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QNAPESNASApplicationNotes
DeployingVMwarevCenterSiteRecoveryManager
withQNAPES1640dc
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Contents1.Overview...............................................................................................................................4
1.1Architecture.....................................................................................................................4
1.2Systemconfiguration.......................................................................................................5
2.Configuringyourstorage.......................................................................................................6
2.1CreatethestoragepoolandiSCSILUN...........................................................................6
2.3ConfigurestoragereplicationwithSNAPSYNC................................................................9
2.3.1ConfigureSnapsyncServer.......................................................................................9
2.3.2CreateSnapsyncJob...............................................................................................11
2.3.3AttachdestinationLUNtoiSCSItarget...................................................................13
3.SRMInstallation..................................................................................................................14
3.1InstallSRMsoftwareforbothsites...................................................................................14
3.2ConfigureSRMSites......................................................................................................27
3.2.1ConnecttheSiteRecoveryManagerServerInstances...........................................27
3.2.2ConfigureSitesResourceMappings.......................................................................31
3.2.3ConfigureSitesFolderMappings............................................................................32
3.2.4ConfigureSitesNetworkMappings........................................................................34
3.2.5ConfigureSitesPlaceholderDatastores.................................................................37
3.3ConfigureArrayManagers............................................................................................38
3.3.1SRAplug-ininstallation...........................................................................................38
3.3.2AddArrayManagers...............................................................................................39
3.3.3CreateProtectionGroup........................................................................................44
3.3.4CreateRecoveryPlan.............................................................................................46
4.SiteRecoveryScenarios.......................................................................................................49
4.1TestRecovery................................................................................................................49
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4.2Plannedmigration.........................................................................................................53
4.3Disasterrecovery...........................................................................................................59
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1.Overview
TheQNAPES1640dcisanenterprisestoragesystem;itprovidesaredundantpowersupplyanddualsystemcontrollermodules.Thisdocumentisastep-bystepguideforbuildingDisasterRecoveryenvironmentonQNAPES1640dcstoragesystemwithVMwareSiteRecoveryManager(SRM).
1.1Architecture
Inthearchitecturediagram,therearetwosites.SiteAontheleftisprimarysystemandbeingprotected.SiteBontherightistherecoverysiteandwillbeusedwhensiteAfails.
VMware
vCenter Site
vCenter Site
VMware
SiteA(Primary) SiteB(Recovery)
Servers Servers
Snapsync
SRA SRA
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1.2Systemconfiguration
ServerNetworkSettings(SiteA)Setting Value DescriptionvCenterServerA(PSC)IP 192.168.200.10 vCenterServerwithPSCatsiteASRMServerAIP 192.168.200.13 SRMServeratsiteAESXi1serverIP 192.168.200.1 ESXiServerincluster1ESXi2serverIP 192.168.200.2 ESXiServerincluster1
ServerNetworkSettings(SiteB)Setting Value DescriptionvCenterServerB(PSC)IP 192.168.201.10 vCenterserverwithPSCatsiteBSRMServerAIP 192.168.201.13 SRMServeratsiteBESXi3serverIP 192.168.201.1 ESXiServerincluster2ESXi4serverIP 192.168.201.2 ESXiServerincluster2
StorageNetworkSettings(SiteA)Setting Value DescriptionSCAManagementIP 192.168.200.101 ManagementIPofcontrollerASCAEthernet(1+2)IP 10.1.1.101 DataportIPofcontrollerASCBManagementIP 192.168.200.102 ManagementIPofcontrollerBSCBEthernet(1+2)IP 10.1.1.102 DataportIPofcontrollerBPoolatSCA Pool1 RAID10poolatcontrollerAiSCSILUN iSCSIlunonPool1
StorageNetworkSettings(SiteB)Setting Value DescriptionSCAManagementIP 192.168.201.101 ManagementIPofcontrollerASCAEthernet(1+2)IP 10.1.2.101 DataportIPofcontrollerASCBManagementIP 192.168.200.102 ManagementIPofcontrollerBSCBEthernet(1+2)IP 10.1.2.102 DataportIPofcontrollerBPoolatSCA Pool1 RAID10poolatcontrollerAiSCSILUN iSCSIlunonPool1
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2.Configuringyourstorage
Beforestartingtosetupthedisasterrecoverysystems,youneedtoconfigureyourstoragesettings.
