vSphere Plugin: Replication Manager

Requirements

There are a few requirements that need to be met in order to utilize the replication manager with vSphere Plugin 5.2.0 or higher.

• To utilize replication workflows between two vCenters, they must be in Enhanced Linked Mode

  • The replication workflows will not failover virtual machines between two unlinked vCenters

• When using the replication workflows with two (or more) linked vCenters, replication groups must not be shared between vCenters.
  • It is not supported to use linked vCenters that are registered with the same array's VASA providers.
• • A single plugin instance must be able to communicate with both vCenters in order to be able to get a list of the virtual machines in the replication groups, perform virtual machine specific tasks and track tasks/requests; a single plugin instance is not able to communicate with multiple unlinked vCenters.
• When using the replication workflows with one vCenter, that vCenter must be connected to both arrays that are replicating and access to vVol Datastores on both arrays.