Dell RecoverPoint for Virtual Machines 6.0.1 Installation and Deployment Guide

Add vRPAs to a vRPA cluster

Perform the following steps to add a vRPA to an existing vRPA cluster. A vRPA cluster can have up to 2 vRPAs, and all vRPAs in a cluster must run the same RecoverPoint for VMs version.

1. In a web browser, type https://<cluster_management-ip-address> for the vRPA cluster to which you want to add vRPAs.
2. In the home page, click RecoverPoint for VMs Deployer.
3. If prompted, type the login credentials for the admin user and click Sign in.
4. Under More actions, click Add vRPAs to vRPA cluster.
5. In the Add Prerequisites step, acknowledge that you have met the listed conditions by selecting the checkbox.
6. In the Add vRPAs step, select one or more VMs/vRPAs to add to the cluster.
   • New vRPAs must have the same RecoverPoint software ISO image as the existing vRPAs in the cluster.
   • A cluster can have a maximum of 2 vRPAs.
7. In the vRPA Cluster Settings and vRPA Settings sections, type required information for the vRPAs you are adding.
8. In the Add vRPAs Progress step, on reaching 100%, click Finish to return to the Home Page.
   If adding a vRPA fails:

   • To identify the cause of failure, review the displayed error messages.
   • To return to the step in the wizard where you can fix the problem, click Back. Fix the problem, and then retry the installation wizard from that point.
   • Alternatively, you can retry the operation that failed by clicking Retry the operation.
   • If adding a vRPA continues to fail, contact Customer Support.