Protect Multiple Virtual Machines Workflow

The workflow configures replication for multiple virtual machines from the local site to remote vSphere or cloud site.

If one or all of the selected virtual machines are not powered on, replication is configured but full initial synchronization is completed upon powering on the virtual machines. You can run the workflow with a replicated virtual machine included in the VM array, however the workflow does not reconfigure the replication for that virtual machine. The rest of the virtual machines included in the VM array which are not already replicated are configured for replication.

Prerequisites

• Verify that you have a configured the connection between your local site and the remote vCenter Server or cloud site. For more information, see Pair with a vCenter Server Site Workflow or Pair with Cloud Site Workflow.
• Verify that you have registered the login credentials for the remote vCenter Server or cloud site. that you want to use. See Register vCenter Server Site Workflow or Register Cloud Site Workflow.

Procedure

1. Log in to vRealize Orchestrator client as an administrator.
2. Navigate to Workflows > Library.
3. In the search box, enter Protect multiple VMs and press Enter.
4. Click the workflow and click Run.
5. Enter the input parameters that the workflow requires, and click Run.

   Table 1. Protect Multiple Virtual Machines Workflow Inputs

   Input			Description
   Source	vCenter Server managing the VM to be protected		Local vCenter Server site.
   	Select the type of the target site		Type of target site - remote vCenter Server site or cloud site.
   	Virtual machine to be replicated		Array of virtual machines to be replicated to the remote site.
   Target Site	Site to be used as replication target		Choose available vCenter Server or cloud site depending on the type of target site you selected in the previous step.
   Target location	Target vCenter Server site	Target datastore	Datastore to replicate to if target is vCenter Server site.
   	Target cloud site	Use replication seeds	Use replication seeds for replication if target is cloud site.
   		A previously imported vApp to use as a replication seed
   Replication Settings	Guest OS quiescing		Enabling OS quiescing improves data consistency but limits RPO time.
   	RPO in minutes		Recovery point objective in minutes (default value is 240).
   	Network compression		Enabling replication data compression reduces the network bandwidth, but increases CPU utilization.
   	Point in time instances		Maximum supported number of snapshots per virtual machine is 24.
   	Points in time enabled	Instances per day (multiplied by number of days should not exceed 24)	Number of snapshots taken per day.
   		Number of days	Number of days for which snapshots are kept.