Replication in English means copying. vSphere Replication 6.1 is the latest release by VMware in which they came up with some new features. I frequently used to get a lot of questions about vSphere Replication, so here are some of the FAQ's.
Q1. Do you need vSphere Replication Appliance at both the sites in order to replicate?
A1. Yes, if you are doing a replication from one site to another site.
Q2. Does vSphere Replication Appliance support snapshots?
A2. Directly i cannot say it supports snapshots, but as per my observation and experience vSphere Replication does not replicate virtual machine snapshot hierarchy at the target site.
Q3. Is it possible to get more than one Management Server on one site.
A3. No,
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Can you provide a concrete statement for point number 2.
ReplyDeleteCan I have encryption enabled while replicating my data using vSphere Rep ?
ReplyDeleteIf yes, then what algorithm is being used and if no, then why would I use the product from the security point of view, as I don't want to get red crosses against my environment during IS audits.
Yes, starting from vsphere replication 6.1 it supports end to end encryption and must have vsphere replication 6.1 present at source as well as target.
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