Setting up virtual switch mapping between production and recovery data centers

Using virtual switch mapping, you can map the virtual switch of a virtualization server at the production data center to the virtual switch of another virtualization server configured at the recovery data center.

To set up virtual switch mapping between production and recovery data centers

  1. Navigate

    Recovery Automation (navigation pane)

  2. Click Virtual Switch in the Network Mapping page.
  3. Click Create Pair.
  4. In the Configure Virtual Switch Mapping - Select Source Virtual Switch page, select the virtual switch that should be the part of your virtual switch pair. Click Next.
  5. In the Configure Virtual Switch Mapping - Select destination Virtual Switch page, select the other member of your virtual switch pair, and then click Next. The created virtual switch pair is listed in the Network Mapping page.

    Note:

    You need to map the virtual local area network (VLAN) IDs of the primary site with the VLAN IDs of the DR site. You need to manually enter the VLAN IDs of the DR site.

  6. In the Configure Virtual Switch Mapping - Select VLAN pairs, you need to manually enter the virtual local area network (VLAN) IDs of the DR data center to map the VLAN IDs of the production data center with the DR data center, and then click Submit.