Adding an Array Manager to the VMware Site Recovery Manager

To add an array manager to VMware Site Recovery Manager, complete the following steps.

About this task

The following procedure includes steps and screen captures that apply when using VMware vSphere Client. If you are using VMware vSphere Web Client, similar steps are applicable.

Procedure

  1. In the VMware vSphere client, click Site Recovery on the Home page.
  2. Enter the Remote Virtual Center user name and password, when prompted, and click OK.
  3. Ensure that the local and remote sites are connected. Confirm the connection by clicking the Summary tab in the inventory pane.
  4. Click the Array Managers option on the inventory pane and select Summary.
    Figure 1. Summary tab
    The Summary tab screen shows the Name or IP address, the status, the vCenter Server, the SRM Server, the SRM plug-in Build, and the SRM Server Build.
  5. Select the local site on the inventory pane and click Add Array Manager.
    Figure 2. vSphere Client with the Add Array Manager link
    The Add Array Manager.
  6. Enter the display name for the protected (primary) Storwize® Family and click Next.
    Figure 3. Display Name of the local Storwize Family SRA
    This image illustrates where to add the Display name in the Add Array Manager dialog box.
  7. Enter the array manager information in the Add Array Manager pane.
    Figure 4. Add Array Manager pane
    This image illustrates where to add the array manager information in the Add Array Manager dialog box.
    CIM Address of Primary SAN Volume Controller
    Enter the CIMOM address and CIM port of the local SAN Volume Controller cluster.
    CIM Address of Remote SAN Volume Controller
    Enter the CIMOM address and CIM port of the remote SAN Volume Controller cluster. The addresses can either be IP addresses or fully qualified domain names.
    Name Filter
    This field is optional. To run a full discovery, keep this field empty. To filter volume names or consistency groups, enter the volume name/prefix or consistency group name/prefix to run the filter operation.
    Test Mdisk Group ID
    Input an Mdisk group ID for the local SVC, which will be used to create flash copies in when running the test operation.
    User name
    Enter the user name that is configured on the CIMOM.
    Password
    Enter the password that is configured on the CIMOM.
  8. Enter the connection information for the array.
  9. Click Next. SRM discovers the Storwize Family device at the specified IP address.
  10. Click Finish.
  11. Select the remote site on the inventory pane and click Add Array Manager.
  12. Enter the Display Name for the remote Storwize Family and click Next.
    Figure 5. Display Name for the remote Storwize Family
    This image illustrates the display name for the remote Storwize Family.
  13. Enter the Array Manager information for the remote Storwize Family cluster on the Add Array Manager pane.
    Figure 6. Information added for the remote Storwize Family
    This image illustrates the Array Manager information for the remote Storwize Family cluster.
  14. Click Next to confirm the successful addition of the Array Manager.
  15. Click Finish.
  16. Select the local array on the inventory screen and select the Array Pairs tab.
    Figure 7. Array Pairs tab
    This image illustrates the Array Pairs tab.
  17. Click Enable in the Actions column to pair the local and remote sites together. The device discovery and data store computation process is initiated. If the pairing is successful, the Status column shows Enabled. The discovered device information is available under the Devices tab. If new replicated devices must be discovered, click Refresh.