How do I connect VMware Site Recovery to a Site Recovery Manager instance on an Azure VMware Solution SDDC

This use case provides instructions for connecting your VMware Site Recovery instance on a VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC to a Site Recovery Manager instance on an Azure VMware Solution SDDC. You must use a VPN connection to access VMware Site Recovery on VMware Cloud on AWS and the Site Recovery Manager instance on Azure VMware Solution.

Figure 1. Network connectivity between VMware Site Recovery on VMware Cloud on AWS and VMware Site Recovery Manager on Azure VMware Solution

Prerequisites

• Verify that you have activated VMware Cloud on AWS on your VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC. See Activate VMware Site Recovery.
• Verify that you have created the firewall rules between your VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC and the Management Gateway. See Set the NSX-T Edge Management Gateway Firewall Rules for VMware Site Recovery.

Deploy Site Recovery Manager on Azure VMware Solution

This topic explains how to deploy Site Recovery Manager and vSphere Replication on Azure VMware Solution.

Prerequisites

For a cloud to cloud recovery, make sure that the following ports are open: 80, 443, 902, 1433, 1521, 1526, 5480, 8123, 9086, 31031, 32032, 8043, 10000-10010.

Procedure

1. Log in to the Azure portal.
2. Navigate to your subscription AVS.XXX and search for Azure VMware Solution.
3. Click a private cloud, go to Manage and click Add-ons.
4. On the right-side pane, click Start under Disaster Recovery.
5. From the drop-down menu, select VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) - vSphere replication as a disaster recovery solution.
6. Provide a license key or select to use an evaluation version.
7. Accept the terms and conditions and click Install.
8. Once the Site Recovery Manager installation completes, go back to Manage and click Add-ons.
9. On the right-side pane, click Start under Disaster Recovery.
10. Go to Setup replication. From the drop-down menu, select vSphere Replication and click Install.

Connect the Site Recovery Manager Server Instances on the VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC and the Azure VMware Solution SDDC

Before you can protect your virtual machines between a VMware Cloud on AWS SDDC and an Azure VMware Solution SDDC and the reverse, 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.

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 Azure VMware Solution 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.