Disaster Recovery Using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Storage and VMware Site Recovery Manager

White Paper Published By: VMware Dell

This technical report will discuss the installation and configuration of Site Recovery Manager with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage arrays. It will cover setup, testing, failover, failback and troubleshooting. This document is designed to be used in conjunction with the Administrator Guide for Site Recovery Manager and assumes a prior knowledge of VMware Virtual Infrastructure.

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Published:	Sep 29, 2008
Type:	White Paper
Length:	32 pages

TECHNICAL REPORT

DISASTER RECOVERY USING DELL EQUALLOGICT
PS SERIES STORAGE AND VMWAREŽ SITE RECOVERY
MANAGER
ABSTRACT This tech report shows how VMware Site Recovery Manager along with Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage replication can help make disaster recovery manageable, affordable and automated. TR1039 V1.0

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June 2008 All trademarks and registered trademarks mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners. Possession, use, or copying of the documentation or the software described in this publication is authorized only under the license agreement specified herein. PS Series Firmware Version [3.3.2] or later. Dell Inc. 300 Innovative Way Nashua, NH 03062 Tel: 603.579.9762 Fax: 603.579.6910
ii Disaster Recovery using Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs and VMware Site Recovery Manager
TABLE OF CONTENTS Revision Information ........................................................................................................... iv Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 1 Site Recovery Manager Terminology .................................................................................... 1 Overview and PreRequisites .................................................................................................. 2 Configuring Replication for Site Recovery Manager ............................................................ 2 Step 1: Configure Replication Partnership between Protected Site's PS Series Group and Recovery Site's PS Series Group ............................................................................. 3 Step 2: Configure Datastore Volumes for Replication ................................................... 3 Step 3: Configure Replication Schedule for Each Datastore Volume or Collection Group .............................................................................................................................. 5 Installation and Configuration of Site Recovery Manager .................................................... 5 SRM Protection groups ........................................................................................................ 12 Recovery plans ..................................................................................................................... 14 Testing .................................................................................................................................. 16 Failover ................................................................................................................................ 17 Failback ................................................................................................................................ 18 Utilizing PS Series Array Fast Failback to Update the Original Site with Changes since the Failover was Run ........................................................................................... 19 SRM in Reverse (Used when all the data needs to be recovered at the original site) .. 22 Integration with Guest-Connected iSCSI Volumes ............................................................. 26 Troubleshooting ................................................................................................................... 26 Summary .............................................................................................................................. 27 Additional Resources ........................................................................................................... 27 Online Seminar..................................................................................................................... 27 Online Webcast .................................................................................................................... 27 Documentation and Customer Support ................................................................................ 28
Disaster Recovery using Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs and VMware Site Recovery Manager iii
REVISION INFORMATION The following table describes the release history of this Technical Report.
Report Date Document Revision 1.0 June 2008 Initial Release
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