Update March 22, 2017: Added ” | Where-Object { $_.Type -eq “Folder”}” to primaryfolder.extensiondata.childentity (and the subfolder one) to filter the childentities to just folders. SRM added a feature in which you map folder inventories across vCenters by assuming the folders had the same name and same structure. I already had one method for replicating folder… Read More »
edit 07-27-2017: Updated the script with username/password variables and also dynamically determine srmserveraddr by checking the primary vcenter extension manager. This will not work if you have multiple SRM servers (ie, shared-site config) I hit some issues finding the addfoldermapping function through the api exposed with connect-srmserver cmdlet, so I decided to use WSDL based… Read More »
In a previous post, I lamented over whether a SSO domain should be big or small. I gave various pros and cons for having it either way, but I wanted to discuss how to try to design your SSO domain to be the right size (whether that is large or small) for your environment. One… Read More »
I just recently completed the upgrade of the vCenters at my work, and it was a doozy. This was the most amount of planning that has been done for any vCenter upgrade, and mostly because the topology you go with you are pretty much stuck with. I had a dozen or so vCenters spread out… Read More »
Day 1 started off a little slow but ended really well. I missed my Bart train and ended up getting into the city around 720. This wasn’t bad but I worried it was a sign. Breakfast for day 1 was croissants and fruit. A really light way to start the day. I went to a… Read More »
I’m not sure who enjoys using the Perl debugger on Windows (certainly not I), but the process is still interesting. The Situation: So you are adding an array manager for a Netapp CMODE array, you hit click “Enable” but then you get an error. SRA command ‘discoverDevices’ failed. Storage system configuration error ensure that the… Read More »
In my last post, I discussed some issues I had when changing the DB password for Site Recovery Manager. I just wanted to quickly discuss a different error that I had during my couple of days of password changes. One of the tasks that you will have to do when changing passwords is to re-pair… Read More »
The last couple days have been busy as VMware has released updates for Virtual Appliances that are have the shellshock vulnerability. I recently patched my Log Insight instances, but I am also responsible for Site Recovery Manager (SRM) with vSphere Replication (VR) Based on the VMware Security Advisory, SRM 5.5 itself does not have the vulnerability but… Read More »
In a previous post , I discussed how SRM maps IP addresses. In this post I will describe how you can view the NFS IP address mappings and make changes as needed. Note the following procedure is totally NOT SUPPORTED and is for educational purposes only The IP address mappings are typically not done on the… Read More »
I have been working on a project at work to implement Site Recovery Manager (SRM) within our environment. We use primarily Netapp storage and our currently converting to cluster mode/CMODE/clustered data ontap/CDOT. Netapp has a great document that describes some best practices. One of the best practices for clustered data on tap serving NFS is… Read More »