You can view the status of connections between your vSphere environment and the virtual data centers on the remote site by viewing the details of the connection to the cloud provider site.

The following table lists the cloud connection states that you can observe, their meanings, and what you can do to change a state back to normal.

Table 1. Cloud Connection States

Icon

Status

Description

Remediation

Connected

The connection between the local vSphere Replication management servers and the cloud is working properly.

Not needed.

Not Connected

  • The SSL certificate on the local vSphere Replication Management Server or the cloud endpoint certificate has been changed.

  • The network connection between the local vSphere Replication Management Server and the cloud provider site is not functioning properly.

  • The user that is used for authentication with the Lookup Service or the VRMS extension user in the vCenter Single Sign-On might be disabled or deleted.

In this state, configured replications might not be running.

  • To reconfigure the site connection, click Reconfigure Site Pair.

  • Verify the network connectivity to the cloud provider site.

  • In the vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client, navigate to the vCenter Server, select the Monitor tab, and select Events under Tasks and Events to search for events related to vSphere Replication.