Create
vSphere
Replication Protection GroupsLast Updated January 30, 2025
vSphere
Replication
Protection GroupsCreate
vSphere
Replication
protection groups to protect virtual machines for
which you configured
vSphere
Replication
.
Verify that you configured
vSphere
Replication
on virtual machines.
- In thevSphere Client, click .
- On theSite Recoveryhome tab, select a site pair, and clickView Details.
- Click theProtection Groupstab, and clickNew Protection Groupto create a protection group.
- On theName and directionpage, enter a name and description for the protection group, select a direction, and clickNext.
- On theTypepage, selectIndividual VMs (vSphere Replication), and clickNext.
- Select virtual machines from the list to add to the protection group and clickNext.Only virtual machines that you configured forvSphere Replicationand that are not already in a protection group appear in the list.
- On theRecovery planpage, you can optionally add the protection group to a recovery plan.OptionDescriptionAdd to existing recovery planAdds the protection group to an existing recovery plan.Add to new recovery planAdds the protection group to a new recovery plan.If you select this option, you must enter a recovery plan name.Do not add to recovery plan nowSelect this option if you do not want to add the protection group to a recovery plan.
- Review your settings and clickFinish.
You can monitor the
progress of the creation of the protection group on the
Protection
Group
tab.
- IfSite Recovery Managersuccessfully applied inventory mappings to the protected virtual machines, the protection status of the protection group isOK.
- If you did not configure inventory mappings, or ifSite Recovery Managerwas unable to apply them, the protection status of the protection group isNot Configured.
If the protection status of
the protection group is Not Configured, apply inventory mappings to the virtual
machines:
- To apply site-wide inventory mappings, or to check whether inventory mappings that you have already set are valid, see Configure Inventory Mappings. To apply these mappings to all the virtual machines, see Apply Inventory Mappings to All Members of an Array-Based, Virtual Volumes, or vSphere Replication Protection Group.
- To apply inventory mappings to each virtual machine in the protection group individually, see Configure Inventory Mappings for an Individual Virtual Machine in an Array-Based, Virtual Volumes, or vSphere Replication Protection Group.