QNAP ESNAS Application Notes · 2016-05-10 · QNAP ESNAS Application Notes Deploying VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager ... 3.2.5 Configure Sites Placeholder Datastores ... disaster

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QNAPESNASApplicationNotes

DeployingVMwarevCenterSiteRecoveryManager

withQNAPES1640dc


Contents1.Overview...............................................................................................................................4

1.1Architecture.....................................................................................................................4

1.2Systemconfiguration.......................................................................................................5

2.Configuringyourstorage.......................................................................................................6

2.1CreatethestoragepoolandiSCSILUN...........................................................................6

2.3ConfigurestoragereplicationwithSNAPSYNC................................................................9

2.3.1ConfigureSnapsyncServer.......................................................................................9

2.3.2CreateSnapsyncJob...............................................................................................11

2.3.3AttachdestinationLUNtoiSCSItarget...................................................................13

3.SRMInstallation..................................................................................................................14

3.1InstallSRMsoftwareforbothsites...................................................................................14

3.2ConfigureSRMSites......................................................................................................27

3.2.1ConnecttheSiteRecoveryManagerServerInstances...........................................27

3.2.2ConfigureSitesResourceMappings.......................................................................31

3.2.3ConfigureSitesFolderMappings............................................................................32

3.2.4ConfigureSitesNetworkMappings........................................................................34

3.2.5ConfigureSitesPlaceholderDatastores.................................................................37

3.3ConfigureArrayManagers............................................................................................38

3.3.1SRAplug-ininstallation...........................................................................................38

3.3.2AddArrayManagers...............................................................................................39

3.3.3CreateProtectionGroup........................................................................................44

3.3.4CreateRecoveryPlan.............................................................................................46

4.SiteRecoveryScenarios.......................................................................................................49

4.1TestRecovery................................................................................................................49


4.2Plannedmigration.........................................................................................................53

4.3Disasterrecovery...........................................................................................................59


1.Overview

TheQNAPES1640dcisanenterprisestoragesystem;itprovidesaredundantpowersupplyanddualsystemcontrollermodules.Thisdocumentisastep-bystepguideforbuildingDisasterRecoveryenvironmentonQNAPES1640dcstoragesystemwithVMwareSiteRecoveryManager(SRM).

1.1Architecture

Inthearchitecturediagram,therearetwosites.SiteAontheleftisprimarysystemandbeingprotected.SiteBontherightistherecoverysiteandwillbeusedwhensiteAfails.

VMware

vCenter Site

vCenter Site

VMware

SiteA(Primary) SiteB(Recovery)

Servers Servers

Snapsync

SRA SRA

ES1640dc ES1640dc


1.2Systemconfiguration

ServerNetworkSettings(SiteA)Setting Value DescriptionvCenterServerA(PSC)IP 192.168.200.10 vCenterServerwithPSCatsiteASRMServerAIP 192.168.200.13 SRMServeratsiteAESXi1serverIP 192.168.200.1 ESXiServerincluster1ESXi2serverIP 192.168.200.2 ESXiServerincluster1

ServerNetworkSettings(SiteB)Setting Value DescriptionvCenterServerB(PSC)IP 192.168.201.10 vCenterserverwithPSCatsiteBSRMServerAIP 192.168.201.13 SRMServeratsiteBESXi3serverIP 192.168.201.1 ESXiServerincluster2ESXi4serverIP 192.168.201.2 ESXiServerincluster2

StorageNetworkSettings(SiteA)Setting Value DescriptionSCAManagementIP 192.168.200.101 ManagementIPofcontrollerASCAEthernet(1+2)IP 10.1.1.101 DataportIPofcontrollerASCBManagementIP 192.168.200.102 ManagementIPofcontrollerBSCBEthernet(1+2)IP 10.1.1.102 DataportIPofcontrollerBPoolatSCA Pool1 RAID10poolatcontrollerAiSCSILUN iSCSIlunonPool1

StorageNetworkSettings(SiteB)Setting Value DescriptionSCAManagementIP 192.168.201.101 ManagementIPofcontrollerASCAEthernet(1+2)IP 10.1.2.101 DataportIPofcontrollerASCBManagementIP 192.168.200.102 ManagementIPofcontrollerBSCBEthernet(1+2)IP 10.1.2.102 DataportIPofcontrollerBPoolatSCA Pool1 RAID10poolatcontrollerAiSCSILUN iSCSIlunonPool1


2.Configuringyourstorage

Beforestartingtosetupthedisasterrecoverysystems,youneedtoconfigureyourstoragesettings.

