Add an additional Replicator Service instance in the Cloud Director site

As a provider, depending on the deployment requirements, you can add more Replicator Service instances to the Cloud Director site after configuring the Cloud Service.

Prerequisites

• Verify that the Cloud Service in the disaster recovery environment is already configured. For information about configuring the service, see Configure the Cloud Service in the Cloud Director site.
• Deploy a new Replicator Appliance instance. For more information, see Deploy VMware vCloud Availability Services Using the vSphere Client and Deploy VMware vCloud Availability Services Using the OVF Tool.

Procedure

1. Log in to the service management interface of the newly deployed Replicator Appliance instance.
   1. In a Web browser, go to https://Replicator-Appliance-IP-Address/ui/admin.
   2. Select Appliance login or SSO login and enter the root or the single sign-on user credentials.
   3. Click Login.
2. If you log in to the appliance for the first time, you must change the initial root user password.
   1. Enter the initial root user password that you set during the OVA deployment.
   2. Enter and confirm a new password.
      The password that you enter must be a secured password with a minimum of eight characters and it must consist of:

      • At least one lowercase letter.
      • At least one uppercase letter.
      • At least one number.
      • At least one special character, such as & # %.
   3. Click Apply.
      The Getting Started tab opens.
3. In the left pane, click Settings and next to Lookup Service Address click Edit.
4. In the Lookup Service Details window, enter the vCenter Server Lookup service address.
   1. Press Tab and autocomplete the address as https://Lookup-Service-IP-address:443/lookupservice/sdk.
   2. Click Apply.
   3. Verify and accept the SSL certificate of the vCenter Server Lookup service.
5. Verify that the vCenter Server Lookup service connectivity is operational.
   1. In the left pane, click System Monitoring.
   2. Under Service status, verify that Lookup Service connectivity shows a green check status.
6. Log in to the Manager Service service management interface.
   1. In a Web browser, go to https://Appliance-IP-Address:8441/ui/admin.
   2. Select Appliance login or SSO login and enter the root or the single sign-on user credentials.
   3. Click Login.
7. In the left pane, click Replicator Services.
8. On the Replicator Services administration page, click New.
9. In the New Local Replicator Service window, enter the details for the new Replicator Service instance then click Add.
   1. Enter the address and the root user password of the new Replicator Appliance then click Test Connection.
   2. Verify and accept the SSL certificate of the new Replicator Service instance.
   3. Enter the single-sign-on user credentials for the single sign-on domain in the local site.
   4. Optionally, if you deployed multiple Replicator Appliance instances, to register the additional ones click Add a Replicator Service instance then repeat entering the configuration details for each one.

   Option	Description
   Lookup Service Address	Enter the IP address or the hostname of the vCenter Server Lookup service in the Cloud Director site.
   Replicator API Service Endpoint	Enter the IP address and port 8043 of the newly deployed Replicator Appliance instance in the Cloud Director site. For example, enter https://Replicator-Appliance-IP-address:8043.
   Replicator Service Root Password	Enter the root user password for the new Replicator Appliance as set during the OVA deployment of the new appliance then click Test Connection.
   New Password	If you did not log in to the new Replicator Appliance, you must now change the initial root user password: Enter a new password for the root user of the new appliance. The password that you enter must be a secured password with a minimum of eight characters and it must consist of: At least one lowercase letter. At least one uppercase letter. At least one number. At least one special character, such as & # %.
   Confirm Password	Confirm the new password for the root user of the new appliance, matching the above entry.
   SSO User name	Enter a user with administrative privileges in the local site single sign-on domain. For example, enter [email protected].
   SSO password	Enter the password for the single sign-on administrative user.
   Description	Optionally, enter a description for the new Replicator Service instance you are registering.

   If you enter the FQDN of Replicator Appliance, the management interface always shows the IP address of this Replicator Appliance instance.
   On the Replicator Services administration page, you now see a green check status for the new Replicator Service instance added to this Manager Service.
10. Verify that the connectivity of the Manager Service to the new instance of Replicator Service is operational.
    1. In the left pane, click System Health.
    2. Under Local Replicator Services, verify that for the new Replicator Service instance Service connectivity shows a green check status.
11. To start using the new Replicator Service instance, re-pair this cloud site with all paired cloud sites.
    On-premises sites in up to 30 minutes detect the new Replicator Appliance instance and automatically reconfigure the On-Premises to Cloud Director Replication Appliance to start using the new Replicator Service instance. Alternatively, for the on-premises sites to start immediately using the new Replicator Service instance, re-pair these on-premises sites for the On-Premises to Cloud Director Replication Appliance instances to learn about the new Replicator Appliance instance.

Results

A new Replicator Service instance is added to the VMware Cloud Director Availability cloud site.

What to do next

• To add another Replicator Service instance, repeat this procedure.
• To use the new Replicator Service instance, re-pair all paired cloud sites.