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The VM Recovery Manager DR solution monitors the hosts and the virtual machines when you add information about your environment to the KSYS configuration. The GUI supports VM Recovery Manager DR, HADR, HADRHA, and VM Recovery Manager HA environments.

  • In the HADR setup, there are six steps for creating a host group: Add KSYS, Add Sites, Register Storages, Register HMCs, Create Host Group, and Monitor Dashboard.
  • In the HADRHA setup, there are six steps for creating a host group: Add KSYS, Add Sites, Register Storages, Register HMCs, Create Host Group, and Monitor Dashboard.
  • In the VM Recovery Manager HA setup, there are only three steps: Register HMCs, Create Host Group, and Monitor Dashboard.

Adding the KSYS subsystem

If you have not added the KSYS subsystem to the HADR environment or the HADRHA environment, you will be navigated to add the KSYS subsystem page after you logged in to the GUI. To add a KSYS subsystem to your HADR environment or HADRHA environment, complete the following steps:
  1. Click Add ksys.
  2. Select the type of deployment from the KSYS type drop-down list at the top left corner of the screen. You can select DR, HADR or HADRHA type of deployment from the selection list.
  3. Enter the KSYS subsystem details and the KSYS cluster details. Then, click Save & Next.

Adding sites to the KSYS

After adding the KSYS subsystem, you need to add home site and backup site. After adding the KSYS subsystem, the GUI navigates you to the add sites page. To add sites to your HADR environment, complete the following steps:

  1. Click Add sites.
  2. Enter home site and backup site details, and select replication type. Then, click Save and Next.

Register Storage

After adding sites to the KSYS, you need to register storage. After adding the home site and backup site, the GUI navigates you to the register storage page. To register storage, complete the following steps:

  1. Click Add New storage Controller for Home Site.
  2. Enter the storagehost name in the Site1 Storage Controller section.
  3. Select the storage type from the Select Storage list.
  4. Enter the Cluster ID, Login Username, Login Password, and Storage Agent Name.
  5. (Optional) Select SVC from the Select Storage list. If you select SVC, the Replication Type field is available. To enable policy-based replication, select Policybased from the Replication Type list and specify a Replication Policy Name.
    Note: For Policy-Based High Availability Policy-Based Replication (PBHA-PBR), provision and maintain exactly two storage agents at the home site and a minimum of one storage agent at the backup site.
  6. Click Add.
  7. Click Add New storage Controller for Backup Site.
  8. Enter the host name in the Backup SiteStorage Controller section.
  9. Select the storage from the Select Storage list.
  10. Enter the Cluster ID, Login Username, Login Password, and Storage Agent Name.
  11. Click Add then clickSave & Next.

Registering HMCs

After registering storage, you need to register HMCs in your HADR environment. After registering storage, the GUI navigates you to the registering HMCs page. To register HMCs, complete the following steps:

  1. Click Register HMCs.
  2. Enter the HMCs details. Then, click Save and Next.

Adding host group

There are six steps in adding a new host group procedure: Host Group Info, Add hosts, Add VIOSs, Add Disks, Add VMs, Add WorkGroup. In the GUI dashboard, Click Add new HostGroup > Create Host Group. The system displays the deployment wizard page. To add a new host group, complete the following steps:

  1. Add Host Group:In the deployment wizard page, enter the Host Group name, select the Pairing type, and specify the Host Group Replication Policy Name.

    Include all necessary details for the host group configuration, including the host group policy. Then, click Save & Next.

    Note: To create a WorkGroup, select Yes for Support for VM Group and enter the required details. Otherwise, select No and provide the Custom CG Names details.
  2. Add hosts:
    1. In the deployment wizard page, select Host group name, Pairing type, and Policies for this host group. Then, click Save & Next.
    2. Select host for the home site and the backup site.
  3. Add VIOSs: Select VIOSs for the home site and the backup site. Then, click Save & Next.
    Note: When selecting VIOS you should select two each for source site and target site host, if you do not select two VIOS per host, the Save and next button is disabled.
  4. Add Disks: Select disks for the home site and the backup site. If you have already added the SSP cluster, you are not required to select a disk in this step.
  5. Add VMs: Select VMs. In this step, you can change policies for the VMs, and enable or disable the HA monitoring for the VMs. Then, click Save & Next.

    The browser displays summary page. You can review the host group configuration in the summary page. Also, you can export the summary of the host group in the pdf format.

  6. Add WorkGroup: To create a WorkGroup, provide the WorkGroup Name, Replication Policy Name, and Priority. The default priority is Medium, with Low, Medium, and High available as options. In the Available section, search for and select the virtual machines (VMs) you want to include in the WorkGroup. You can optionally click Select All to add all available VMs. Once the required details and VMs are selected, click Create Work Group. The newly created WorkGroup will be listed under Existing Work Groups, where it can be viewed and managed. Click Save & Next to continue to the next step.
  7. To export the summary, click Export Summary.
  8. Click Submit & Deploy. The following screen displays deployment progress. After deployment, the browser displays the GUI dashboard.

Virtual machine operations in the GUI dashboard

You can perform the cleanup operation for VMs, restart a VM, and migrate a VM.

  • Clean up a VM: In the GUI dashboard, select the VM from the navigation panel, then click Cleanup.
  • Restart a VM: In the GUI dashboard, select the VM from the navigation panel, then click Restart.
  • Migrate a VM: In the GUI dashboard, select the VM from the navigation panel, then click Migrate.