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3. Verify the settings are correct and click Finish to make the promotion permanent. Once this is done
the volume cannot utilize the fast failback option and any failback must include the reconfiguration of
replication to the other partner group.
4. Do this step for all volumes that were promoted during the SRM failover.
Now that the volumes have been promoted, treat this as a new configuration for SRM with the failover
site B becoming the new protected site and the original protected site A becoming a temporary
recovery site.
10.2.2 Configure replication partnership
Since this example assumes that there is no partnership established between the current protected site B and
the new recovery site A, recreate the replication partnership as detailed earlier. If the new group will have
different group information, delete the current partnership that exists on the currently running site B and
recreate it with the new information.
10.2.3 Configure volume replication
Configure replication for each of the volumes that were promoted that contain data for the virtual environment.
Once the volumes are configured, create a replication schedule for each volume as well.
10.2.4 Create a new vSphere environment
If there is no vSphere environment configured on the new recovery site A, configure vCenter and SRM as
detailed earlier.
10.2.5 Configure Site Recovery Manager
Now that site B will be used as the new protected site, SRM must be configured. This may have been done if
the environment was configured for bi-directional protection. If not, follow the same steps for the protecting
site A.
1. Install Site Recovery Manager
2. Install the Dell EqualLogic SRM SRA
3. Configure the SRM connections
4. Configure the SRM Inventory mappings
5. Configure the SRM Array Managers
6. Delete any old Protection Groups and Recovery Plans
10.2.6 Configure protection groups
Once SRM is installed and configured, treat site B as a new protected site and configure all of the protection
groups and settings to prepare the environment to return to the original protected site A.
10.2.7 Configure Recovery Plans
On the new recovery site A, configure the recovery plans that will be enacted to return the environment back
to its original state. Careful planning and consideration need to be done because this will be a controlled
failback. Many factors need to be considered depending on the needs of the organization, the bandwidth