
vReplicator v2.5 Chapter 4 Using vReplicator 89
Replication Management Pane: Job Views
Before a replication starts, details about the job display in the Replication Management
pane. Several additional icons display as well.
When you click this icon, the Replication Job Wizard dialog displays.
Using this wizard, you can add a new replication job. vReplicator
automatically assumes that the source machine is the VM currently
selected in the VMs pane.
This icon allows you to initiate a replication job at any time, even if
the job is not scheduled to run. The job can complete even if the
source and destination VMs are not running. When you click this icon,
a message displays, asking you to confirm that you want to run the
job now.
When you click the Edit icon, the Replication Job Wizard dialog
displays. It features all of the settings that were defined for the
selected job. Using the wizard, you can make configuration changes to
the job.
If you want to stop a job from running but not delete it, use the
Disable command. It suspends current activity and prevents future
replication passes from running. This command must be executed
prior to initiating Test Failover, Failover, and Remove.
When you click Disable, this confirmation message displays: “Are
you sure you would like to Disable this job? Disabling this job will
remove any vReplicator snapshots.”
Failover testing powers on the destination replica with the Network
Interface Card (NIC) disabled to prevent conflicts. You can analyze
the VM and then shut it off. On the next replication pass, changes to
the destination VM are reverted. After you complete the DR test, you
must enable the VM. When you click Test Failover, a message
displays that instructs you to disable the job before proceeding.
Initiating the Failover command brings up the destination VM in an
operational state. A message displays, instructing you to disable the
job before proceeding. A second message displays, offering you the
option of synchronizing before failing over.
When you use this command, you delete the job that currently
displays in the Replication Management pane. When you click
Remove, two messages display. The first instructs you to disable the
job that you intend to delete. The second informs you that in removing
the job, you delete all snapshots that were generated during
previous runs.
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