introduction
In this article we are going to discuss about SRM Folder mapping.
In most vSphere environments:> Virtual machines and data centers organized into folders in vCenter server.
In real production environment, There are thousands of virtual machines running in your production vCenter server.
Without SRM folder mapping, all your virtual machines will be randomly restored under datacenter at recovery site during the test recovery or during actual DR recovery.
SRM Folder mapping will help you for better management and planning.
This Folder hierarchies are used to help you organize which virtual machines are only local and which ones come from the protected site.
These hierarchies also help you categorize virtual machines by
- their purpose
- Their recovery point objective
- and recovery time objective
- or some other important factor.
Configuring SRM Folder Mapping
To configure the Folder mapping :
Login to your Protected site vCenter server VCSA-prod-155 using vSphere web client.
https://vcsa-prod-155.pioneers.lab/
Click on SRM plugin -> Select Protected site vCenter and Click on Create Folder mapping under inventory mappings.
Conclusion
folder mapping is good to organize your VMs when synchronized and restored
without folder mapping : it’s look like you put all you files in desktop 🙁
next article we will see how to configure SRM Network mappings which is crucial factor for SRM success
