Step 3F - Full failover vAPP1 (VM - APP1 & VM - DB1) from on-premise site to HI GIO
Overview
If the protected site (on-premises) is unavailable. In the HI GIO cloud, you can perform a workload disaster recovery operation (full failover)
Procedure
Step 1: Log on to the HI GIO portal.
Step 2: Expand More > Click on Availability ()
Step 3: Click on Incoming Replications > Check the checkbox for VM APP1 > Expand ALL ACTIONS > Click on Failover
Step 4: Configure Recovery Settings for Failover
- Instances handing after recovery: Default.
- Power Settings: Power on recovered vApps.
- Network Settings: Apply preconfigured network settings on migrating.
Click NEXT
Step 5: Configure Recovery Instance for Failover
Click SELECT LATEST FOR EVERY VM > NEXT
Step 6: Review and FINISH
Step 7: Expectation result:
Failover in Progress: In the Detailed Status, you will notice Failover in Progress with % progress.
Failover successfully: This process will take a couple of minutes. Please be patient.
In this scenario, on-premise has issues: network, hardware host, and storage… that make it not available.
Step 1: Log on to the HI GIO portal: select vAPP1 > Virtual machines.
Step 2: Confirm that 02 VMs, APP1 & DB1, were migrated to HI GIO and are running.