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Replication Target Options

When you configure a replication target for VMware, provide VMware-specific values for the destination site. For some options, you cannot make changes once they are configured.

Note

  • Test failover is supported only for replication to VMware destinations.

  • To configure an isolated network for test failover operations, download a gateway template and copy it to a location where it can be accessed from the Commvault Cloud.

Select vendor

In the Add Target page, select VMware vCenter, and then click Next.

General Options

  • Target name: Enter a descriptive name for the destination site (for example, DR site 1).

  • Destination: Select a hypervisor for the destination VMs.

  • VM display name: To create the display name for each destination VM, select Prefix or Suffix, and then enter a string to append to source VMs.

  • Access node: Select an access node or an access node group to perform operations for the replication target.

    To restore multiple instances or VMs simultaneously, select Automatic to distribute the workload (instances or VMs) in the auto recovery job across the access nodes that are assigned for the destination hypervisor. This option is available for operations both from streaming backups or IntelliSnap backup copies.

    First, the VMs are assigned to the access nodes by a host match. If access nodes are not available in the same host, then the VMs are assigned to access nodes in the same data center. If there is no host or data center match, then VMs are assigned using the round-robin method.

    If you select an access node group to restore VMs, the Commvault software distributes the workload (instances or VMs) in the restore job across the access nodes (also called proxies) that are available in the access node group.

    For continuous replication, access nodes are always assigned using the round-robin method.

  • Security: Select the users or user groups that you want to have access to the target.

Destination Options

  • Destination host: Enter the name or IP address for an ESX server, or click Browse to select an ESX host or cluster for the hypervisor.

  • VM storage policy: Select a storage policy to use for the restore. If you select nothing or Source VM storage policy, then the same VM storage policy associated with the backup is used for the restore.

  • Datastore: Select a datastore for virtual machine data.

    By default, virtual machine disks (VMDKs) for the destination VM are added to the same datastore where the source VM disks resided, but you can specify a different datastore.

    Datastores that are incompatible with the selected VM storage policy appear with a warning label.

  • Resource pool: Select a resource pool for all destination VMs.

  • VM folder path: To restore to a folder, click Browse and select the destination folder.

  • Destination network: Select a network that is available for the destination.

    If you select Not Connected or do not select a destination network, virtual machines are restored with network interfaces in disconnected state.

Test Failover Options

  • Expiration time: Enter the amount of time that the test failover destination site should remain failed over.

  • MediaAgent: Select the MediaAgent to use for the test failover operation.

  • Migrate VMs: To enable live mounted VMs to be mounted to the destination datastore for extended availability, select this option.

    This option is only available when the expiration time is specified in days.

  • Configure isolated network: To use an isolated network with VMs mounted for a virtual lab or test failover operation, move the Configure gateway toggle key to the right, and then provide the following settings:

    • Gateway template: Click Browse to select a gateway template.

    • Gateway network: Select the network.

  • Configure existing network: To use an existing network with VMs mounted for a virtual lab or test failover operation, select this option, and then from the Network list, select a network.

  • IP masquerading settings: To customize IP address settings for this replication target, click Add.

    IP Address Setting Dialog Box

    • Network: Enter the network of the replication target.

    • IP address range: Enter the custom IP address range you want to use.

    • Subnet mask: Enter an IP address for the subnet mask.

    • Default gateway: Enter an IP address for the default gateway machine.

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