VMware Site Recovery Manager 8.8

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Create Message Prompts or Command Steps for Individual Virtual Machines

You can create custom recovery steps to prompt users to perform tasks or for
Site Recovery Manager
 to perform tasks on a virtual machine before or after
Site Recovery Manager
 powers it on.
  • You have a recovery plan to which to add custom steps.
  • Verify that you have
    VMware Tools
     installed on the virtual machines where you are going to run custom scripts.
Site Recovery Manager
 associates command steps with a protected or recovered virtual machine in the same way as a customization information. If multiple recovery plans contain the same virtual machine,
Site Recovery Manager
 includes the commands and prompts in all recovery plans.
  1. In the
    vSphere Client
    , click
    Site Recovery
    Open Site Recovery
    .
  2. On the
    Site Recovery
     home tab, select a site pair, and click
    View Details
    .
  3. On the
    Recovery Plans
     tab, select a recovery plan, and click
    Recovery Steps
    .
  4. Right-click a virtual machine and click
    Configure Recovery
    .
  5. On the
    Recovery Properties
     tab, click
    Pre-Power On Steps
     or
    Post-Power On Steps
    .
  6. Click the plus icon to add a step.
  7. Select the type of step to create.
    Option
    Description
    Prompt
    Prompts users to perform a task or to provide information that the user must acknowledge before the plan continues to the next step. This option is available for both pre-power on steps and post-power on steps.
    Command on SRM Server
    Runs a command on
    Site Recovery Manager Server
    . This option is available for both pre-power on steps and post-power on steps.
    Command on Recovered VM
    Runs a command on the recovered virtual machine. This option is only available for post-power on steps.
  8. In the
    Name
     text box, enter a name for the step.
    The step name appears in the list of steps in the
    Recovery Steps
     view.
  9. In the
    Content
     text box, enter a command, script, or message prompt.
    • If you selected
      Command on SRM Server
       or
      Command on Recovered VM
      , enter the command or script to run.
    • If you selected
      Prompt
      , enter the text of the message to display during the recovery plan run.
  10. Modify the
    Timeout
     setting for the command to run on
    Site Recovery Manager Server
    .
    This option is not available if you create a prompt step.
  11. To add the step to the recovery plan, click
    Add
    .
  12. To reconfigure the virtual machine to run the command before or after it powers on, click
    OK
    .

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