2.1CreatethestoragepoolandiSCSILUN

ForthedetailabouthowtocreatestoragepoolandiSCSILUN,youcanrefertotheES1640dcusermanual.Astoragepool,Pool1iscreatedoncontrollerSCAwithRAID10typeasbelow.

TherearefourLUNscreatedandattachedtotheiSCSItarget.- vdi_0isusedforstoringyourvirtualmachines(VMs).- placeholderisusedforVMwareSRM.


2.2ConnectingstoragefromtheserversTherecommendedconnectionfromtheservertothestorageistouseMultipathI/O(MPIO).Pleasefollowthestepsbelowtocompletethisprocess.Choose[Configuration]tabàStorageAdaptersàRightclickoniSCSISoftwareAdaptertoselectProperties.

Selectthe[DynamicDiscovery]tabandentertheiSCSIServerIPClickOKandclosethetabtorescaniSCSItargets.


RepeattheabovestepstoaddalltheiSCSIServerLocationIPaddressesintotheDynamicDiscoverytabtoseethetargets


2.3ConfigurestoragereplicationwithSnapsync

Snapsyncprovidesablock-basedstoragereplicationfunctionontheES1640dc.FordisasterrecoverywithVMwareSRM,itisoneoftheoptionstoreplicatestorage.

2.3.1ConfigureSnapsyncServer

Toconfiguresnapsyncfunction,logintotheNASwebpageandclickontheBackupStationicononthepanel.

SelectSnapsyncServerintheleftpaneltoconfigureit.


SelecttheEnableSnapsyncServercheckboxandleavethePortNumberandMaximumdownloadratewiththeirdefaultsettings.ClickontheCreateHostbuttontocreateahost.EnterthestorageIPandtheadminloginandpasswordoftheremoteES1640dcstoragesystem.ClickApplytocreateit.

Theremotehostiscreated.


2.3.2CreateaSnapsyncJob

ClickonSnapsyncinleftpanelandclickontheCreateaReplicationJobbuttonintherightpanel.

Enterfollowinginformationtocreateajob- aRemoteReplicationJobName.- SelectandassignaRemoteHost- SelectandassigntheSourcePool- SelectandassigntheSourceSharedFolder/Lun- SelectandassigntheDestinationPool- ClickontheNewbuttontoassignandcreatetheDestinationSharedFolder/Lun.- ClicktheOKbuttontocreatetheReplicationJob.


Thesnapsyncjobcreationiscompletedanditwillstartthefirstsyncautomatically.

Afterthefirstsyncisdonethestatuswillchangetoupdated.


2.3.3AttachadestinationLUNtoaniSCSItarget

Afterthesnapsyncjobisdone,atSiteB,youwillfindanewiSCSIintheUn-MappediSCSILUNListatthebottom.SelecttheLUNthenclickontheActionbutton.SelectMaptomapthisLUNtotheiSCSItarget.

ThedestinationLUNismappedtotheiSCSItarget.


3.SRMInstallation

BeforeinstallingaSiteRecoveryManager(SRM)server,thefollowingstepsarerequired:--DownloadVMwarevCenterSRMsoftware--PrepareadatabaseandloginuserforSRMtoaccessatvCenter--InstallSQLServerNativeClientdriveratSRMservertoaccessdatabase--AddaWindows2012ServerVMtoinstallSRMindividually

3.1InstallSRMsoftwareforbothsites

OpentheSRMsoftware,clickNext.


ClickNext.

AccepttheEULAandclickNext.


ClickNext

SelectthedestinationfoldertoinstallandclickNext.


EnterPlatformServiceController(PSC)information,clickNext.

ClickAccepttoacceptthePSCcertificate.


SelectthevCenterAddress

EnterinformationtoregistertheVMwarevCenterSRMandclickNext.

SelectDefaultSiteRecoveryManagerPlug-inIdentifier,clickNext.


SelectAutomaticallygenerateacertificate,clickNext.

EntertheCertificateInformation,clickNext.

SelectUseacustomdatabaseserver,andthenclickDSNSetup.



SelectSystemDSNtabandclicktheAddbutton.

SelectSQLServerNativeClientandclickFinish.

