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Restore Data with VSS Consistency

Storage vMotion

vSphere enables the ability of a virtual machine to migrate between hosts using vMotion and between

storage using Storage vMotion. vMotion will not create any issues for Replay Manager as long as all

vSphere hosts are zoned and mapped to the necessary volumes, however, there are some usage

considerations.

CAUTION: Do not use the VMware Datastores backup extension if you are using Storage vMotion.

Storage vMotion will cause a Replay Manager job to fail if the VMware Datastores backup

extension was used for the job.

Replay Manager jobs using the VMware Virtual Machines backup extension are not impacted by Storage

vMotion as long as the Storage vMotion destination is a Storage Center configured in Replay Manager.

Every time a Replay Manager job using this extension is run, Replay Manager will update the virtual

machine's file location(s) as necessary before performing the job. The Replay Manager job will be updated

accordingly and no action will be required of the administrator.

Storage DRS

vSphere Storage DRS (also known as SDRS) leverages the Storage vMotion feature when configured for

fully automated mode.

VMware Tools

vSphere snapshots leverage and rely on the VMware Tools installation inside of the guest virtual machine

for VSS integration to obtain application and data consistent snapshots. A VMware Tools failure will likely

result in the failure of a Replay Manager job and/or will negatively affect the necessary application and

data consistency desired in a Replay.

NOTE: Ensure that the VMware Tools software inside each guest virtual machine is current. Doing

so will increase the reliability and success of Replay Manager jobs. VMware Tools generally need to

be upgraded with each new version of the vSphere Hypervisor installed. It is most important to

upgrade the software when there is a major version release.