Verify that the Site Recovery Manager instances are paired and connected across both regions.

Verifying that Site Recovery Manager instances are paired validates that the network communication between regions is operational and that the service account has the correct privileges.

Expected Outcome

You can successfully authenticate to vCenter Server and verify that the regions are paired and connected.

Procedure

  1. Log in to vCenter Server by using the vSphere Client.
    1. Open a Web browser and go to https://sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local/ui.
    2. Log in using the following credentials.
      Setting Value
      User name administrator@vsphere.local
      Password vsphere_admin_password
  2. From the Home menu, select Site Recovery.
  3. Click Open Site Recovery for the sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local site.

    A new Site Recovery page opens for the sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local site.

  4. If you are logging in for the first time, enter the following credentials and click Login.

    Setting

    Value

    User name

    administrator@vsphere.local

    Password

    vsphere_admin_password

  5. On the Site Recovery page, click View Details, click Name under Site Recovery Manager to expand the tree, and verify the following details.

    Settings

    Site

    Paired Site

    vCenter Server

    		sfo01m01vc01.sfo01.rainpole.local lax01m01vc01.lax01.rainpole.local

    Server

    172.16.11.124:9086

    172.17.11.124:9086

    Version

    srm_version

    srm_version

    Logged in as

    VSPHERE.LOCAL\Administrator

    VSPHERE.LOCAL\Administrator

    Remote SRM connection

    Connected

    Connected

What to do next

If you encounter issues while performing this procedure, use the following troubleshooting tips:

Troubleshooting Tips

  • Ensure that there is a network connectivity between all vCenter Servers and Site Recovery Manager Servers.