vSphere Replication 8.3 installation and configuration step by step
Use of vSphere Replication
How vSphere Replication work
First you need to down VMWare-vSphere_Replication-8.3.0-16284275 ISO from VMware site
Mount the ISO file in virtual media.
Login to vCenter server
Right click on any host or vCenter and select Deploy OVF template.
Click on Local file
Click upload files
Select highlighted files and click next
Give VM Name: DEMOPRDVR
Select Next
Select ESXI host
Click next
Click accept and Next
Select CPU and click next
Select Shared Datastore and change disk format, in my case I am selecting Thin provision.
Click next and select Management network
Enter password:
Enter NTP servers:
Host Name:
Default Gateway:
Domain Name:
Management Network IP:
Subnet Mask:
Select vCenter extension vService
Click finish.
Now VM deployment will start.
Note-: Next screenshot I am referring of other VR VMs
I have deployed VR machines in both PRD and DR vCenter.
Production VR machine
DR VR machine
Now login to console using management VR IP and port 5480
User Name: root
Password: *******
Click on Configuration page
Enter vCenter password
And click on Save and Restart Service
It will prompt for certificate, accept the certificate.
Do the same with both VR, once configuration will save successfully.
Login to vCenter click on shortcuts and you will see Site Recovery shortcut on both vCenters.
Click on Site Recovery
Click on open site recovery
Click on new site pair
Enter second vCenter details
Below details is the second DR vCenter server.
Click next and accept the certificate.
It will detect the second vCenter server and VR, select both vCenter and VR and click next.
Click Finish
Now Replicated vCenter has been added.
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