EntertheDSNName,Description,andSQLserveraddressandclickNext


SelectWithSQLServerauthenticationusingaloginIDandpasswordenteredbytheuser,andenterlogintheusercredentialsaddedduringthevCentersetup,andclickNext.

ChangethedefaultdatabasetoSRM,thenclickNext.

ClickontheFinishbutton.


TheDatasourceisnowcreated.ClickonTestDataSourcetotestthedatabasesettings.

Oncethetesthascompleted,clickOKtoclosedialog.


ThenewSystemDSNisalsocreated.ClickOKtofinishtheDSNsetup.

Apop-upwindowrequeststheusertoentertheDSNdetailsmanually.

EntertheSRM,clickNext.


EntertheSRMDatabaseloginusercredentials,clickNext.

EnterthelocaladmincredentialstoruntheSRMservice,clickNext.


ClickInstall.

WhentheInstallationhascompleted,clickFinsh.


3.2ConfiguringSRMSites

BeforeconfiguringSRM,ensuresurebothsite’sSRMandvCentercanaccesseachother.

3.2.1ConnecttotheSiteRecoveryManagerServerInstances

ClickontheSiteRecoveryicononthevSphereWebClienthomepage.

ClickSitesintheleftpanel.


SelectProtectedSitevCenterintheleftpanelandclickPairsites.

EntertheRecoverySitePSCaddress,clickNext.



SelectRecoverySitevCenterandenteritscredentials,thenclickFinish.

ClickYestoconnecttovCenter.

ThesitesarenowPairedsuccessfully.


3.2.2ConfiguringtheSitesResourceMappings

ClickCreateresourcemappings

Addpairedsitesclustermapping,clickNext


Createareversemappingforthepairedsite,clickFinish.

3.2.3ConfiguringSitesFolderMappings

ClickCreatefoldermappings


SelectPreparemappingsmanually,clickNext.

Addthesitesfoldermappings,clickNext.


Createthereversemappings,clickFinish.

3.2.4ConfiguringSitesNetworkMappings

ClickCreatenetworkmappings


SelectPreparemappingsmanually,clickNext.

Addthesitesnetworkmappings,clickNext.


Createreversemappings,clickNext.

Checktheconfiguration,clickFinish.


3.2.5ConfiguringSitesPlaceholderDatastores

Toenableaplannedmigrationandre-protection,firstselectplaceholderdatastoresatbothsites.Placeholderdatastoresmustmeetcertaincriteria. --Forclusters,theplaceholderdatastoresmustbevisibletoallofthehostsinthecluster. --Itisnotpossibletoselectreplicateddatastoresasplaceholderdatastores.SelectConfigureSitesPlaceholderDatastore

Selectaplaceholder,thenclickOK


3.3ConfiguringArrayManagers

ToconfigureArrayManagers,theQNAPSRAplug-inmustbeinstalledinadvance.

3.3.1SRAplug-ininstallation

OpentheQNAPSRAsoftwareontheSRMserver,clickNext.

AccepttheEULA.


ClickFinishtocompletetheinstallation.

3.3.2AddArrayManagers

ClickAddarraymanagerandenablearraypair.


SelectAddapairofarraymanagers,clickNext.

Selectthepairedsites,clickNext.


SelectQNAPEnterpriseStorageSRA,clickNext.

ConfiguretheSiteAarraymanager.Enterthedisplaynameandthemanagementinformation,thenclickNext.--ManagementURL:SiteASCAManagementIP--ExtraManagementURL:SiteASCBManagementIP--Username:SiteASCadminusername,defaultisadmin --Password:SiteASCpassword


CreatingArraymanager,Snapsync’sReplicationJobwillbecheckedatthisstep.

ConfigureSiteBarraymanager,providethedisplaynameandthemanagementinformation,thenclickNext.--ManagementURL:SiteBSCAManagementIP--ExtraManagementURL:SiteBSCBManagementIP--Username:SiteBSCadminusername,defaultisadmin --Password:SiteBSCpassword


SelectSCArrayPair,clickNext.

ClickFinish.


3.3.3CreateaProtectionGroup

ClickCreateaProtectionGroup.

Enteragroupname,clickNext.


SelectthedirectionofprotectionfromSiteAtoSiteB,andselectarray-basedreplication,thenclickNext.

SelectthedatastoreofVMstobeprotectedandclickNext.


ClickFinish.

