Does vSphere replication require vCenter?

When operating with an IPv6 address, vSphere Replication requires that all components in the environment, such as vCenter Server and ESXi hosts are accessible using the IPv6 address.

Is vSphere 5.5 supported?

The End of General Support for vSphere 5.5 is September 19, 2018. To maintain your full level of Support and Subscription Services, VMware recommends upgrading to vSphere 6.5, vSphere 6.7 or to a newer version.

Which three vSphere features work with vSphere replication?

vSphere Replication Compatibility with Other vSphere Features

vSphere Feature Compatible with vSphere Replication
vSAN datastore Yes
vSphere Distributed Power Management Yes
VMware vSphere Flash Read Cache Yes
vSphere Life Cycle Manager No

What is vCenter replication?

vSphere Replication is a hypervisor-based, asynchronous replication solution for vSphere, enabling disaster recovery and data protection for all virtual machines in your environment.

How do I pair vSphere replication?

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client.
  2. On the home page, click Site Recovery and click Open Site Recovery.
  3. On the Site Recovery home page, select a site pair and click View Details.
  4. Click the Site Pair tab and click Summary.
  5. Manage the site pair. Option. Description. Reconnect.

Is ESX 5.5 EOL?

General support for VMware vSphere ESXi version 5.5 ended September 9, 2018. General support for ESXi v 5.0 and 5.1 ended August 24, 2016.

Can vCenter 5.5 Manage ESXi 6.5 hosts?

vCenter Server 6.5 can manage ESXi version 5.5 or 6.0 hosts in the same cluster with ESXi 6.5 hostsvCenter Server 6.5 cannot manage ESXi 5.1 or earlier hosts.

How do I stop vSphere replication?

Procedure

  1. Select the vSphere Replication view of the Site Recovery Manager interface.
  2. Select a vSphere Replication server and click the Virtual Machines tab.
  3. Select a virtual machine and click Remove Replication.
  4. Click Yes to confirm that you want to stop replicating this virtual machine.

How do I enable vSphere replication?

Procedure

  1. Log in to the vSphere Client or vSphere Web Client.
  2. On the home page, click Site Recovery and click Open Site Recovery.
  3. On the Site Recovery home page, select a site pair and click View Details.
  4. Click the Replications tab, select Outgoing or Incoming, and click the Create new replication icon.

Is ESXi 6.5 still supported?

VMware has extended the general support for vSphere 6.5 to a full six years from date of release, which means the general support for vSphere 6.5 will end on October 15, 2022. The End of General support for vSphere 6.7 will be on October 15, 2022.

How many virtual appliances are available for vSphere Replication?

As many as nine vSphere Replication Server virtual appliances are supported, plus the vSphere Replication Management Server virtual appliance—which also contains the vSphere Replication Server component—for a maximum of 10 replication targets in a single vCenter Server environment.

When to use multisite vSphere or single vCenter?

Multisite deployment is useful when a single administrator needs to administer vCenter Server instances that are deployed on geographically dispersed sites. To view all vCenter Server instances from a single vSphere Client or Web Client, you must configure the vCenter Server instances in Linked Mode.

Do you need site recovery manager for vSphere Replication?

Using vSphere Replication as a standalone solution without VMware Site Recovery Manager™ requires VMware vCenter Server™ 5.1 or higher and VMware vSphere 5.1 or higher. The edition must be VMware vSphere Essentials Plus Kit or higher. Virtual machines must be configured with virtual machine hardware version 7 or higher.

How is the vSphere Replication engine similar to CBT?

VMware developed the vSphere Replication engine. The method vSphere Replication uses to track changes to a virtual machine is very similar to the CBT mechanism that is part of VMware vSphere Storage APIs – Data Protection.

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