2.1CreatethestoragepoolandiSCSILUN
ForthedetailabouthowtocreatestoragepoolandiSCSILUN,youcanrefertotheES1640dcusermanual.Astoragepool,Pool1iscreatedoncontrollerSCAwithRAID10typeasbelow.
TherearefourLUNscreatedandattachedtotheiSCSItarget.- vdi_0isusedforstoringyourvirtualmachines(VMs).- placeholderisusedforVMwareSRM.
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2.2ConnectingstoragefromtheserversTherecommendedconnectionfromtheservertothestorageistouseMultipathI/O(MPIO).Pleasefollowthestepsbelowtocompletethisprocess.Choose[Configuration]tabàStorageAdaptersàRightclickoniSCSISoftwareAdaptertoselectProperties.
Selectthe[DynamicDiscovery]tabandentertheiSCSIServerIPClickOKandclosethetabtorescaniSCSItargets.
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RepeattheabovestepstoaddalltheiSCSIServerLocationIPaddressesintotheDynamicDiscoverytabtoseethetargets
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2.3ConfigurestoragereplicationwithSnapsync
Snapsyncprovidesablock-basedstoragereplicationfunctionontheES1640dc.FordisasterrecoverywithVMwareSRM,itisoneoftheoptionstoreplicatestorage.
2.3.1ConfigureSnapsyncServer
Toconfiguresnapsyncfunction,logintotheNASwebpageandclickontheBackupStationicononthepanel.
SelectSnapsyncServerintheleftpaneltoconfigureit.
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SelecttheEnableSnapsyncServercheckboxandleavethePortNumberandMaximumdownloadratewiththeirdefaultsettings.ClickontheCreateHostbuttontocreateahost.EnterthestorageIPandtheadminloginandpasswordoftheremoteES1640dcstoragesystem.ClickApplytocreateit.
Theremotehostiscreated.
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2.3.2CreateaSnapsyncJob
ClickonSnapsyncinleftpanelandclickontheCreateaReplicationJobbuttonintherightpanel.
Enterfollowinginformationtocreateajob- aRemoteReplicationJobName.- SelectandassignaRemoteHost- SelectandassigntheSourcePool- SelectandassigntheSourceSharedFolder/Lun- SelectandassigntheDestinationPool- ClickontheNewbuttontoassignandcreatetheDestinationSharedFolder/Lun.- ClicktheOKbuttontocreatetheReplicationJob.
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Thesnapsyncjobcreationiscompletedanditwillstartthefirstsyncautomatically.
Afterthefirstsyncisdonethestatuswillchangetoupdated.
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2.3.3AttachadestinationLUNtoaniSCSItarget
Afterthesnapsyncjobisdone,atSiteB,youwillfindanewiSCSIintheUn-MappediSCSILUNListatthebottom.SelecttheLUNthenclickontheActionbutton.SelectMaptomapthisLUNtotheiSCSItarget.
ThedestinationLUNismappedtotheiSCSItarget.
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3.SRMInstallation
BeforeinstallingaSiteRecoveryManager(SRM)server,thefollowingstepsarerequired:--DownloadVMwarevCenterSRMsoftware--PrepareadatabaseandloginuserforSRMtoaccessatvCenter--InstallSQLServerNativeClientdriveratSRMservertoaccessdatabase--AddaWindows2012ServerVMtoinstallSRMindividually
3.1InstallSRMsoftwareforbothsites
OpentheSRMsoftware,clickNext.
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ClickNext.
AccepttheEULAandclickNext.
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ClickNext
SelectthedestinationfoldertoinstallandclickNext.
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EnterPlatformServiceController(PSC)information,clickNext.
ClickAccepttoacceptthePSCcertificate.
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SelectthevCenterAddress
EnterinformationtoregistertheVMwarevCenterSRMandclickNext.
SelectDefaultSiteRecoveryManagerPlug-inIdentifier,clickNext.
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SelectAutomaticallygenerateacertificate,clickNext.
EntertheCertificateInformation,clickNext.
SelectUseacustomdatabaseserver,andthenclickDSNSetup.
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SelectSystemDSNtabandclicktheAddbutton.
SelectSQLServerNativeClientandclickFinish.
