Disaster Recovery User's Guide

Lease Times for Tests and Recoveries
When a virtual machine powers on as a result of a test or recovery, its operation in vCloud Air is subject to
the following runtime leases:
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Virtual machines powered on during a disaster recovery test—7 business day lease
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Virtual machines powered on after being recovered to the cloud—30 day lease
To view the lease times for a test or recovered virtual machine in vCloud Air, go to the virtual data center
enabled for disaster recovery > Virtual Machine tab > Recovery Time column.
The Recovery Time column shows the time since a test or recovery; displayed using the local time of the
browser time zone.
About Test Recoveries
Although you can initiate tests from the vSphere Web Client at your source site or from the vCloud Air Web
UI, most often you will initiate tests from the vSphere Web Client at your source site.
However, initiating tests from vCloud Air is necessary when your source site is unavailable and you want to
run a final test before executing disaster recovery.
The following conditions apply to testing recoveries:
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When you invoke a test from your source site, you have the option to synchronize data between the
source site and the cloud before creating the test recovery. This option is not available when initiating a
test from vCloud Air.
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Initiating a test from the cloud creates a test recovery using replicated virtual machine data, re-
configures the virtual machine to connect to the test network, and applies guest customization.
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Testing a recovery does not affect services at the source site.
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While a test recovery runs, the Disaster Recovery service continues to replicate data from the virtual
machines at your source site configured for protection to vCloud Air.
NOTE Your subscription for the Disaster Recovery service requires your coordination with VMware Global
Support Services when testing recoveries for virtual machines in vCloud Air. Contact your Global Support
Services representative for information.
For information about testing a recovery, see “Test a Recovery,” on page 18.
A successful test recovery powers on the virtual machine. When you perform a test, the Recovery Status
changes from Placeholder to Test Complete.
Figure 2‑3. Virtual Machines Tab in vCloud Air
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