3.3.4CreateaRecoveryPlan

ClickCreateaRecoveryPlan.


Enteranamefortheplanandselectalocation,thenclickNext.

SelectSiteBastheRecoverySite,clickNext.


Selecttheprotectiongroups,clickNext.

SelectatestVMnetwork,clickNext.


TheRecoveryPlanisnowcreated,clickFinish.

4.SiteRecoveryScenarios

VMwareSRMprovidesthefollowingtypesofsiterecovery-TestRecovery-Plannedmigration -Disasterrecovery

4.1TestRecovery

SelectRecoveryPlansfromtherighttabandselectaplanname.


ClicktheTestRecoveryPlanbutton.

ClickNext.

ClickFinishtorunthetest.


TheMonitortabshowsthestatusofthetest.

Afterthetestdone,thestatusofthePlanwillchangetoTestcomplete.

ClickontheCleanupRecoveryPlanbuttontocleanthetestenvironment.


ClickNext.

AftertheTestplanenvironmentiscleaned,thestatusoftheplanwillchangetoReady.


4.2Plannedmigration

AplannedmigrationwillhelpyoutransferVMdataquicklywithanautotakeoverservicetoarecoverysite.TomigrateVMstoanothersiteforlocalmaintenance,clicktheRunRecoveryPlanbutton.

SelectthecheckboxandchoosePlannedMigrationandclickNext.


UsetheMonitortabtoseetheprogressoftheplannedmigration.

Theplannedmigrationiscompleted.


TheVMsattheprotectionsitebecomeinactive.

TheVMsattherecoverysitebecomeactive.


TheSnapSyncReplicationJobstatuschangestosuspended. Atthispoint,thereisnodatasynchronizationbetweensites.

ClickontheReprotectRecoveryPlanbuttontobegintherolechangesandresumesynchronization.


SelectthecheckboxandclickNext.

UsetheMonitortabtoseetheprogressoftheReprotectionprocess.


TheReprotectionprocessiscompleted.

Afterthereprotectprocessiscomplete,theroles(sourceanddestination)oftheSnapSyncReplicationJobarerevertedandthestatesareupdated.

TheplannedmigrationiscompleteanditisnowsafetoshutdownsiteAformaintenance.


4.3Disasterrecovery

Scenario:theprotectionsiteisdownandtherecoverysiteisrequiredtobringupandresumeserviceassoonaspossible. Therecoverysitewilldisplaythewarningmessagesbelow.

Gototherecoveryplantab,clicktheRunRecoveryPlanbutton.


SelectthecheckboxandclickNexttoruntheDisasterRecovery.

Thedisasterrecoveryprocesswillbegin.Inthismode,errorstepsareignored.


Thedisasterrecoveryprocessiscompleted.

TheVMsareupandrunningattherecoverysite.


Oncemantainenceiscompleted,gotositeAvSphereWebClienttoreconnecttheSRMconnection.ApopupwindowwillaskforSiteBvCentercredentials,entertherequiredcredentialstologin.

TheMonitortaboftheRecoveryPlanwillprompttodotherecoveryagaintore-syncmissingitemsduringtheSiteAdowntime.

Note:PleasebearinmindthatsinceSiteAisdownthereisnoprotection.TheproblematSiteAshouldberesolvedtobringitbackonlineassoonaspossibletoensureadequateprotection.


ClicktheRunRecoveryPlanbutton.

ClickNext.

Recoveryiscompleted.


ClickontheReprotectRecoveryPlanbuttontorevertthesyncdirectionandbeginthesyncfromsiteBtositeA.

UsetheMonitortabtoviewtheprogressoftheReprotectionprocess.

OncetheReprotectioniscompleted,thePlanstatuswillchangetoReady.


Afterthereprotectprocessiscomplete,itwillreversethesourceanddestination.Onthesnapsyncjobpageofthestoragesystem,thesyncdirectionhasbeenchangedfromSiteAàSiteBtoSiteBàSiteA. SiteBbecomestheprotectionsiteandSiteAbecomestherecoverysite.


Note:TokeepSiteAastheprotectionsiteandSiteBastherecoverysite,performaPlannedmigrationandrunthereprotectprocessagain.

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QNAP ESNAS Application Notes · 2016-05-10 · QNAP ESNAS Application Notes Deploying VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager ... 3.2.5 Configure Sites Placeholder Datastores ... disaster