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SRM: Configure VM Without Replicated Disk
Summary: How to exclude disks from VM protection in VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.1.
Date: Around 2010
Refactor: 21 April 2025: Checked links and formatting.
We have some VMs that are replicated for Site Recovery Manager but that have disks that are not replicated. We use this for example with some of our database servers which have database dump directories on separate disks. We don't need this data to replicate, so when trying to protect the VM we get an message like this:
Unable to protect VM 'vmname' due to unresolved devices
Fixing this is really easy, just select the protection group and select the “Virtual Machines” tab. Click here the “Configure Protection” option:
Now select the disk which is not replicated and click “Detach”:
Then, click OK, and the VM will be protected:
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SRM 5.1: Rename Datastores Back to Original Name
Summary: How to rename datastores back to their original name during a VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.1 restore or test.
Date: Around 2010
Refactor: 21 April 2025: Checked links and formatting.
When running a failover recovery or test with SRM the datastores in use get their original name with a prefix like “snap-xxxxxxxx-<original_name>”. If you prefer to have just the original datastore name you can.
In previous versions you had to navigate on the SRM server to vmware-dr.xml and change the fixRecoveredDatastoreNames from false to true. In SRM 5.1 you can set this in the advanced settings. Simply right click on the recovery site and select “Advanced Settings”. Select storageProvider and check the “storageProvider.fixRecoveredDatastoreNames” checkbox:
Click OK to save the setting. When you run a failover recovery or test now the original name will be used.
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AIX NIM Client Installation
Summary: ALthough AIX is by now on version 7.3 I find these old pages so fascinating I decided to keep them. On this page I'll show you how to install an AIX server as a NIM client. This page is for AIX 5.3 and AIX 6.1.
Date: Between 2010-2013
Refactor: 21 December 2024: Checked formatting.
SRM 5.1: Where is RW Clone Located
Summary: How to check where the RW clone during a VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.1 test is located.
Date: Around 2010
Refactor: 21 April 2025: Checked links and formatting.
During implementation of SRM we had the question where the RW clone that gets created during a SRM test is located. It should be in the aggregate containing the volume, because that's also where the snapshot is located. However, we decided to check.
Note: This is with the NetApp SRA, other storage vendors might use different replication techniques resulting in different architecture.
After performing a SRM test we could see the following information.