Configuring VMware virtual machines for disaster recovery using IBM XIV Remote Mirror replication
Ensure the following to enable data replication using IBM XIV Remote Mirror.
Ensure that the IBM XIV Consistency groups are properly configured with mirrored replication between the primary and secondary storage systems.
Resiliency Platform does not support the Consistency groups that are not mirrored configured.
If IBM XIV volumes are used for replication, ensure that they are properly mirror configured between the primary and secondary storage systems.
Ensure that the IBM XIV replicated volumes are visible on the respective VMware ESX servers on both the data centers.
Note:
If any changes are made to storage or storage-adapters available to the ESX/ESXi host or cluster, you must perform storage rescan, storage adapter rescan, or both depending on the changes made.
Complete the following tasks before you proceed with the Resiliency Platform specific tasks.
Install IBM XIV Command Line Interface (XCLI) on a Windows or Linux host. This host acts as a discovery host for array IBM XIV enclosures.
Using the XCLI command, verify if the IBM XIV array is accessible and command execution is successful.
Ensure IMS is reachable from the host having IBM XCLI installed.
Ensure that the IBM XIV array user is having the role of an 'Administrator'.
Once you have performed the necessary configurations, proceed with Resiliency Platform specific tasks to add the asset infrastructure to the Infrastructure Management Server (IMS).
Using the Resiliency Platform console, Infrastructure settings, you add the asset infrastructure for each data center (the production and recovery data centers). The following is a summary of the steps.
Add the host having XCLI installed as a discovery host.
Add IBM XIV enclosures to the appropriate data centers using the option. Select the discovery host, provide the enclosure name or IP address, username, and password. Enter the location of the XCLI binary on the discovery host.
Ensure that the enclosures are discovered successfully.
Add the vCenter Servers to the appropriate data centers. The user needs to have vCenter administrator privileges. Ensure that the virtualization server and ESX server are discovered successfully.