VMware SRMon

VMware Site
Recovery Manager
on NetApp Storage
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VMware Site Recovery Manager
What is SRM?
A DR workflow automation product

What does SRM do?
Simplifies DR, lowers cost and risk
Integrates VI3 with storage replication
Makes DR protection a property of the virtual
machine
Allows a preprogrammed DR response

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Business
Continuity
How does SRM work?
It is a plug-in for Virtual Center
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Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
Protection Groups Recovery Plan
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2
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Collects VMs in Protection Groups at primary
site
Executes an orderly Recovery Plan at DR site
Business
Continuity
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Protected /
Recovery Site
Protection
Group
Recovery
Plan
Its bidirectional
Sites can protect each other
Protection
Group
1
2
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Recovery
Plan
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2
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Protected /
Recovery Site
Business
Continuity
SRM on NetApp Technology
SRM is an elegant DR workflow solution.
It uniquely addresses RTO issues.
It utilizes underlying storage capabilities.
Core NetApp technologies are perfect for
SRM.
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Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
SnapMirror

NetApp Snapshot
Simplest snapshot model
Best disk utilizationno copy-out region
Fastest performanceno copy-on-write
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Snapshot 2

Snapshot 1

NetApp Snapshot
Simplest snapshot model
Best disk utilizationno copy-out region
Fastest performanceno copy-on-write
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Snapshot 2

Snapshot 1

FlexClone
NetApp FlexClone
Instant writable copies
Leverages Snapshot
Low storage overhead

Example SRM on NetApp Environment
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SnapMirror Replication
Efficientreplicates 4k blocks
Synchronous and asynchronous
Leverages Snapshot technology

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Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
SnapMirror


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Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
SnapMirror


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Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
SnapMirror

Reversible for resynching
SnapMirror and Deduplication

FAS deduplication on primary storage
Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
Before Dedupe
After
Dedupe
SnapMirror

Data Deduplication
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SnapMirror and Deduplication

Only unique data is replicated to the DR site
Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
New Data Written
Before Dedupe
After
Dedupe
SnapMirror

Data Deduplication
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FAS deduplication on primary storage
Vmware Requirements
Installed at BOTH Protected and Recovery Sites*:

ESX Server 3.0.2, ESX 3.5 or ESXi 3.5

VirtualCenter 2.5 and Virtual Infrastructure Client

Site Recovery Manager 1.0

NetApp Site Recovery Adapter 1.0

Perl 5.8
(by default Perl is included in the SRM distribution)

* This information is current as of Sept 2008, please check latest
documentation for up-to-date support
NetApp Requirements
Installed at BOTH Protected and Recovery Sites*:

FAS 2000, FAS 3000, or FAS 6000 Series Storage
platforms

DATA ONTAP 7.2.2 or above

NetApp APIs use simple HTTP by default.
To use secure HTTPS, you must set up SecureAdmin
and ensure that ssl/ssh is running.

Because SOAP/HTTP/SSL is used, you must configure
the firewall (if any) between Data ONTAP and Site
Recovery Manager to keep the corresponding port open


NetApp License Requirements
NetApp licenses required on Protected and
Recovery Storage:

SnapMirror

iSCSI and/or FCP

FlexClone
(required for creating flex clone volumes for
Recovery Test)
Supported Replication Products
The following NetApp data replication products
are supported with SRM on NetApp
Volume SnapMirror (async & sync)
Qtree SnapMirror

The following is not supported
SnapVault
MetroCluster
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Supported Configurations
The following configurations are supported
NetApp FCP protocol
NetApp iSCSI protocol
NetApp FlexVol Volumes

The following configurations are not supported*
NFS protocol
Traditional Volumes
(FlexClone technology is not available with traditional volumes)


Configuration Guidelines
FlexVol Volumes should be replicated to only one
destination
LUNs having multiple replication destinations cannot be
failed over

NetApp SnapMirror replicates data at the volume
or qtree level
Only VMs to be replicated should be contained in
replicated volumes

Guest attached storage
software iSCSI inside Guest, SRM does not recover this
storage

Applications running inside VMs are not application
consistent

Configuring the NetApp SRA
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With sites already
paired and connected
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SRM on NetApp DR Testing
Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
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SnapMirror

SRM Recovery Plan
testing

Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
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SnapMirror

