Best practice for DR for vCenter application

[nareshunik]

What is the the best practice for vCenter application in two different datacenter?

vCenter 5.1

[gabinun]

what do you want to know? Are u going to perform a DR exercise?

For vCenter installation, check this KB article: Installing vCenter Server 5.5 best practices (2052334)

[bayupw]

Hi

If you have multiple locations, I would suggest to install at least 1 vCenter per location/datacenter and decide to join the in a Linked Mode group or not.

But it depends on your requirements and constraints (e.g. vCenter licenses).

You might want to read the vSphere Documentation: vSphere 5.5 Documentation Center - vCenter Server Installation and Sign-In Process

Before installing vCenter Server, consider your environment and requirements to make the following decisions:

• Decide how to set up vCenter Server services: on a single Windows platform or vCenter Server Appliance, or distributed across multiple Windows hosts or vCenter Server Appliances?
• Decide whether you want your vSphere deployment to authenticate and give permissions to Active Directory users and groups.
• Decide whether you want your vSphere deployment to authenticate and give permissions to Open LDAP users and groups.
• Decide whether to use an embedded or an external vCenter Server database
• If you have multiple vCenter Servers, decide whether they should be standalone instances or joined in a Linked Mode group.
• Decide whether your vCenter Server deployment requires high availability protection.
• Decide whether you will be deploying vSphere across multiple sites.

For guidance in making these decisions, review the sections in Before You Install vCenter Server vSphere 5.5 Documentation Center - Before You Install vCenter Server