568041_113568041":"","mastodon_115463926174894442_115463926174894442":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[2138,2642],"tags":[2023,1957,582],"class_list":["post-39190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-backup-en","category-vsphere-replication-en","tag-dr-site","tag-failover-en","tag-replication-en","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39190","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39190"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39190\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39190"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39190"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39190"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}