5.8

Select Recovery Networks on the Target Virtual Data Center
To nalize the conguration of a connection to the target site, you must specify the networks that the
Disaster Recovery to Cloud service should use for tests and recovery operations.
When you add a new connection to the cloud, at rst it appears in Missing network settings status.
When you subscribe to the Disaster Recovery to Cloud service, VMware automatically creates two default
networks for your service—an isolated network and an external routed network. The Edge Gateway for the
routed network has a public IP address on an external interface so that it is accessible through the Internet.
You can use these networks for your virtual machines protected by the Disaster Recovery to Cloud service,
or create other networks in your cloud organization.
When you run a test recovery, vSphere Replication congures the replicated virtual machine on the target
site to connect to the test network. This lets you access the target virtual machine and verify that it operates
as expected and that data is replicated correctly per your replication seings.
The recovery network is used when you perform planned migrations and recovery operations.
vSphere Replication congures the replicated virtual machine on the target site and connects it to the
recovery network, so that you can have access.
Although you can use the same network for all recovery workows, a good practice is to run test recoveries
in a separate network.
N You can congure only one pair of networks for a cloud virtual data center.
Prerequisites
Verify that you created a connection to a cloud virtual data center. See “Connect to a Cloud Provider Site,”
on page 16.
Procedure
1
On the vSphere Replication tab under Manage, click the target network seings icon .
If your user session to the cloud has expired, the Congure Target Networks wizard prompts you to
type your credentials.
2 From the drop-down menus, select a recovery network and a test network and click Next.
The drop-down menus display only the networks that are congured for vCloud Hybrid Service.
3 On the Ready to complete page, review your seings and click Finish.
What to do next
When you test a replication or perform a recovery operation, vCloud Air automatically aaches the virtual
machine to the test or recovery network respectively.
Cloud Connection States Displayed in the vSphere Web Client
In the vSphere Web Client, on the vSphere Replication tab under Manage, you can check the status of
connections between your vSphere environment and the virtual data centers on the remote site.
The following table lists the states that you can observe, their meanings, and what you can do to change a
state back to normal.
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