Starting VMware Failover to Replica
Before starting a replica failover job for VMware, make sure that you have a VMware replication job with at least one backup available. Refer to Creating VMware vSphere Replication Jobs for details.
To start the procedure of switching a VMware system workload to a backup VM, do the following:
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Click Recover in the Jobs menu.
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Click VM replica failover in the VMware Full Recovery section. Note that the VMware replication job must have been completed successfully for this option to be available.
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Alternatively, select the relevant replication job and click Recover > VM replica failover.
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Additionally, the failover can be performed by using the search function.
The New Failover Job Wizard for VMware vSphere opens.