VMware SRM plus additional single site replication?

[1MarkM]

We have a dual site SRM configuration (Site A-to-Site B pair) using Vsphere replication.  All appliance based with a 8.3 environment. Everything works well.

Now we would like to replicate some VM's on Site A from a primary SAN datastore to a secondary SAN datastore ( both SAN's are on Site A). We don't need a protection group/recovery plan for this VM.

Is it possible? If so, do I add a 3rd Vsphere Replication appliance to Site A? How it that integrated into the SRM (if this is needed)?

[ashilkrishnan]

Hi Mark,

You can replicate a VM within the same vCenter using the same vSphere replication appliance. You don't have any additional appliances

Replicating a Virtual Machine in a Single vCenter Server Instance 

SRM is configured between 2 vCenter servers. In this scenario, this VM cannot be protected with SRM

Hope that helps

[1MarkM]

Thanks for the comment- while I seen that document, my SRM seems to only accept the creating of replicas between the site pairs (incoming/outgoing). I can't figure a way configure a "onsite" replication. The statement "Single vCenter Server Instance" leads me to believe that you can't have a site-pair configuration and be able to to do a onsite replication.

[ashilkrishnan · Accepted solution]

Yes, that's right. You can only use vSphere replication to replicate within the same vCenter or to replicate to a 2nd vCenter server. SRM  is a DR solution to replicate between 2 vCenter sites.