Setting up a protected site requires that you download the Cyber Recovery connector connector OVA from the VMware Live Cyber Recovery UI.

Using the VMware Live Cyber Recovery UI, you can copy the URL to download the OVA into your environment in one of two ways:
  • Navigate to Settings > About VMware Live Cyber Recovery. You can copy the VMware Live Cyber Recovery OVA URL here.
  • You can get the same connector OVA URL from the Download connector dialog box, which is described below.

Procedure

  1. In the VMware Live Cyber Recovery UI, click Sites > Protected sites and then click the protected site on the left side of the application.
  2. Under Connectors, click Deploy. If this protected site is an SDDC, the Deploy button is under Clusters.
  3. In the Download connector appliance dialog box, there is a list of steps that guide you in deploying the connector, as well as the URL to the connector OVA, with an option to download it locally to your system.
    If the site you are protecting is a VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC, for more information about networking considerations see for a Cyber Recovery connector Firewall Rules for a VMware Cloud on AWS Protected SDDC.
  4. Under Configuraiton settings, click the Copy button to copy the download URL. You need this URL when you deploy the OVA in vSphere, after you download the connector.
  5. Make a note of the Console credentials, which you need to log in to the VM console: admin/vmware#1.
  6. Also copy (or write down) the Orchestrator Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN), which you need when you configure the connector in the VM console.
  7. Copy the site-specific passcode, which is a temporary passcode is used to configure the Cyber Recovery connector in the VM console.
  8. Click OK.

What to do next

Your next task in setting up a protected site is to Deploy the DRaaS Connector from the vSphere UI.