Before you can use VMware Site Recovery, you must connect the Site Recovery Manager Server and vSphere Replication instances on the protected and the recovery sites. This procedure is known as site pairing.

Diagram showing that you are at step 8 of the workflow. Step 8 is connecting the protected and the recovery sites.

Prerequisites

  • Verify that you have activated VMware Site Recovery at the VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC.
  • Verify that you have installed Site Recovery Manager Server and vSphere Replication instances at the on-premises site.

Procedure

  1. In the vSphere Client or the vSphere Web Client, click Site Recovery > Open Site Recovery.
  2. Click the New Site Pair button.
  3. Select the first site from the list. Enter the address of the Platform Services Controller for the Site Recovery Manager Server on the second site, provide the user name and password, and click Next.
  4. Select the vCenter Server and the services you want to pair, and click Next.
  5. On the Ready to complete page, review the pairing settings, and click Finish.

Results

The protected and the recovery sites are connected. The pair appears under Site Pairs on the VMware Site Recovery Home tab.