EntertheDSNName,Description,andSQLserveraddressandclickNext
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SelectWithSQLServerauthenticationusingaloginIDandpasswordenteredbytheuser,andenterlogintheusercredentialsaddedduringthevCentersetup,andclickNext.
ChangethedefaultdatabasetoSRM,thenclickNext.
ClickontheFinishbutton.
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TheDatasourceisnowcreated.ClickonTestDataSourcetotestthedatabasesettings.
Oncethetesthascompleted,clickOKtoclosedialog.
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ThenewSystemDSNisalsocreated.ClickOKtofinishtheDSNsetup.
Apop-upwindowrequeststheusertoentertheDSNdetailsmanually.
EntertheSRM,clickNext.
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EntertheSRMDatabaseloginusercredentials,clickNext.
EnterthelocaladmincredentialstoruntheSRMservice,clickNext.
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ClickInstall.
WhentheInstallationhascompleted,clickFinsh.
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3.2ConfiguringSRMSites
BeforeconfiguringSRM,ensuresurebothsite’sSRMandvCentercanaccesseachother.
3.2.1ConnecttotheSiteRecoveryManagerServerInstances
ClickontheSiteRecoveryicononthevSphereWebClienthomepage.
ClickSitesintheleftpanel.
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SelectProtectedSitevCenterintheleftpanelandclickPairsites.
EntertheRecoverySitePSCaddress,clickNext.
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SelectRecoverySitevCenterandenteritscredentials,thenclickFinish.
ClickYestoconnecttovCenter.
ThesitesarenowPairedsuccessfully.
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3.2.2ConfiguringtheSitesResourceMappings
ClickCreateresourcemappings
Addpairedsitesclustermapping,clickNext
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Createareversemappingforthepairedsite,clickFinish.
3.2.3ConfiguringSitesFolderMappings
ClickCreatefoldermappings
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SelectPreparemappingsmanually,clickNext.
Addthesitesfoldermappings,clickNext.
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Createthereversemappings,clickFinish.
3.2.4ConfiguringSitesNetworkMappings
ClickCreatenetworkmappings
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SelectPreparemappingsmanually,clickNext.
Addthesitesnetworkmappings,clickNext.
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Createreversemappings,clickNext.
Checktheconfiguration,clickFinish.
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3.2.5ConfiguringSitesPlaceholderDatastores
Toenableaplannedmigrationandre-protection,firstselectplaceholderdatastoresatbothsites.Placeholderdatastoresmustmeetcertaincriteria. --Forclusters,theplaceholderdatastoresmustbevisibletoallofthehostsinthecluster. --Itisnotpossibletoselectreplicateddatastoresasplaceholderdatastores.SelectConfigureSitesPlaceholderDatastore
Selectaplaceholder,thenclickOK
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3.3ConfiguringArrayManagers
ToconfigureArrayManagers,theQNAPSRAplug-inmustbeinstalledinadvance.
3.3.1SRAplug-ininstallation
OpentheQNAPSRAsoftwareontheSRMserver,clickNext.
AccepttheEULA.
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ClickFinishtocompletetheinstallation.
3.3.2AddArrayManagers
ClickAddarraymanagerandenablearraypair.
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SelectAddapairofarraymanagers,clickNext.
Selectthepairedsites,clickNext.
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SelectQNAPEnterpriseStorageSRA,clickNext.
ConfiguretheSiteAarraymanager.Enterthedisplaynameandthemanagementinformation,thenclickNext.--ManagementURL:SiteASCAManagementIP--ExtraManagementURL:SiteASCBManagementIP--Username:SiteASCadminusername,defaultisadmin --Password:SiteASCpassword
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CreatingArraymanager,Snapsync’sReplicationJobwillbecheckedatthisstep.
ConfigureSiteBarraymanager,providethedisplaynameandthemanagementinformation,thenclickNext.--ManagementURL:SiteBSCAManagementIP--ExtraManagementURL:SiteBSCBManagementIP--Username:SiteBSCadminusername,defaultisadmin --Password:SiteBSCpassword
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SelectSCArrayPair,clickNext.
ClickFinish.
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3.3.3CreateaProtectionGroup
ClickCreateaProtectionGroup.
Enteragroupname,clickNext.
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SelectthedirectionofprotectionfromSiteAtoSiteB,andselectarray-basedreplication,thenclickNext.
