To use vSphere Replication and Site Recovery manager between the protected and recovery VMware Cloud Foundation instances, you create a new site pair.

For the following procedure, use the VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook.

UI Procedure

  1. Log in to the management domain vCenter Server at https://<protected_vcenter_server_fqdn>/ui in the protected VMware Cloud Foundation instance as administrator@vsphere.local.
  2. From the vSphere Client menu, select Site Recovery.
  3. On the Site Recovery page, on the protected site pane, click Open Site Recovery.
  4. Pair the protected and the recovery Site Recovery Manager instances.
    1. On the Site Recovery page, click New site pair.

      The New pair wizard opens.

    2. On the Pair type page, select the management vCenter Server for the protected VMware Cloud Foundation instance, select the pair type, and click Next.
    3. On the Peer vCenter Server page, select the recovery site vCenter Server you want to pair and click Next.

    4. (Optional) If the management vCenter Server in the recovery VMware Cloud Foundation instance is in a different SSO domain, configure the PSC port to 443, configure the remaining settings according to your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook, and click Find vCenter Server Instances.

    5. On the Services page, select vSphere Replication and Site Recovery Manager, and click Next.
    6. In the Security alert dialog box, click Connect.
    7. On the Ready to complete page, click Finish.
    8. Click View Details and click Site pair.

PowerShell Procedure

  1. Start Windows PowerShell.

  2. Replace the values in the sample code with values from your VMware Cloud Foundation Planning and Preparation Workbook and run the commands in the PowerShell console.

    $sddcManagerAFqdn = "sfo-vcf01.sfo.rainpole.io"
$sddcManagerAUser = "administrator@vsphere.local"
$sddcManagerAPass = "VMw@re1!"

$sddcManagerBFqdn = "lax-vcf01.lax.rainpole.io"
$sddcManagerBUser = "administrator@vsphere.local"
$sddcManagerBPass = "VMw@re1!"

  3. Perform the configuration by running the command in the PowerShell console.

    New-SRMSitePair -sddcManagerAFqdn $sddcManagerAFqdn -sddcManagerAUser $sddcManagerAUser -sddcManagerAPass $sddcManagerAPass -sddcManagerBFqdn $sddcManagerBFqdn -sddcManagerBUser $sddcManagerBUser -sddcManagerBPass $sddcManagerBPass