Hi,
We have windows based SRM 8.2 in the environment and we are planning to move to SRM 8.4.
So, what I did is, I deployed fresh SRM 8.4 and configured the same vCenter that the SRM 8.2 was connected to. Now when I login to the vCenter and go to SRM, I see both SRM 8.2 & SRM 8.4 listed. I then exported the configuration xml from 8.2 and imported it in 8.4.
Now, I want to completely remove the SRM 8.2 and move all the VMs to SRM 8.4. The Protection Group from 8.2 are visible in 8.4 along with the VMs (since I imported the config), however the protection is not enabled for VMs in 8.4.
I want to know if the below steps are sufficient to achieve the SRM switch :
1. Remove protection for each VM from SRM 8.2
2. Configure protection for each VM in SRM 8.4
3. Power off SRM 8.2 for a week and then decommission.
It looks so simple, am i missing any step ?
Regards
AK
Hi @akirty ,
Once the protection group and plans are cleared SRM 8.2, you can un-install SRM installations from Windows servers to un-register.
If the 8.2 plug-in is still listed in vCenter, you need to remove the plug-in registrations from vCenter. Following commands will list SRM service and SRM html5 service registrations. Identify the service registrations using server FQDN/IP address and un-register them.
2 List commands: (If vCenter PSC is external, please run these commands on
/usr/lib/vmidentity/tools/scripts/lstool.py list --url http://localhost:7080/lookupservice/sdk --type vrUi
/usr/lib/vmidentity/tools/scripts/lstool.py list --url http://localhost:7080/lookupservice/sdk --type vcDr
Once you have the service ID, you can run this command to un-register:
Note: Replace 'id' with service ID captured from the list commands, update vCenter SSO admin user and password
/usr/lib/vmidentity/tools/scripts/lstool.py unregister --url http://localhost:7080/lookupservice/sdk --id xxx-xxxx-xxx-xxxx --user 'administrator@vsphere.local' --password 'VMware123!' --no-check-cert
Hope that helps.
Hi @akirty ,
Once the protection group and plans are cleared SRM 8.2, you can un-install SRM installations from Windows servers to un-register.
If the 8.2 plug-in is still listed in vCenter, you need to remove the plug-in registrations from vCenter. Following commands will list SRM service and SRM html5 service registrations. Identify the service registrations using server FQDN/IP address and un-register them.
2 List commands: (If vCenter PSC is external, please run these commands on
/usr/lib/vmidentity/tools/scripts/lstool.py list --url http://localhost:7080/lookupservice/sdk --type vrUi
/usr/lib/vmidentity/tools/scripts/lstool.py list --url http://localhost:7080/lookupservice/sdk --type vcDr
Once you have the service ID, you can run this command to un-register:
Note: Replace 'id' with service ID captured from the list commands, update vCenter SSO admin user and password
/usr/lib/vmidentity/tools/scripts/lstool.py unregister --url http://localhost:7080/lookupservice/sdk --id xxx-xxxx-xxx-xxxx --user 'administrator@vsphere.local' --password 'VMware123!' --no-check-cert
Hope that helps.
Thank you so much for these steps. I had missed the extension removal step.
Will perform this within a few days and will update.
Regards,
Akshay Kirty
This worked perfectly.
Thank you so much
Regards,
Akshay Kirty