Azure Site Recover - Powershell Create Recovery Plan from Vmware to Azure

Question

I have set up an ASR appliance in in VMware and I am replicating VMs to Azure.

I want to create Recovery Plans with powershell instead of through the Portal.

When I get the fabric, there is only one fabric:

`$asrFabric = Get-AzRecoveryServicesAsrFabric`

Name : my-rsv-vmwarefabric

FriendlyName : my-rsv-vmwarefabric

ID : /Subscriptions/59fe8180-18f2-4d05-aa68-d2836a9c9157/resourceGroups/MyResourcesGrp/providers/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/my-rsv/replicationFabrics/my-rsv-vmwarefabric

Type : Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/replicationFabrics

FabricType : InMageRcm

SiteIdentifier : f2ed57c5-397b-58ad-9863-9e8cc0d16e57

FabricSpecificDetails : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.RecoveryServices.SiteRecovery.ASRInMageRcmFabricSpecificDetails

However the command to create a new Recovery plan is looking for 2 fabrics, PrimaryFabric and RecoveryFabric

`New-AzRecoveryServicesAsrRecoveryPlan -Name $RecoveryPlanName -ReplicationProtectedItem $rpi -PrimaryFabric $PrimaryFabric -RecoveryFabric $RecoveryFabric` 

I assume the -RecoveryFabric is the target and so my $asrfabric above.

It seems to me the -PrimaryFabric has to refer to VMware, but I don't know how to get it, in order to supply it to the command.

Anyone with any experience or ideas on how to run this command properly to create a VMware to Azure RecoveryPlan?

Answer 1

Hello @srv-asr !

Based on the Docs :

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/az.recoveryservices/new-azrecoveryservicesasrrecoveryplan?view=azps-11.4.0

PrimaryFabric

Specifies the ASR fabric object for the primary ASR fabric of the replication protected items that will be part of this recovery plan.

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Type:ASRFabricType:ASRFabricPosition:NamedDefault value:NoneRequired:TrueAccept pipeline input:FalseAccept wildcard characters:FalseAlso :https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/microsoft.azure.commands.recoveryservices.siterecovery.asrfabric?view=az-ps-latest

Can you check the Get-AzRecoveryServicesAsrFabric | Select-Object Name, FabricType

Is it producing the Site of VMWare ?

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Answer 2

Hello @srv-asr !

I have all you need here :

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/vmware-azure-disaster-recovery-powershell

There is a step where you set the context and then validate and then Identify the process servers that can be used to replicate machines.

So you will find everything here !

In case you need additional help kindly post your feedback !

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Answer 3

Thanks again for you replies. I have already looked at all that.

My $asrFabric.FabricSpecificDetails shows NO process server.

$asrFabric.FabricSpecificDetails

VmwareSiteId : /subscriptions/49fe8180-18f2-4d05-aa68-d2836a9c9157/resourceGroups/myResourceGrp/providers/Microsoft.OffAzure/VMwareSites/my-rsve45vmwaresite

PhysicalSiteId : /subscriptions/49fe8180-18f2-4d05-aa68-d2836a9c9157/resourceGroups/myResourceGrp/providers/Microsoft.OffAzure/ServerSites/my-rsve45physicalsite

ServiceEndpoint : https://pod01-srs1.ukw.hypervrecoverymanager.windowsazure.com

ServiceResourceId : 953086837428622374

ServiceContainerId : 22905551125843

DataPlaneUri : https://pod01-prot2.ukw.backup.windowsazure.com

ControlPlaneUri : https://pod01-rcm1.ukw.hypervrecoverymanager.windowsazure.com

ProcessServers : {}

RcmProxies : {}

PushInstallers : {}

ReplicationAgents : {}

ReprotectAgents : {}

MarsAgents : {}

Dras : {}

AgentDetails : {}

Answer 4

Hello @srv-asr !

I am sorry for delaying

Just out of context

have you verified each prerequisite here :

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/vmware-physical-azure-support-matrix

I know that it works fine via Portal but you know sometimes a small detail can make the difference!

Also have you installed the latest Az Module ?

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/azure/migrate-from-azurerm-to-az?view=azps-11.4.0

I have Migrated tons of VMWare without any issues . Sometimes the KeyVault may need a new key but that's all

Please go through the Prerequisites , and verify Az Latest Module

Also verify that the Local Env allows WinRM and Remote Powershell between local Servers/Endpoints

Finally can you provided more logs ? If possible please do that !

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