Multiple SRA (OTV) / SRM instances per vSphere

Chris Hague <[email protected]> Fri, 28 Jul 2023 08:40:07 +0000
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Following a change which took place to upgrade NetApp OTV to 9.12, we exper=
ienced issues with our "many to one" SRM setup which is in place for variou=
s migrations.
Effectively it will now only run in a "one to one" setup.

This worked before. But now it seems that only the last OTV you register wi=
ll work, overwriting the previous one. (We need to upgrade OTV to 9.12 in o=
rder to support bringing our clusters ONTAP versions to 9.12 so there is no=
 option to rollback).

NetApp support have directed us to this KB: Storage Replication Adapter: Ho=
w to configure SRA in a SRM Shared Recovery Site - NetApp Knowledge Base<ht=
tps://kb.netapp.com/mgmt/OTV/SRA/Storage_Replication_Adapter%3A_How_to_conf=
igure_SRA_in_a_SRM_Shared_Recovery_Site>
Which suggests that to support this configuration the 2nd OTV needs to be r=
un in VCF mode.
However, in the guide for configuring VCF: VMware Cloud Foundation mode of =
deployment for ONTAP tools (netapp.com)<https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap=
-tools-vmware-vsphere/deploy/vmware_cloud_foundation_mode_deployment.html>
It states: "You can only work with vVols datastores in the VCF deployment m=
ode."
We are using NFS datastores, not vVols.

Does anyone have experience of this set up? Will it work as they have sugge=
sted? Or is there another way to register multiple OTV's to the one VC?

TIA
Chris.
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<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Following a change which took place to upgrade NetAp=
p OTV to 9.12, we experienced issues with our &#8220;many to one&#8221; SRM=
 setup which is in place for various migrations.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Effectively it will now only run in a &#8220;one to =
one&#8221; setup.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">This worked before. But now it seems that only the l=
ast OTV you register will work, overwriting the previous one. (We need to u=
pgrade OTV to 9.12 in order to support bringing our clusters ONTAP versions=
 to 9.12 so there is no option to
 rollback).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">NetApp support have directed us to this KB: <a href=
=3D"https://kb.netapp.com/mgmt/OTV/SRA/Storage_Replication_Adapter%3A_How_t=
o_configure_SRA_in_a_SRM_Shared_Recovery_Site">
Storage Replication Adapter: How to configure SRA in a SRM Shared Recovery =
Site - NetApp Knowledge Base</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Which suggests that to support this configuration th=
e 2<sup>nd</sup> OTV needs to be run in VCF mode.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">However, in the guide for configuring VCF: <a href=
=3D"https://docs.netapp.com/us-en/ontap-tools-vmware-vsphere/deploy/vmware_=
cloud_foundation_mode_deployment.html">
VMware Cloud Foundation mode of deployment for ONTAP tools (netapp.com)</a>=
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">It states: &#8220;<span style=3D"font-family:&quot;S=
ource Sans Pro&quot;;color:#454545;background:white">You can only work with=
 vVols datastores in the VCF deployment mode.&#8221;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">We are using NFS datastores, not vVols.<o:p></o:p></=
p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Does anyone have experience of this set up? Will it =
work as they have suggested? Or is there another way to register multiple O=
TV&#8217;s to the one VC?<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">TIA<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=3D"MsoNormal">Chris.<o:p></o:p></p>
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