VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0 Release Notes

VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0 | 16 NOV 2017 | Build 7111331  VMware vRealize Operations Manager Appliance 6.6 | 13 JUNE 2017 | Build 5707161 | Release Notes VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.0 | 16 NOV 2017| Build 7111331| Release Notes Check frequently for additions and updates to these release notes.

What's in the Release Notes

The release notes cover the following topics:

• Introduction to the VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0
• Installation and Configuration
• Known Issues
• Caveats and Limitations

Introduction to the VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0

The VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0 allows VMware administrators to monitor the local Site Recovery Manager Windows services in VMware vRealzie Operations Manager. The vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager provides capabilities for monitoring the connectivity between Site Recovery Manager instances, the availability of a remote Site Recovery Manager instance and the status of Protection Groups and Recovery Plans in Site Recovery Manager. Alarms are generated when there are Site Recovery Manager Server connectivity issues encountered or Protection Groups and Recovery Plans are in error state. The user interface provides statistics for the number of SRM-related objects and how many of them have errors.

The vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0 release runs with VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.6.

You can download the vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0 from the download page.

Installation and Configuration

The VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0 software requires VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.6, and Site Recovery Manager 8.0. For information on installing VMware vRealize Operations Manager 6.6, see Installing vRealize Operations Manager in the vRealize Operations Manager documentation. For information on installing Site Recovery Manager, see Install Site Recovery Manager Server at the Protected Site in the VMware Site Recovery Manager documentation.

The VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0 software is distributed as PAK file. You install and configure the management pack by using the vRealize Operations Manager interface.

1. Log in to vRealize Operations Manager.
2. Select Administration > Solustions in the left pane.
3. Click the Add icon to start the wizard.
4. Navigate to the VMware-srm-vrops-mp-8.0.0-<build number>.pak file and click Upload. When the pak file is uploaded click Next.
5. Read and agree to the end-user license agreement. Click Next to install the management pack.
6. Review the installation progress, and click Finish when the installation completes.

After the installation you must configure the VMware vRealize Operations Management Pack for Site Recovery Manager 8.0 so that vRealize Operation Manager can collect data from the target system.

1. Select Administration > Solustions in the left pane.
2. On the Solutions tab, select Srm Adapter, and click Configure on the toolbar.
3. Enter the required information in the Manage Solutions wizard and click Save Settings.

Note: To monitor more than one Site Recovery Manager instance at the same time, you must deploy a separate vRealize Operations Manager appliance and Srm Adapter for each Site Recovery Manager instance.

Caveats and Limitations

• Restarting the Site Recovery Manager services during the first collection cycle of vRealize Operations Manager results in dashboard widgets not working. If this happens, you must re-install the Site Recovery Manager adapter or adapters.

Known Issues

• When a Protection Group or a Recovery Plan is removed, the associated alarms, if any, do not disappear

  When a Protection Group or a Recovery Plan is removed, the associated alarms, if any, do not disappear. The alarms are visible under All alarms in the UI. This does not affect the health of the Site Recovery Manager Site. It is calculated correctly.

  Workaround: Delete the alarms manually.