SRM Recovery Plan
testing

FlexClone volumes
instantly created
using very little
space

Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
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SnapMirror

Test Bubble
Network

Transfers
Continue

SRM Recovery Plan
testing

FlexClone volumes
instantly created
using very little
space

Test Bubble created
and VMs booted

SnapMirror
replication continues
while testing
Instant cleanup

SRM on NetApp Automated Disaster Recovery
Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
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SnapMirror

Primary site being
replicated to DR

SRM on NetApp Automated Disaster Recovery
Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
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SnapMirror

Primary site being
replicated to DR

SRM Recovery Plan
is executed

SnapMirror
stopped and storage
presented

Virtual machines
started

A disaster occurs

Failback Reversing SnapMirror
If Primary storage recovered
SnapMirror resync in reverse direction
Only delta of data transferred
SnapMirror update during failback outage

If Primary storage lost
Snapmirror initialize in reverse direction
All lost data transferred
SnapMirror update during failback outage

See TR-3671: VMware Site Recovery
Manager in a NetApp Environment

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FC Storage
SRM on NetApp Flexibility & Scalability
Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
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SnapMirror

FCP

FC Storage
FAS3000
FAS3000
FCP

Data ONTAP
through whole
storage product line

FC Storage
Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
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SnapMirror

FCP

FC Storage
FAS3000
FAS6000
FAS3000
FCP

Data ONTAP
through whole

Dissimilar hardware
between sites

FC Storage
Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
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SnapMirror

FCP

iSCSI

FC Storage
FAS6000
FAS3000
FCP

Data ONTAP
through whole

Dissimilar hardware
between sites

True unified storage
allows mix of
FCP/iSCSI protocols
FC Storage
Protected Site
(Primary Site)
Recovery Site
(DR Site)
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SnapMirror

FCP

iSCSI

SATA Storage FC Storage
FAS3000
FAS6000
FAS3000
FCP

Data ONTAP
through whole

Dissimilar hardware
between sites

True unified storage
allows mix of
FCP/iSCSI protocols
True virtualized
storage allows mix of
FC/SATA/SAS
storage

Troubleshooting Common Problems
Any issue with the Configure Array Manager
Verify the IP, username and password provided for the
NetApp array is correct
If Array Manager does not recognize replicated
LUNs
Verify SnapMirror relationship exists between the
Protection and Recovery Filer and that the volume
replicated contains LUN
During DR test no replicated datastore found
Verify Recovery storage has igroup type of vmware that
contains ESX initiators
Verify replicated LUNs are not already mapped to igroup,
SRM must map them

Common Problems, contd.
General NetApp issues
Verify SnapMirror, FCP, iSCSI and FlexClone products
are licensed
Verify igroup types are created with ostype vmware
Verify igroups contain ESX initiators
Verify FCP, iSCSI, and SnapMirror service is running at
Recovery site
Any issue with SRM Test Failover
Check if flexclone is licensed on the Recovery filer or not
Verify that no non-replicated datastores exist on the
recovery filer with the same names as the recovery
datastore
Remember, only FlexVol Volumes support this feature

NetApp Replication Management
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NetApp Protection Manager Software
Monitors and
manages
SnapMirror
Simple console
eliminates
status ambiguity
Reports
unprotected
data at risk
Gives holistic
view of the
environment
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SnapManager
for Virtual Infrastructure

VMware

Admin
Policies
Policies
Automation
Replication
DR
Backup
Recovery
SnapManager for Virtual Infrastructure
Storage
Admin
VM1 VM2 VM3 VM4
Storage Pool

Support from VMware & NetApp VET
Joint Virtualization Escalation Team (VET)
A 247 direct contact path between VMware and
NetApp
Direct communication between support personnel
Cooperative process resolves issues efficiently

http://www.netapp.com/us/company/news/news-
rel-20080512.html

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SRM on NetApp Technical Report
TR-3671: VMware Site Recovery Manager in a
NetApp Environment
A detailed discussion of SRM on NetApp
implementation
Available at:
http://www.netapp.com/us/library/technical-
reports/tr-3671.html
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Go further, faster, Data ONTAP, FlexClone, SnapMirror, and Snapshot are trademarks or registered trademarks of
NetApp, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. All other brands or products are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective holders and should be treated as such.
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