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sureshasai
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Wants to remove the unused Replica machines in vcenter

Hi,

Around 128 no's replica machines occupied much disk usage in Datastores
kindly suggest to identify and remove the unused replica machines in vcenter or is there any option to clear the replica's automatically from vcenter

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rsk007
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Procedure

  1. In the vSphere Replication Home page, go to the Monitor tab and click Incoming Replications or Outgoing Replications.
  2. Right-click a replication and select Stop. vSphere Replication asks you if you want to permanently stop the replication for the selected virtual machine.
  3. Click Yes to confirm that you want to stop replicating this virtual machine.

Please find the link below for more information:

Stop Replicating a Virtual Machine

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Santhosh Ranga
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santhosh-ranga-43a88b124/

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MartinGustafsso
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Hi,

Where are the replicas coming from? vSphere Replication or another product?

Are the replicas present in the vCenter Inventory or just on the datastores?

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sureshasai
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Hi,

Vsphere replication only

And replica's present in both vcenter inventory and datastore

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rsk007
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Procedure

  1. In the vSphere Replication Home page, go to the Monitor tab and click Incoming Replications or Outgoing Replications.
  2. Right-click a replication and select Stop. vSphere Replication asks you if you want to permanently stop the replication for the selected virtual machine.
  3. Click Yes to confirm that you want to stop replicating this virtual machine.

Please find the link below for more information:

Stop Replicating a Virtual Machine

If you found my answers helpful please consider marking them as helpful or correct.

Santhosh Ranga
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/santhosh-ranga-43a88b124/
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