Dell PowerStore Virtualization Infrastructure Guide

Virtual volumes replication

PowerStore integrates with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) to support asynchronous replication of virtual volume.

Virtual machine remote protection is configured using vSphere Storage Policy-Based Management (SPBM). For recovery from failure, failover of virtual machines is configured using VMware SRM.

VMware SRM is a VMware disaster recovery solution that automates recovery or migration of virtual machines between a protected site and a recovery site.

Snapshot and Replication rules that are created in PowerStore are exposed to vSphere and can be added to protection policies. vSphere provides a storage policy to PowerStore during vVol creation.

A replication group that includes virtual volumes that should be replicated together, is the replication and failover unit that is configured in vSphere.

Both Read-Only and Read/Write snapshots can be generated for vVols. Synchronization, manual, or according to the set schedule is applied only to Read-Only snapshots.

To view the details of a virtual volume replication session:

1. Select Protection > Replication.
2. Click the replication session status to view it details.

The graphic in the replication session details window indicates that vSphere manages the replication session.

From the replication session details window you can do the following:

• View the replication session details.
• Rename the replication group.
• Pause and resume the replication session.
• Synchronize the replication session.