SelectthedatastoreofVMstobeprotectedandclickNext.
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ClickFinish.
3.3.4CreateaRecoveryPlan
ClickCreateaRecoveryPlan.
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Enteranamefortheplanandselectalocation,thenclickNext.
SelectSiteBastheRecoverySite,clickNext.
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Selecttheprotectiongroups,clickNext.
SelectatestVMnetwork,clickNext.
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TheRecoveryPlanisnowcreated,clickFinish.
4.SiteRecoveryScenarios
VMwareSRMprovidesthefollowingtypesofsiterecovery-TestRecovery-Plannedmigration -Disasterrecovery
4.1TestRecovery
SelectRecoveryPlansfromtherighttabandselectaplanname.
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ClicktheTestRecoveryPlanbutton.
ClickNext.
ClickFinishtorunthetest.
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TheMonitortabshowsthestatusofthetest.
Afterthetestdone,thestatusofthePlanwillchangetoTestcomplete.
ClickontheCleanupRecoveryPlanbuttontocleanthetestenvironment.
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ClickNext.
AftertheTestplanenvironmentiscleaned,thestatusoftheplanwillchangetoReady.
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4.2Plannedmigration
AplannedmigrationwillhelpyoutransferVMdataquicklywithanautotakeoverservicetoarecoverysite.TomigrateVMstoanothersiteforlocalmaintenance,clicktheRunRecoveryPlanbutton.
SelectthecheckboxandchoosePlannedMigrationandclickNext.
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UsetheMonitortabtoseetheprogressoftheplannedmigration.
Theplannedmigrationiscompleted.
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TheVMsattheprotectionsitebecomeinactive.
TheVMsattherecoverysitebecomeactive.
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TheSnapSyncReplicationJobstatuschangestosuspended. Atthispoint,thereisnodatasynchronizationbetweensites.
ClickontheReprotectRecoveryPlanbuttontobegintherolechangesandresumesynchronization.
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SelectthecheckboxandclickNext.
UsetheMonitortabtoseetheprogressoftheReprotectionprocess.
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TheReprotectionprocessiscompleted.
Afterthereprotectprocessiscomplete,theroles(sourceanddestination)oftheSnapSyncReplicationJobarerevertedandthestatesareupdated.
TheplannedmigrationiscompleteanditisnowsafetoshutdownsiteAformaintenance.
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4.3Disasterrecovery
Scenario:theprotectionsiteisdownandtherecoverysiteisrequiredtobringupandresumeserviceassoonaspossible. Therecoverysitewilldisplaythewarningmessagesbelow.
Gototherecoveryplantab,clicktheRunRecoveryPlanbutton.
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SelectthecheckboxandclickNexttoruntheDisasterRecovery.
Thedisasterrecoveryprocesswillbegin.Inthismode,errorstepsareignored.
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Thedisasterrecoveryprocessiscompleted.
TheVMsareupandrunningattherecoverysite.
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Oncemantainenceiscompleted,gotositeAvSphereWebClienttoreconnecttheSRMconnection.ApopupwindowwillaskforSiteBvCentercredentials,entertherequiredcredentialstologin.
TheMonitortaboftheRecoveryPlanwillprompttodotherecoveryagaintore-syncmissingitemsduringtheSiteAdowntime.
Note:PleasebearinmindthatsinceSiteAisdownthereisnoprotection.TheproblematSiteAshouldberesolvedtobringitbackonlineassoonaspossibletoensureadequateprotection.
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ClicktheRunRecoveryPlanbutton.
ClickNext.
Recoveryiscompleted.
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ClickontheReprotectRecoveryPlanbuttontorevertthesyncdirectionandbeginthesyncfromsiteBtositeA.
UsetheMonitortabtoviewtheprogressoftheReprotectionprocess.
OncetheReprotectioniscompleted,thePlanstatuswillchangetoReady.
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Afterthereprotectprocessiscomplete,itwillreversethesourceanddestination.Onthesnapsyncjobpageofthestoragesystem,thesyncdirectionhasbeenchangedfromSiteAàSiteBtoSiteBàSiteA. SiteBbecomestheprotectionsiteandSiteAbecomestherecoverysite.
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Note:TokeepSiteAastheprotectionsiteandSiteBastherecoverysite,performaPlannedmigrationandrunthereprotectprocessagain.