SRM

SRM: How to Configure Network Mappings in SRM

When you install Site Recovery Manager you have to do Inventory Mappings from DC site to DR site. Inventory Mappings includes Network Mappings, Folder Mappings, Resource Mappings, Storage Policy Mappings. All of the Mappings require for proper management and configuration of virtual machine at DR Site.

Network Mappings is very important to provide the Network connectivity to virtual machines. In Network Mapping we specify the network to be mapped from Protected site(DC site) to Recovery site(DR Site). So that if you do recovery of the virtual machine , your virtual machines will get access to the network. Network Mappings also configure test networks for the testing purpose at DR Site. It means when you do test recovery isolated network will be created automatically to test the virtual machine recovery at Recovery site.

In this post we will see on How to configure Network Mappings in Site Recovery Manager Step by Step:

Step 1:
Login to vSphere Web Client.
Go to Site Recovery Manager.
Expand the Configure section.
Select Network Mappings.
Click New to create Network Mapping.

configure srm network mappings

Step 2:
Specify the creation mode Automatically or Manual.
We will go for Manual mode to see all the available options.
Click “Prepare mappings manually.”
Click Next.

configure srm network mappings

Step 3:
Select the Network you use at Protected site and you want to use at Recovery site.
Click Add Mappings button.

configure srm network mappings

Step 4:
As you can see that Mapping is listed below.
If you have multiple Networks you can do multiple mappings also. But make sure you have Network created and configured at Recovery site.
Click Next.

configure srm network mappings

Step 5:
Configure Reverse mappings.
Reverse mapping is useful when you recover virtual machine at Protected site from Recovery site.
Just check the box to select Reverse Mappings.
Click Next.

configure srm network mappings

Step 6:
Configure Test Networks.
Test Networks are automatically created while running tests and test networks are isolated networks.
Select the isolated network for Recovery site.
Click Next.

configure srm network mappings

Step 7:
Review the Mappings you have configured.
Click Finish to create Network Mappings.

configure srm network mappings

As you can see that your Mapping is created successfully and it is listed below.
You can create additional Network Mapping and Edit or delete the existing mapping also.

configure srm network mappings

 

That’s it we have successfully created Network Mappings for Recovery site.  So now when you Recovery virtual machines your VM’s will use the specified Network for connectivity. Make sure you select Proper Network for the Mapping if any wrong network is selected then you will not get the network connectivity after Recovery of the virtual machines.

After Networking Mapping we will do Folder Mappings:

How to Configure Folder Mappings in SRM ?

Checkout Site Recovery Manager Deep Dive for Installation,Configuration and Recovery :

Site Recovery Manager Deep Dive

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Mayur Parmar

Hi I am Mayur Parmar. Independent Author & Founder of Mastering VMware. I am working in IT industry for more than 4 Years with knowledge of VMware , Microsoft Server's, Linux Server's.

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