SRM Failover procedure with recoverpoint and VSI plugin

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Environment 2 sites connected with dark fiber 2 FC switch for each site with ISL between each pair of switch (2 fabric) 2 RPA for each site with asynchronous replication (1 minute) 2 vcenter 5.1 with SRM server installed on the vcenter server EMC VSI 5.6 plugin installed on of production and DR vcenter server Replication Manager server to have application consistency on Oracle MSSQL and Exchange Everything works. We can do SRM test failover accessing on the Production site the EMC VSI plugin and selecting the application consistent PIT that we need. Problem description In a disaster condition we cannot access the production site vCenter to select the specific PIT (through EMC VSI tab of the selected VM). We have only the DR vcenter. On the DR vCenter Server if we select a VM placeholder (which is a special icon the represent the configuration of the production VM on the vCenter DR site) we cannot see the list of PIT to choose from. So the question is: how in a DR condition I can choose the application consistent PIT? We need to release the DR procedure to the client. We have read the document EMC VSI for vmware vsphere product guide 5.6 but we cannot find the solution. Best regards Stefano

WorldPolice · Accepted Answer

I cover this in my white paper starting on page 113: http://www.emc.com/collateral/white-papers/h11767-vmware-vplex-rp-srm-wp.pdf

christopher_ime · Answer

Please consider moving this question as-is (no need to recreate) to the proper forum for maximum visibility.  Questions written to the users' own 'Discussions' space don't get the same amount of attention and can go unanswered for a long time. You can do so by selecting 'Move' under ACTIONS along the upper-right.  Then search for and select: 'Everything VMware At EMC'. RecoverPoint Everything VMware At EMC

SanMan386 · Answer

Ha, awesome.  The funny thing is I read your blog, which referenced your whitepaper.  But when I got to the failover section in the whitepaper, it appeared identical to the blog.  I gave up and never got to page 113.  Thank you.

SanMan386 · Answer

Did this get moved?  And/or answered?  I have the exact same question.

WorldPolice · Answer

Sure any time.

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