A collection of 18 posts
Hyper-V in Windows Server 2012 includes a new capability called Hyper-V Replica. Hyper-V Replica allows administrators to replicate their virtual machines from a primary server/cluster to a replica server/cluster. The Capacity Planner for Hyper-V Replica guides the IT administrator to...
The Hyper-V Manager interface is used to manage standalone Hyper-V Primary, Replica servers, and the virtualized workloads running on those servers. The Failover Cluster Manager interface is used if the Primary or Replica servers are part of a Hyper-V Failover...
Introduction to Troubleshooting Hyper-V Replica
Hyper-V Replica connectivity issues between Primary and Replica servers
Failover Clustering has proven its value in making virtualized workloads highly available. We saw this in Windows Server 2008 using Quick Migration and then in Windows Server 2008 R2 with the addition of Live Migration. Failover Clustering can also play...
Replication is configured on a per virtual machine basis. Virtual machines running on Primary site Hyper-V servers (or Hyper-V Failover Clusters) are configured to replicate to Replica servers (or Replica Failover Clusters) at remote sites.
Management Considerations
The following Hyper-V PowerShell cmdlets apply to Hyper-V Replica. **
Hyper-V Replica Communications Architecture
On a standalone Replica server, if Kerberos based authentication is used, follow these steps to make the required exception in the Windows Firewall: Open Windows Firewall with Advance Security and click on Inbound Rules Right-click on Hyper-V Replica HTTP Listener...
On the Primary Server Copy the makecert.exe utility locally. Run the following elevated command to Create a self-signed root authority certificate makecert _**_-pe -n "CN=PrimaryTestRootCA" -ss root -sr LocalMachine -sky signature -r "PrimaryTestRootCA.cer" The command installs a test certificate in...
Before Windows Server 2012
Installation Considerations
Prerequisites
Hyper-V Replica is new functionality added to the Hyper-V Role in Windows Server 2012. Hyper-V Replica enables organizations to implement an affordable Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery (BCDR) solution for virtualized workloads. This allows virtual machines running at a primary...
Replication state shows the current state of the replicating VM. It indicates whether the VM is being replicated, whether initial replication is pending etc.
Hyper-V Replica requires the Failover Clustering role Hyper-V Replica Broker to be configured if either the primary or replica Hyper-V server is part of a cluster. This post builds on top of the guide and explains why the broker is...
