To configure disaster recovery plan management settings in vCenter, follow the below steps:
1. Login to vCenter with administrative privileges.
1. Navigate to the “vCenter Home” page.
1. Click on the “vCenter” icon in the upper-left corner of the page.
1. Click on the “Disaster Recovery” tab.
1. Select the “Site Recovery Manager” option from the list.
1. Click on the “Configure” button.
1. Choose the “Manage Site Pairing” option from the list.
1. Select the vCenter server that you wish to pair with your disaster recovery site.
1. Enter the IP address of the remote site’s vCenter server.
1. Enter the username and password for the remote site’s vCenter server.
1. Click “Save” to complete the pairing.
1. Once the sites are paired, you can configure other disaster recovery settings such as storage replication, network topology, and recovery plans.
1. To create a recovery plan, choose the “Recovery Plans” option from the “Site Recovery Manager” panel.
1. Click on the “Create” button to start the wizard.
1. Follow the wizard prompts to configure the recovery plan according to your organization’s recovery objectives.
1. Once the recovery plan is configured, you can run tests and perform actual recovery operations from the “Recovery Plans” panel.
By following these steps, you can configure disaster recovery plan management settings in vCenter and ensure that your virtual infrastructure is protected against unexpected outages and disasters.
