hi .. i have a couple of questions regarding how the replication appliances handles VM's that are not running.
If i shutdown a guest OS in a controlled way, does the appliance perform a sync of whatever has not been replicated as part of the shutdown ? So if the VM had a 1hour RPO, and i shut it down after 30 minutes .. will the changes only be at Source site until i power it back on, and the changes are subsequently replicated ?
similarly, if i have a VM with a 1hr RPO and it blue screens after 30 minutes and cannot be recovered, would any changes in that first 30 minutes be lost ? Or could they be replicated somehow even though the VM is not running ?
Thanks for any advice!
chris
Hi Chris,
Let me begin with providing some information about how RPO is handled
and about a replicated VM that is shutdown or crashed --> vSphere Replication Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - The current version of this doc has moved to:...
Refer these questions:
Where is VMware vSphere Replication information for the source virtual machine stored?
Can powered-off virtual machines be replicated using VMware vSphere Replication?
I hope that should answer your concern
Hi Chris,
Let me begin with providing some information about how RPO is handled
and about a replicated VM that is shutdown or crashed --> vSphere Replication Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) - The current version of this doc has moved to:...
Refer these questions:
Where is VMware vSphere Replication information for the source virtual machine stored?
Can powered-off virtual machines be replicated using VMware vSphere Replication?
I hope that should answer your concern