When you configure a replication group for an Azure Resource Manager destination, identify source VMs, and then provide Azure-specific values for replication to the destination site.
Production Site and Recovery Site Hypervisor Vendors
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Production site hypervisor vendor: Select the vendor for production site hypervisor.
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Recovery site hypervisor vendor: Select the vendor for recovery site hypervisor.
General
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Replication group name: Enter a descriptive name for the replication group, or change the name.
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Production site hypervisor: Select the destination hypervisor for the source VMs.
When you edit an existing replication group, you cannot change this value.
Content Options
You must add virtual machines that you want to replicate and failover during disaster.
- Add: Click Add virtual machines, and then select the virtual machines from the VM group that you want to include in the replication group. You can automatically update and sync when VMs are added or removed from the VM group.
Storage
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Copy for replication: Select the storage copy for replication.
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Select MediaAgent: Select the Backup Gateway.
Recovery Options
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Recovery target: Select a previously defined recovery target or click + to create a new recovery target.
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Access node: Select the access node for recovery target.
Pre and Post Scripts
To configure options for pre and post failover and failback scripts, in the script type row, click the Actions button 
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Prerequisites
- Azure VM agent
Supported Scripts
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Windows: Powershell
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Linux: Shell scripts
Options
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Pre-failover script: This script is run on the production (source) VM before failover.
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Post-failover script: This script is run on the Auto recovery (Destination) VM after failover.
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Pre-failback script: This will run on the Auto recovery (Destination) VM before failback.
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Post-failback script: This script is run on the Production (Source) VM after failback.
To use sample scripts to validate VMs that run applications, see Adding Customization Scripts for Individual VMs in a Replication Group.
Script Options
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Path: Enter the UNC path.
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Saved credentials: Select this option to use a set of credentials that were previously saved for the UNC network. If you clear this option, enter the user name and password to access the network path.
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Credential: Select the saved credential.
Add button
: Click this button and then enter and save a set of credentials. -
Username: Enter the user name for a user account that has permissions to access the network path for the script.
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Password: Enter the password for the user account.
Override Options
To change the destination settings for specific VMs, select the VM, click Override replication options, and enter the following information:
General Settings
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VM display name: Enter a string that is added to source VM names to create display names for the destination VMs, or enter a prefix or suffix to apply to multiple VMs.
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Resource group: Select the resource group in which the converted virtual machine should be created.
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Region: Select the region for the restored VM.
This field applies only to Azure.
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Storage account: Select an Azure Standard or Premium general-purpose storage account. You can select a different storage account for each virtual machine and disk.
The storage accounts listed are only those associated with the selected region for the restored VM.
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VM size: Select a VM size from the list. The VM sizes in the list are those that are available for the region you selected.
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Availability zone: For Azure managed disks, select the pre-defined availability zone for the restored VM.
The zones listed apply only to the region selected for the restored VM. If you select the Auto option rather than a specific availability zone (1, 2, or 3), and if the feature is supported for the specified region and VM size, the VM is restored to the same availability zone as the source VM, otherwise, it is restored without a zone (No Zone).
You can only change this value for new recovery targets or if a replication group is a warm site for Azure.
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Disk type: For managed disks, select the disk type for the destination VM: Original (same as the source VM), Standard HDD, Standard SSD, Premium SSD.
Consider the following:
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When the Disk Type for the recovery target is set to Auto select, the destination VM disk type is as follows:
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For Azure to Azure replication, the destination VM disk type is the same as the source VM.
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For any other vendor (such as VMware) to Azure replication, the destination VM disk type is standard HDD.
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When the Disk Type for the recovery target is set to Premium SSD, but in the Replication Group Override window, the Disk Type is set to Original, the destination VM disk type is as follows:
- For Azure to Azure replication, the destination VM disk type is the same as the source VM.
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When the Disk Type for the recovery target is set to Auto select, and in the Replication Group Override window, the Disk Type is set to Original, the destination VM disk type is as follows:
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For Azure to Azure replication, when in the Replication Group Override window, the VM size selected does not support premium SSD (for example, D2v3), the destination VM disk type is standard HDD.
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For Azure to Azure replication, when in the Replication Group Override window, the VM size selected supports premium SSD (for example, B2ms), the destination VM disk type is the same as the source VM.
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Virtual network: Select one of the available network interfaces for the resource group from the list.
You can specify any subnet in the same region as the selected resource group.
If you do not select a VNet, then the first VNet in the list and the first (default) subnet that it expands to are attached to the replicated VM.
Static IP addresses from a source VM are not replicated to the destination VM.
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Security group: Select a network security group for the destination VMs.
You can only change this value when adding a new VM.
IP address settings
Preferred private IP type: Select either Dynamic or Static. If you select Static, enter the IP address.
Create/assign public IP: If you select this setting, the Public IP type setting appears.
If a public IP address is not required on destination VMs, clear this selection. By default, a public IP address is assigned to Azure virtual machines during replication.
Public IP type: Select either Dynamic or Static. If you select Static, select the public IP from the list.
Test failover settings
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Virtual network: Select the virtual network for test failover VM from the list. Virtual networks are listed based on the region selected. You can leave the default selection as Auto Select.
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VM size: Select the VM size for the test failover VM from the list. VM sizes are listed based on the region selected. You can leave the default selection as Auto Select.
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Security group: Select a network security group for the test failover VMs.
Preferred private IP type: Select either Dynamic or Static. If you select Static, enter the IP address.
Create/assign public IP: If you select this setting, the Public IP type setting appears.
If a public IP address is not required on destination VMs, clear this selection. By default, a public IP address is assigned to Azure virtual machines during replication.
Public IP type: Select either Dynamic or Static. If you select Static, select the public IP from the list.
Advanced Options
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Unconditionally overwrite if VM already exists: When you select this option, the first replication operation replaces an existing VM with the same name in the target location, even if the destination VM is running.
Replications that apply incremental updates are not affected by this setting. Incremental updates are applied to the destination VM without overwriting the VM. If the destination VM is currently running, replication fails.
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Continue to next priority on failure: To continue failover or failback operations when a VM cannot be included in the operation, move this toggle key to the right.
If you do not enable this option, the failover or failback operation stops when a VM cannot be processed successfully.
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Failover delay between different priority machines (in mins): Enter a value in minutes to specify how long the failover or failback operation should wait between processing VMs that are assigned different priorities.
This setting can be used to enable higher priority machines to start before processing the next set of machines.
Summary
Review the information entered for production site, DR site, storage, recovery options, and advanced options. Click Submit to create a replication group.