Configuring a VM replication group
When configuring a VM replication group, you must add at least two DS-Clients. You must define each DS-Client as a source DS-Client and point to the IP addresses of the other destination DS-Clients in the replication group. This allows for the reverse transmission of data on failback. For more information, see the DS-Client User Guide.
IMPORTANT: After you have modified the VM replication port settings for multiple DS-Clients, you must stop and restart the DS-Client service on each affected computer one at a time. Wait until the DS-Client service has successfully restarted on one computer before you stop and restart the DS-Client service on another.
To configure a VM replication group:
1. On the VM Replication menu, click VM Replication Groups.
2. In the VM Replication Groups dialog box, do one of the following:
• To add a VM replication group, click Add.
• To modify a VM replication group, select he group, and then click Edit.
NOTE: To delete a VM replication group, select the group, and then click Delete.
3. In the Add/Edit VM Replication Group dialog box, do the following:
a) Select a source DS-Client.
b) To configure a list of destination DS-Clients, click Destination.
c) Click Add. Type the IP address and port number of the destination DS-Client, and then click OK.
NOTE: To delete a destination DS-Client, select the DS-Client, and then click Delete.
d) To save the replication group, click OK.
e) Repeat this step for each of the DS-Clients in the replication group.
NOTE: If the IP address of the destination DS-Client changes after replication has been performed, you must configure a new replication group.
4. To export a VM replication group configuration to an XML file, click Export. Select a name and destination for the file, and then click Save.
5. To import a VM replication group configuration from an XML file, click Import. Select the file, and then click Open.
6. Click Close.
7. Allocate the VM replication capacity and VM replication count to the DS-Client.