VPLEX: adding / removing RPA from VPlex

Adding or removing a RecoverPoint Appliance (RPA) will not affect production or replication.
Information on removing an RPA from VPLEX can also be found in the VPlexcli guide.

Command to check the RPA IP address:
The following cli command will return the RPAs per cluster with their IP addresses and RPA version listed.

VPlexcli:/> ll /recoverpoint/rpa-clusters/ 

/recoverpoint/rpa-clusters:
RPA Host       VPLEX Cluster  RPA Site  RPA ID  RPA Version
-------------  -------------  --------  ------  -----------------
10.241.xxx.xxx  cluster-1      RP_VPLEX  RPA 1   5.0.SP1.P3(e.285)
   \__ IP Address                                \_ RPA version running

Removing the RPA
Note:  xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP Address of the RPA you wish to remove from VPLEX.
 

VPlexcli:/> rp rpa-cluster remove --rpa-cluster xx.xx.xx.xx

Check to ensure that the RPA you intended to remove has been fully removed:
 

VPlexcli:/> ls recoverpoint/rpa-clusters/xx.xx.xx.xx
ls: No context found for 'recoverpoint/rpa-clusters/xx.xx.xx.xx'

Adding an RPA
To add an RPA to VPLEX use the following command string,
 

VPlexcli:/> rp rpa-cluster add -o xx.xx.xx.xx -u admin -c cluster-1
Enter rpa-cluster administrative password:   <Admin-password>
Enter rpa-cluster administrative password again for verification:  <Admin-password>

To validate the RPA was successfully added run the following command.

VPlexcli:/> rp validate-configuration

VPlexcli:/> rp summary 

VPlexcli:/> ll /recoverpoint/rpa-clusters/