Group VMs in a vApp Replication to the Cloud

When creating a replication from an on-premises site to a cloud site, you can group multiple virtual machines in a single vApp replication. For the vApp replication, set the order of boot and, optionally, set boot delays for the grouped virtual machines.

Prerequisites

• Verify that VMware Cloud Director Availability is deployed in both the source on-premises site and in the destination cloud site.

• Verify you can access VMware Cloud Director Availability as a tenant or as a service provider. For more information, see Accessing VMware Cloud Director Availability.

Procedure

1. Click Incoming Replications > from On-Prem.
2. Click New Protection or New Migration.
3. Complete the New Replication wizard.
   1. On the Source Site page, select the on-premises site and click Next.
   2. On the vCenter VMs page, select multiple virtual machines to replicate in a vApp.
   3. Select Group VMs to a single vApp and click Next.
      Note: Once created, the vApp replication supports the following virtual machine operations at a later state.

      • Partial failover of some of the virtual machines from the vApp.
      • Excluding virtual machines from the vApp.
      • No adding of virtual machines to the vApp for versions earlier than VMware Cloud Director Availability 4.3.
   4. On the vApp Settings page, configure the following settings and click Next.
      • Enter a name for the resulting vApp.
      • Optionally, change the order of boot of the virtual machines in the vApp by dragging and dropping them.
      • Optionally, enter a start wait time for configuring the boot delay interval of the replicated virtual machines in the vApp.

Results

In the destination cloud site, a single vApp replication represents the grouped multiple virtual machines.