As an existing Site Recovery user, you can connect two on-premises vCenter Server sites with VMware Live Recovery so you can plan, test, and run the recovery of virtual machines.

If you are an existing Site Recovery user, you can connect your site pair to VMware Live Recovery to take advantage of a subscription-based payment model.

This task assumes you have already configured Site Recovery pair on Site Recovery Manager version 9.0 or higher, and that these sites are connected.

Setting up VMware Live Site Recovery for an existing Site Recovery pair requires the following two tasks:
  • Connect the Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance to VMware Live Recovery. After you have ensured that your Site Recovery are running on version 9 or above, you need to connect Site Recovery Manager Virtual Appliance on one vCenter Server to VMware Live Site Recovery. This task is done from the Site Recovery UI.
  • Activate VMware Live Recovery for the Site Pair. After connecting to VMware Live Recovery, you need to activate VMware Live Recovery for the site pair. This task is performed on both the Site Recovery and the VMware Live Recovery UI.

If you are currently using a perpetual license, when you activate VMware Live Recovery for the site pair, the license will be removed and billing will be based on number of VMs you are protecting and the terms of your subscription. Once converted, you cannot return to the legacy license.

Procedure

  1. Log in to VMware Cloud Services using your VMware account at https://console.cloud.vmware.com.
  2. Under Services > My Services, click the 'Launch service' link on the VMware Live Recovery tile.
  3. On the Existing or New page, click Add an existing Site Recovery pair. Click Next.
  4. Next, from the Site Recovery UI you need to configure the Site Recovery Manager virtual appliance to connect to VMware Live Recovery. To do this, log in to the vSphere Client and select Site Recovery from the left navigation.
    Select Site Recovery from the vSphere Client.
  5. Select a Site Recovery instance, and then click the Open Site Recovery.
    Click Open Site Recovery to enable connnecting with vCenter Server.
  6. Next, click Connect to VMware Live Recovery.
    Click Connect to VMware Live Recovery.
  7. In the Connect to VMware Live Recovery wizard, select the vCenter Server that you want to connect to VMware Live Site Recovery and then click Next.
    Connect to the vCenter Server.
  8. Click Set Up Connection.
    Click Setup Connection to finish the connection.
  9. Next, you are shown the VMware SRM Appliance Management login screen, where you can login using your Site Recovery Manager credentials.
  10. On the VMware Live Site Recovery Appliance, page, next to VMware Live Recovery, click the Connect link.
    Click Connect with VMware Live Recovery.
  11. In the Connect to VMware Live Recovery wizard, on Step 1, enter the proxy server you want to use to connect the Site Recovery virtual appliance to VMware Live Recovery (optional). Click Next
    You can optionally configure a proxy connection to VMware Live recovery.
  12. Next, click the Run All Tests and Set Proxy to check all necessary connections between the Site Recovery Manager virtual appliance and VMware Live Recovery. If you configured an internet proxy in Step 1, that proxy will be set now.
    Check connectivity between Site Recovery and VMware Live Recovery.
  13. When the connectivity check finishes, click Next.
  14. To connect to VMware Cloud, click Connect.
    Finish the connection wizard by clicking Connect.
  15. You are now taken to VMware Cloud and asked to choose a VMware Cloud Organization to connect to. Choose the same Organization where you use VMware Live Recovery. Select an Organization and then click Confirm Connection.
    Select a VMware Cloud Organization to connect Site Recovery to.
  16. Last, in the Authenticate Site Recovery Server page, select the check box to confirm you understand analytics data will be by connection this Site Recovery Server to the selected Organization, and then click Approve.
    You must approve the authentication between Site Recovery and VMware Live Recovery.
  17. Now you are taken to the VMware Live Recovery UI, where you will Activate VMware Live Recovery for the site pair. Find the tile for the site pair, and then click Activate Live Recovery.
    Click Activate Live Lecovery for the site pair to begin using VMware Live Site Recovery.
  18. On the Activate VMware Live Recovery page, confirm that you understand the conditions of activation, and then click Activate.
    If you are currently using a perpetual license, the license will be removed and billing will be based on number of VMs you are protecting and the terms of your subscription. Once converted, you cannot return to the legacy license.

What to do next

Create a protected capacity subscription to save money using VMware Live Site Recovery.