Architecting DR Solutions with VMware Sit R MSite Recovery Manager

Agenda

Understanding components of DR

Introduction to VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)

Key SRM Concepts

Business Benefits of SRM

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DR – What are the components involved?

ManagementSimplify and automate setup, testing,

d ti fand execution of recovery process

Lower RTO and increase reliability

DDataProtection of all data – configuration, OS, and application

InfrastructureR d t d l it fReduce cost and complexity of providing infrastructure necessary to ensure successful recoveryInfrastructure

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VMware Site Recovery Manager

Si lifi d t t

Site Recovery Manager leverages VMware Infrastructure to deliver advanced disaster recovery management and automation

Simplifies and automates disaster recovery workflows:

Setup, testing, failover

Turns manual recovery

Production Recovery

Turns manual recovery runbooks into automated recovery plans

Provides central management ofVMware

InfrastructureVMware

InfrastructureProvides central management of

recovery plans from VirtualCenter

Works with VMwareWorks with VMware Infrastructure to provide process automation for disaster recovery

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Site Recovery Manager at a Glance

ProtectedSite

RecoverySite

Site A Site BRecovery

SiteProtected

Site

VirtualCenter Site RecoveryManagerVirtualCenter Site Recovery

Manager

Protected VMs powered onoffline

Supports bi-directional site

protection

Protected VMsbecome unavailableonline in Protected Site

Datastore Groups

Array Replication

Datastore Groups

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Server Side Components Site 1

VC Server 1

Site 2

VC Server 2

SRM Server 1

VCMS 1 DB

SRM Server 2

VCMS 2 DB

StorageReplicationAdapter

SRM 1 DB StorageReplicationAdapter

SRM 2 DB

Block Replication SW Block Replication SW

Array 1 Array 2

* Note: Conceptual drawing only SRM Server may run on another system than VCMS

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Note: Conceptual drawing only. SRM Server may run on another system than VCMS

Key Concepts And Their Relationships

Protection Group 1Datastore Group 1

LUN 1V

MFS

1 Recovery Plan 1 (Whole Site)

Protection Groups:

LUN 2

MFS

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Protection Group 1Protection Group 2Protection Group 3

Protection Group 2Datastore Group 2

LUN 3

VM

Recovery Plan 2

LUN 4

4VM

FS 3

y(Subset)

Protection Groups:Protection Group 1

Protection Group 3Datastore Group 3

LUN 5

VM

FS

Protected Site Recovery Site

Protection Group 1

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Site Recovery Manager User Interface

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Site Recovery Manager Recovery PlanVM Shutdown

High PriorityVM Shutdown

Attach Virtual Disks

High PriorityVM Recovery

Normal PriorityVM Recovery

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Site Recovery Manager Recovery PlanLow PriorityVM Recovery

Post Test Cleanup

Virtual Disk Reset

Site Recovery Manager Recovery Plans:

Reset

Site Recovery Manager Recovery Plans:Turn manual BC/DR run books into an automated process

Specify the steps of the recovery process in VirtualCenter

Provide a way to test your BC/DR plan in an isolated environment at the recovery site without impacting the protected VMs in the protected site

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Testing a Recovery Plan‘Test’ a recovery plan by simulating a failover of protected VMs with zero downtime

to the protected VMs in the protected site

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Executing Failover

WARNING - Executing an actual failover will permanently alter virtual machines and infrastructure of both the protected and recovery sites

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infrastructure of both the protected and recovery sites

Executing Failover

WARNING - Executing an actual failover will permanently alter virtual machines and infrastructure of both the protected and recovery sites

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Failback Options in Site Recovery Manager 1.0 Site Recovery Manager 1.0 does not provide a push-button automated failback process.

Failback Options:Failback Options:Without SRM (no startup order, no failback history reports)

Work with your storage team, reverse data replicationy g , p

VM re-inventory*, restart and re-ip (manual or scripted)

With SRM (start up order in recovery plan with failback history)

Work with your storage team, reverse data replication

Leverage SRM, complete all SRM workflows in the reverse direction from Recovery Site back to the Protected Sitedirection from Recovery Site back to the Protected Site

Repeat the above two steps from the Protected Site back to the recovery Site.

* Note: VM re-inventory in VC may not be necessary in the Protected site

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Note: VM re inventory in VC may not be necessary in the Protected site.

Demo

Business Benefits of SRM

RapidAutomate recovery processEliminate failures due to hardware dependenciesIntegrate different components of recovery

ReliableEnable easier, more frequent testingT l i i t t i tReliable Turn manual, inconsistent processes into pre-programmed, repeatable processes

Centralize and simplify management of recovery plansManageable

Centralize and simplify management of recovery plansMake disaster recovery protection a property of virtual infrastructure

Affordable Eliminate idle recovery hardwareEliminate dependencies on physical infrastructure

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Key Takeaway - Why VMware for DR solutions?

VMware provides a portfolio of products that can be usedVMware provides a portfolio of products that can be used to cover a broad range of disaster recovery scenarios

Site Recovery Manager

VMware Infrastructure Traditional Disaster R S l ti

Large datacenterSmall office

Recovery Solutions

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Thank you

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