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SRM Guru Powershell Script for DNS lookup on SRM/VR/VC Appliances and Port Check for 443!

Below is the powershell script to run from jump box. $root = “admin” $rootvc = “root”$Passwd = “VMware123!”$srmPrd = “srm1.gsslabs.org”$vrPrd = “vr1.gsslabs.org” $vcPrd = “vc1.gsslabs.org” $srmDr = “srm2.gsslabs.org”$vrDr = “vr2.gsslabs.org” $vcDr = “vc2.gsslabs.org”$vcAll = … Continue Reading SRM Guru Powershell Script for DNS lookup on SRM/VR/VC Appliances and Port Check for 443!

Dramatically improve replication performance and avoid RPOs.

Hi All, Writing this blog to assist with replication setup. Traffic isolation is key. Here is what this looks like. Ref: https://docs.vmware.com/en/vSphere-Replication/8.4/com.vmware.vsphere.replication-admin.doc/GUID-16677363-4265-4815-9C1C-DAAA3AE500CD.html?hWord=N4IghgNiBcIC4CcwDNkEsDGACNBnA9hGHGvgHYgC+QA Adding 2 NICs to the 8.4 appliance requires … Continue Reading Dramatically improve replication performance and avoid RPOs.

Remove stale/duplicate SRM entries from PSC 2.0

Things to know. SRM solution user should match the VRUI user. See example /usr/lib/vmidentity/tools/scripts/lstool.py list –url http://localhost:7080/lookupservice/sdk –type VCDR RESULT SRM-5abc29cb-fc9a-46b4-a157-72be62820b34@vsphere.local /usr/lib/vmidentity/tools/scripts/lstool.py list –url http://localhost:7080/lookupservice/sdk –type VRUI RESULT Service ID: … Continue Reading Remove stale/duplicate SRM entries from PSC 2.0

VMware Tools is it fully installed and what happens during a Site Recovery Test Failover?

Here is an example of a failed recovery test recovery plan. 018-09-12T14:03:08.744-03:00 error vmware-dr[00352] [SRM@6876 sub=Recovery ctxID=652c898a opID=5688b3ef-4d94-4134-aa1d-a61e19733b64:f43d:6d7e:a4ba:1a65:823:2d26] [df57903e-fbaa-409e-adfb-024e004a9ff9.failoverOrchJob] IP customization failed for VM vmName01 [vm-318]: (vmodl.fault.SystemError) { –> faultCause … Continue Reading VMware Tools is it fully installed and what happens during a Site Recovery Test Failover?