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Table Of Contents
- VMware vSphere Replication Installation and Configuration
- Contents
- vSphere Replication Installation and Configuration
- Updated Information
- Overview of VMware vSphere Replication
- vSphere Replication System Requirements
- Installing and Uninstalling vSphere Replication
- Install vSphere Replication
- Uninstall vSphere Replication
- Unregister vSphere Replication from vCenter Server if the Appliance Was Deleted
- Configuring the Customer Experience Improvement Program
- Isolating the Network Traffic of vSphere Replication
- Set Up a VMkernel Adapter for vSphere Replication Traffic on a Source Host
- Set Up a VMkernel Adapter for vSphere Replication Traffic on a Target Host
- Create a VM Network Adapter to Use for Incoming Replication Traffic on the Combined vSphere Replication Appliance
- Create VM Network Adapters to Isolate the Network Traffic of a vSphere Replication Server
- Deploying Additional vSphere Replication Servers
- Upgrading vSphere Replication
- Reconfigure the vSphere Replication Appliance
- Reconfigure General vSphere Replication Settings
- Change the SSL Certificate of the vSphere Replication Appliance
- Change the Password of the vSphere Replication Appliance
- Change Keystore and Truststore Passwords of the vSphere Replication Appliance
- Configure vSphere Replication Network Settings
- Configure vSphere Replication System Settings
- Update the NTP Server Configuration
- Reconfigure vSphere Replication to Use an External Database
- Use the Embedded vSphere Replication Database
- vSphere Replication Roles and Permissions
Prerequisites
Verify that the vCenter Server and the vSphere Replication Management Server on the target site are up
and running, and that the Connection issue status is not caused by a network problem.
Procedure
1 From the list of target sites, select the connection that indicates Connection issue status.
2
Click the Reconnect to the selected site icon (
), and click Yes to confirm that you want to
reconnect.
The Reconnect to Remote Site dialog box appears.
3 Enter the new PSC address and the credentials of a user that has the VRM remote.Manage VRM
privilege assigned, and click OK.
Note If you upgraded from an earlier vSphere Replication version, the text box for the Platform
Service Controller address is automatically populated with the IP address of the target
vSphere Replication Management server. You must replace it with the address of the Platform
Service Controller on the target site before providing the credentials.
The connection status turns into Connected.
Uninstall vSphere Replication
You uninstall vSphere Replication by unregistering the appliance from vCenter Server and removing it
from your environment.
Prerequisites
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Verify that the vSphere Replication appliance is powered on.
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Stop all existing outgoing or incoming replications to the site.
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Disconnect any connections to other vSphere Replication sites.
Procedure
1 Use a supported browser to log in to the vSphere Replication VAMI.
The URL for the VAMI is https://vr-appliance-address:5480.
2 Select the Configuration tab.
3 Click Unregister VRMS.
4 In the vSphere Web Client, power off and delete the vSphere Replication appliance.
The vSphere Replication plug-in is uninstalled automatically.
You removed vSphere Replication from your environment.
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