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Virtualization Manager and VMware Site Recovery Manager

MagicChunk
MagicChunk Dec 8, 2011 4:41 AM
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In my VMware environment we use SRM (VMware Site Recovery Manager) across both our data centres to protect our 500+ VMs for business continuity and disaster recovery. 

My problem is that Virtualization Manager mistakes the tiny (1-2kb) VM placeholders that SRM creates as bona fide VMs.  This means all the Virtualization Manager dashboards, reports, alerts, searches etc are incorrect and misleading. 

Solarwinds Vman support have suggested removing the data collection account access to the LUNs containing these SRM placeholders but this doesn't appear to make any difference.

Any suggestions?  Surely we can't be the only VMware site using both Virtualization Manager and VMware Site Recovery Manager?

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  • Re: Virtualization Manager and VMware Site Recovery Manager
    jonathan.reeve Dec 8, 2011 8:18 AM (in response to MagicChunk)
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    Hi there,

     

    I assume there is a separate vCenter instance in the recovery data center?  One way is to not collect data from the back-up vCenter.

    One other way is to append the search queries to filter out the back-up VMs somehow.  For example, if all of the back-up VMs are tiny (1-2kb) you could try a search query that filters out the tiny VMs.

    Is there some other unique characteristics of the placeholder VMs?

    Thanks

    Jon

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