After you create the recovery plan, configure the startup priority, the startup and shutdown options for the virtual machines of the analytics cluster. After failover or planned migration, the primary node of VMware Aria Operations must start first.
For the following procedure, use the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.
Procedure
- Log in to Site Recovery Manager at https://<srm_fqdn/dr> in the protected VMware Cloud Foundation instance as [email protected].
In the site pair pane, click View details.
- On the main navigation bar, click Recovery plans.
In the left pane, navigate to the recovery plan and click the Recovery steps tab.
Change the startup priority of the primary node of the VMware Aria Operations analytics cluster.
Expand the Power on priority 3 VMs section.
Right-click the primary node of the VMware Aria Operations and select .
In the Change priority dialog box, click Yes.
Repeat this step to configure the startup priority for the remaining analytics cluster nodes.
Virtual machine
Power on Priority Order
VMware Aria Operations replica node
2
VMware Aria Operations data node(s)
3
Add a user prompt to verify the availability of the load balancer for VMware Aria Operations.
Right-click Power on priority 1 VMs and select Add step before.
In the Add step dialog box, configure the settings and click Add.
Setting
Value
Type
Prompt
Name
Verify the availability of the load balancer for VMware Aria Operations
Content
Verify the availability of the load balancer for VMware Aria Operations
Add a user prompt to verify the availability of the clustered Workspace ONE Access.
Right-click Power on priority 1 VMs and select Add step before.
In the Add step dialog box, configure the settings and click Add.
Setting
Value
Type
Prompt
Name
Verify the availability of the clustered Workspace ONE Access
Content
Verify the availability of the clustered Workspace ONE Access
Add a user prompt to manually power off all running VMware Aria Operations remote collectors.
Right-click Power on priority 1 VMs and select Add step before.
In the Add step dialog box, configure the settings and click Add.
Setting
Value
Type
Prompt
Name
Manually power off all running remote collectors
Content
Manually power off all running remote collectors. In case of planned migration, the collectors will already be powered down.
Add a user prompt to monitor the status of the VMware Aria Operations primary node.
Right-click Power on priority 2 VMs and select Add step before.
In the Add step dialog box, configure the settings and click Add.
Setting
Value
Type
Prompt
Name
Monitor the status of the VMware Aria Operations primary node
Content
For planned migration:
State is Not Running
Status is Offline
For disaster recovery:
State is Running
Status is Waiting For Analytics
Add a user prompt to monitor the status of the VMware Aria Operations replica node.
Right-click Power on priority 3 VMs and select Add step before.
In the Add step dialog box, configure the settings and click Add.
Setting
Value
Type
Prompt
Name
Monitor the status of the VMware Aria Operations replica node
Content
For planned migration:
State is Not Running
Status is Offline
For disaster recovery:
State is Running
Status is Waiting For Analytics
Add a user prompt to monitor the status of the VMware Aria Operations data node.
Right-click Power on priority 4 VMs and select Add step before.
In the Add step dialog box, configure the settings and click Add.
Setting
Value
Type
Prompt
Name
Monitor the status of the VMware Aria Operations data node
Content
For planned migration:
State is Not Running
Status is Offline
For disaster recovery:
State is Running
Status is Online
Add a user prompt to power on the VMware Aria Operations cloud proxies.
Right-click Power on priority 4 VMs and select Add step before.
In the Add step dialog box, configure the settings and click Add.
Setting
Value
Type
Prompt
Name
Power on the VMware Aria Operations cloud proxies
Content
Power on all available VMware Aria Operations cloud proxies
