{"id":41920,"date":"2020-02-25T10:00:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T09:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/?p=41920"},"modified":"2020-03-15T18:22:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-15T17:22:30","slug":"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-test-failover","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-test-failover\/","title":{"rendered":"EMC RecoverPoint 5.2 create a replica and test failover"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42445 size-full\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-01\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-01.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-01\" width=\"602\" height=\"202\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the deployment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/en\/emc-recoverpoint-for-vm-5-2-installation-vrpa-cluster-setup\/\">RecoverPoint infrastructure<\/a> has completed and the vRPA clusters are connected, you need to create a replica to protect critical VMs.<\/p>\n<p>Only critical VMs should be replicated with RecoverPoint in order to keep <strong>network traffic and resource requirements<\/strong> under control.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Create a replica<\/h2>\n<p>From vSphere Client, select the VM to protect then go to <strong>Configure &gt; RecoverPoint for VMs<\/strong> section. Click <strong>Protect this VM<\/strong> to run the wizard. Alternatively right click the VM to protect and select <strong>All RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines Actions &gt; Protect<\/strong>\u00a0option.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42447 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-02\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-02-600x298.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-02\" width=\"600\" height=\"298\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Create a new consistency group for this VM<\/strong>\u00a0option and <strong>Enter a name for the new consistency group<\/strong>. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42449 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-03\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-03-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-03\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>name for the production copy<\/strong> and leave default datastore selection for the journal. Click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42451 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-04\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-04-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-04\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Enter the <strong>name for the new copy<\/strong> and click <strong>Next<\/strong>. The target vRPA cluster is automatically selected.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42453 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-05\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-05-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-05\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>Replication Mode<\/strong> (default values are fine in most cases) and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42455 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-06\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-06-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-06\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select <strong>Automatically create a new copy VM(s)<\/strong> and the target cluster. Click <strong>Next<\/strong> to continue.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42457 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-07\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-07-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-07\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the datastore to store the VM and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42459 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-08\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-08-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-08\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select from the drop-down menu the correct <strong>Network Adapter<\/strong> then click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42461 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-09\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-09-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-09\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Protect<\/strong> to start the replication of selected VM.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42463 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-10\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-10-600x350.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-10\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After clicking Protect, three steps will occur:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paused by the System<\/strong> - the replication is being configured in the system.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42465 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-11\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-11-600x425.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-11\" width=\"600\" height=\"425\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Init (XX%)<\/strong> - the VM is copied to target datastore.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42467 size-full\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-12\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-12.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-12\" width=\"530\" height=\"304\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Active<\/strong> - the VM replica is ready to be used.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42469 size-full\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-13\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-13.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-13\" width=\"530\" height=\"320\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking at DR-Site, the replicated VM is indicated as <strong>rp.&lt;vm_name&gt;.copy.shadow<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42471 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-14\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-14-600x213.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-14\" width=\"600\" height=\"213\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Failover a VM<\/h2>\n<p>In case the source VM fails, to restore the service from the replica go to <strong>Home &gt; RecoverPoint for VMs &gt; Protection &gt; Virtual Machine<\/strong>. Click on <strong>Test and Failover icon<\/strong>\u00a0to run the VM replica.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42473 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-15\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-15-600x408.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-15\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Select the DR-Site and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42475 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-16\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-16-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-16\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the <strong>Image to access<\/strong> (RPO) to use and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42477 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-17\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-17-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-17\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specify the production network to connect the replica and click <strong>Next<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42479 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-18\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-18-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-18\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Yes<\/strong> to confirm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42481 size-full\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-19\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-19.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-19\" width=\"261\" height=\"104\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The failover process is being initiated. Click\u00a0<strong>Failover<\/strong>\u00a0to enable the VM replica as\u00a0<strong>production VM<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42483 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-20\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-20-600x391.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-20\" width=\"600\" height=\"391\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Click <strong>Continue<\/strong>\u00a0to confirm.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42485 size-full\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-21\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-21.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-21\" width=\"407\" height=\"151\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Two events will occour:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>synchronization<\/strong> is paused<\/li>\n<li>VM <strong>roles<\/strong> are inverted. The Production role now belongs to the VM at DR-Site.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42487 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-22\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-22-600x289.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-22\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After few seconds, the <strong>replication is resumed<\/strong> but in an opposite way.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42489 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-23\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-23-600x289.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-23\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At DR-Site the <strong>VM name changes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42491 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-24\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-24-600x240.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-24\" width=\"600\" height=\"240\" \/><\/p>\n<p>At production site the VM with the replica role is also renamed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42493 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-25\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-25-600x466.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-25\" width=\"600\" height=\"466\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Failback to production<\/h2>\n<p>To move back the VM to production site, <strong>repeat the failover procedure<\/strong> in the opposite way.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42495 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-26\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-26-600x408.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-26\" width=\"600\" height=\"408\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Roles change once again restoring the original configuration.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42497 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-27\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-27-600x289.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-27\" width=\"600\" height=\"289\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Replication to DR-Site with different subnet<\/h2>\n<p>If the DR-Site uses a <strong>different subnet<\/strong>, the IP address of the replica can be changed by selecting the target site and clicking on <strong>Edit VM Network Configurations<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-42499 size-large\" title=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-28\" src=\"https:\/\/nolabnoparty.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-28-600x237.jpg\" alt=\"emc-recoverpoint-5-2-create-replica-28\" width=\"600\" height=\"237\" \/><\/p>\n<p>RecoverPoint for VMs is available to download at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.delltechnologies.com\/en-us\/products-solutions\/trial-software-download\/recoverpointforvms.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DellEMC website<\/a>.<\/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 deployment of the RecoverPoint infrastructure has completed and the vRPA clusters are connected, you need to create a replica to protect critical VMs. Only critical VMs should be replicated with RecoverPoint in order to keep network traffic and resource requirements under 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